Postdoc in Social Anthropology on Yemen: (In)Equalities, Gender, Descent, and Race Austrian Academy of Sciences in Austria

German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position focused on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) . The post is framed as a 3+3 year opportunity, giving up to six years to build an independent research profile at GIGA. This opportunity is especially relevant for candidates working in Political Science , International Relations , and broader area studies on the MENA region. The announcement does not list detailed eligibility cri...

📢 The Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Resource Worlds” at the University of Kassel is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in the social sciences. The position is embedded in the interdisciplinary and international project “Käte Hamburger Kolleg Rohstoffwelten – Kulturen im Umbruch” and focuses on resource practices , resource politics , and related questions in the humanities and social sciences. The successful candidate will develop an independent research project while also contributing to the Kolleg’s in...

PhD Position in Decolonising Reparations at Radboud University (Netherlands) This PhD project asks what reparations for colonialism could look like, with a focus on the experiences and expectations of Indo and Indonesian communities affected by colonialism. The position is part of the NWO-funded project Decolonising Reparations: Transforming the Legacies of Colonialism , led by Dr Sanne Weber (Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science) with Dr Haley Swedlund as co-supervisor. The rese...

At the Department of Sociology and Business Law , University of Bologna , Professor Paul Blokker is hiring 4 postdoctoral researchers for the project “Using Liberal Tools for Illiberal Missions (ULTIM)” . The positions are 2-year postdocs with the possibility of a 2-year extension . The research themes are highly focused and cover: ECtHR (European Court of Human Rights), CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union), EP (European Parliament), and conservative civil society . The call specificall...

The Zukunftskolleg at the University of Konstanz has launched its 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowship call for four 2-year postdoctoral fellowships . This opportunity is designed for early career postdoctoral researchers seeking research independence, interdisciplinary exchange, and strong integration into a vibrant academic community. Fellows are members of both a university department and the Zukunftskolleg, and may also affiliate with the University of Konstanz Clusters of Excellence Politics of Ine...