Funded PhD in Community Engagement and Australia's Post-Political Urban Planning Systems Adelaide University in Australia

University of Wollongong is advertising a postdoctoral Associate Research Fellow in the Discipline of Geography and Sustainability , School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Society and Business. The project is part of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project examining how Australia's maritime ports are sustained as critical infrastructure amid environmental, economic, technological, and geopolitical change . The role is designed for an early career researcher who wants to devel...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Glasgow within the UKRI-funded Civic Imaginary Partnerships project . The project explores civic feelings and emotional governance in place-based policy , with a Glasgow-based case study that may be contemporary or historical. It is a strong fit for applicants interested in political ethnography , human geography , urban studies , social policy , and related social-science fields. Research themes highlighted in the post include how emotion shapes...

PhD opportunity at the University of Lorraine, France This doctoral project examines sciences et recherches participatives (SRP) , with a particular focus on how rural and peri-urban publics in Lorraine engage in hybrid research collectives. The thesis is hosted by the Centre de recherche sur les médiations (CREM) at the University of Lorraine and is embedded in the interdisciplinary CELEST programme on transitions. The work is closely linked to the development of a Boutique des Sciences in Lorr...

University of Canberra is advertising a Deliberative Democracy Fellow (Level B) at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy in Canberra, Australia . The role focuses on an independent research program in deliberative democracy , participatory democracy , democratic innovations , or a related field aligned with the Centre for Deliberative Democracy. The Centre describes itself as a world-leading hub for research on democratic inclusion, resilience, and reason. Responsibilities include high-quality r...

PhD opportunity at the University of Melbourne in Prison worlds across borders , an International Joint PhD project hosted by the School of Social and Political Sciences , Faculty of Arts. This research examines prison governance , carceral order , and penal subjectivities across the Global North, Global South, and Global East . It focuses on how hybrid systems of governance in prisons combine formal rules with informal traditions, norms, and behavioural expectations, and how these shape power, ...