PhD Position in Counterterrorism, Security Studies, and Social Sciences at the University of Lucerne University of Lucerne in Switzerland

The University of Lucerne is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher position for the ERC-funded project TRACES (Terrorism, Race and Embodied Security) . The role is based at the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Psychology and is a 4-year appointment at 50–60% . The project is led by Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ajil and examines counterterrorism policies and practices in Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium . Research tasks include quantitative and qualitative analysis of criminal and administrative case law,...

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, ...

swisspeace is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Dealing with the Past (80–100%) based in Basel, Switzerland . The post is affiliated with the University of Basel and sits within swisspeace’s Dealing with the Past program, which focuses on transitional justice, peacebuilding, and responses to massive human rights violations in contexts of colonialism, armed conflict, and authoritarian rule. The role is designed for researchers who want to develop innovative projects, publish high-quality re...

Opportunities for funded PhD study are available at Marburg University in a new DFG-funded Research Training Group titled “Gender and Gendering in the Context of International Criminal Law: Conflicts, Normative Orders, and Practices of Transformation” . The programme will start in February 2027 and is advertising 10 fully funded PhD positions . It is described as interdisciplinary and welcomes strong applicants from different academic backgrounds. Research areas / keywords: international crimina...

University of Padova, Italy is advertising a 2-year postdoc in the PersoNa project on climate litigation and the credibility of personal narratives as evidence. The project asks: when do personal narratives become credible evidence in climate litigation? The research design includes ethnographic fieldwork across 10 global cases , a podcast series , and thematic modeling of court rulings . This opportunity is especially relevant for researchers in anthropology , law , and adjacent social-science ...