PhD in Mining, Mineral Life, and Critical Mineral Extraction Nanyang Technological University in Singapore

[Fully funded four-year PhD position including fieldwork and conference funding.] NTU Singapore is recruiting for a fully funded four-year PhD position in Mining Mineral Life: Extracting the Energy Transition in Southeast Asia . The project is hosted across the School of Humanities and the NTU Asian School of the Environment at Nanyang Technological University , and is led by Assistant Professor Dr Adam Bobbette . The project examines how mining for energy-transition critical minerals is reshapi...

The Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore is inviting applications for Postdoctoral/Research Fellow positions in the Food Politics and Society Cluster . This interdisciplinary cluster studies the dynamic impact of food and food systems across individual, household, community, national, and international levels. The research environment welcomes a wide range of methods, including ethnography , archival research , visual and textual analysis, and quantitative datasets. Th...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Center for International Studies (CIS), is appointing two Postdoctoral Associates for the academic year 2027–28 in international studies and policy-relevant research. The position is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States , and is a full-time, one-year appointment. Fellows will pursue independent research with guidance from a faculty mentor, participate in regular seminars with faculty and other fellows/visitors, and contribute to CIS-affili...

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Jena, Germany is advertising PhD Researcher positions in Quantitative Past Urban Studies within the Department of Coevolution of Land Use and Urbanization. The project focuses on quantitative, historical, and archaeological urban research, with particular emphasis on analyzing urban patterns and processes across large past datasets through the URBank initiative. The successful candidate will work on multidisciplinary research spanning archaeology, histo...

Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity at the National University of Singapore (LKYSPP) in Singapore, focused on the international relations of the Indo-Malay Archipelago, with emphasis on Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. The role is designed for a researcher interested in theory-informed, policy-relevant work on maritime Southeast Asia, including maritime security and law of the sea, great power competition, regional institutions, economic statecraft, climate, fisheries, and other non-tradi...