PhD in African Studies at the University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity in Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden. This doctoral position is part of the MINARET Doctoral Network and focuses on women’s legal agency in post-imperial Islamic legal cultures across Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa , with specific empirical attention to Tunisia, Lebanon, and Uzbekistan . The project examines how women use Islamic and secular legal frameworks to claim rights, challenge discrimination, and expand access to justice. The successful candidat...

MIT’s Center for International Studies (CIS) is appointing two Postdoctoral Associates for the academic year 2027–28. The position is based at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States , and is a full-time, one-year research appointment with a hybrid employment format. The postdoctoral fellows will pursue independent research with guidance from a faculty mentor, participate in seminars with faculty and visiting scholars, and contribute to CIS research initiatives and its broader scholarly c...

Marie Curie Research Fellow (PhD Funded) at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Law School , UK. This is a fully funded PhD opening under the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks within the international MINARET programme, based at the University of Lund. The advertised project at Birmingham focuses on Constitutional Militarisation, Security and Democratic Reform , with doctoral-level research on military influence on constitutional governance in societies with large Isla...

PhD opportunity in Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden. The project is titled Civil Islam and Non-Coercive Governance Across Post-Imperial Islamic Societies in Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and North Africa and is part of the MINARET / NORCA research environment at the Sociology of Law Department. The doctoral project examines how civil Islam, legal mobilisation, and faith-based movements can contribute to non-coercive governance and constitutional participation in Tunisia, Indonesia, an...

PhD studentship in Caribbean Studies at the University of Warwick , hosted by the Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies in the United Kingdom. This MPhil/PhD opportunity offers interdisciplinary and cross-cultural research on the Caribbean, with expertise spanning topics such as slavery in the 18th century , disaster law , and culture . The programme emphasizes independent research, regular supervision, and the development of a bespoke annual plan with your supervisor. Students will produce ...