PhD Position in Climate Litigation, Agency, and Justice at HafenCity University Hamburg HafenCity University Hamburg in Germany

Call for applications for a doctoral or postdoctoral researcher position on the project “Contested Responses to the Climate Crisis: Environmental Conflicts in Southeast Europe in the Shadow of the EU’s Green Transition” . The project is funded by the Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung and is based at the Zentrum für Konfliktforschung, Philipps University of Marburg in Germany. The role starts on 1 January 2027 and runs for 2 years . Research themes include climate change , environmental conflic...

Up to five postdoc positions are available in the Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights” , based at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) . The opportunity is aimed at early career scholars with a completed PhD/doctorate and a strong background in human rights law or closely related fields. Successful candidates will conduct independent and collaborative research on the transformation of human rights, norms, institutions, and/or practices. The research agenda is orga...

DCU School of Law and Government is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the ERC Consolidator Project CAREINTLAW at Dublin City University . The project is a 5-year study on how legal systems conceptualise, regulate, and practice care across different international regimes. It uses doctrinal, ethnographic, and prefigurative legal approaches to rethink international law and place care at the centre of legal analysis. Research area: international law, with strong relevance to international env...

Earth System Governance Project shares Opportunities alert 8-2026 , highlighting a range of academic openings across career stages in environmental governance, climate futures, sustainability, environmental law, ocean governance, and biodiversity governance . The post includes PhD scholarships at Utrecht University and Université Libre de Bruxelles , postdoctoral researcher/fellow roles at Oslo Metropolitan University and Utrecht University , a research associate role at the University of Cambri...

Climate Change Litigation and Environmental Governance in Ireland is the topic highlighted in this post. The content focuses on a law dissertation/dissertation-support style inquiry rather than a formal academic vacancy, scholarship, or funded research opening. The post discusses Ireland’s climate governance framework, including the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (as amended), carbon budgets, and the National Climate Action Plan. It also references landmark litigation such as...