Postdoc in SmartUrbanity: Urban Planning, Mobility, and Policy Analysis ENTPE (National School of Public Works of the State) in France

PhD position (36 months) at Université de Montpellier , France, on Governing the dilemmas of transition public policies . The project is part of KIPPT 2 (Key Initiative on Public Policies of Transition) , a programme led by Laura Michel (CEPEL, UMR 5112) and funded by France 2030 . The doctoral research will examine how different transition public policies interact, create synergies, or come into tension, and how social and political actors identify, formalise, prioritise, and arbitrate those te...

PhD opportunity at the University of Montpellier in the field of transition public policies, governance, and social sciences. This 36-month doctoral position is part of KIPPT 2 (Key Initiative on Public Policies of Transition) , a programme of the University of Montpellier funded by France 2030 and led by Laura Michel at CEPEL (UMR 5112) . The project sits at the intersection of political science, economics, law/juridical sciences, geography, anthropology, and sociology, with a strong emphasis o...

Post-doctorate on the ‘revolving doors’ of European and national political elites at the University of Strasbourg , based in the SAGE Joint Research Unit (CNRS, University of Strasbourg) in Strasbourg, France. This is a 24-month full-time postdoctoral position starting on 1 December 2026 . The post sits within the Infiltrates project, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation , a comparative research programme examining influence, elite trajectories, and wealth inequality across Germany, France, and t...

Postdoctoral Scholar opening in US immigration policy , with research spanning causal inference , policy evaluation, immigrant children and families, and community-level impacts. The position is associated with the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley , and is being advertised by Caitlin Patler in collaboration with Chloe East (University of Colorado Boulder Economics). The role includes causal research on the impacts of immigration policy, rapid-response des...

Funded PhD opportunity at Adelaide University in urban planning , community engagement , human geography , and urban policy . The project is titled “Community engagement and Australia’s post-political urban planning systems” . The post invites expressions of interest from qualified candidates with a background in urban planning, human geography, or urban policy. The research is framed around public participation in urban planning and allows flexibility for the applicant to propose the research a...