PhD Research Fellow in Social Science: Critical Perspectives on Polarization, Gender, Ethnicity and Equality Nord University in Norway

Nord University in Bodø, Norway, invites applications for 1–2 temporary, full-time PhD Research Fellow positions in Social Science specializing in Arctic Security and Preparedness. The PhD project explores how experiences of war and emerging technologies have shaped ideas about security, preparedness, and threat in the North. It welcomes historically and politically grounded research on Arctic geopolitics, great-power rivalry, external actors, governance, securitisation, democratic resilience, h...

Nord University in Bodø, Norway, invites applications for 1–2 full-time PhD Research Fellow positions in Social Science specialising in Indigenous History. The doctoral project, “Indigenous Minorities and Historical Revitalisation of Identity in Small Nation States,” will examine how Indigenous and minority communities have experienced nation-building, assimilation policies, identity formation, rights claims, and political and cultural revitalisation from the nineteenth century to the present. T...

MIT Center for International Studies is searching for two Postdoctoral Associates for the 2026–27 academic year. This opportunity is relevant for researchers in International Studies, Political Science, International Relations, and related areas such as democracy, governance, ethnicity, and climate. The post does not provide detailed project topics, eligibility criteria, or funding terms, but it clearly indicates a postdoctoral opening at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Interested candida...

Nord University in Norway invites applications for 1–2 full-time PhD Research Fellow positions in Social Science, specializing in technology and new forms of organization and leadership. The positions are affiliated with the Research Group for Society, Organization, Leadership, and Working Life (SOLA) and the Governance and Democracy in Transition specialization within the university’s PhD in Social Science programme. Applicants will develop an independent research project examining the role and...

Doctoral Researcher opening in migration and gender studies at the University of Luxembourg , Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE), with affiliation to the Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (MIS) research environment. The project focuses on gender-related migration studies and welcomes research proposals using qualitative and/or quantitative methods . The position is a full-time, fixed-term doctoral contract for 36 months based at Belval Campus . The doctoral cand...