Postdoctoral and Doctoral Researcher Positions in Political Science and Sociology at Max Planck Institute Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science in Germany

Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) is advertising a 12-month full-time postdoc position at its ScienceCampus in Regensburg. The role is designed to support an independent research project that can later be used for applications to postdoc positions or third-party funding. Researchers are invited to propose projects in the thematic areas of the Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America - Regensburg : (In-)Security and Sovereignty , Translation of Knowledge and Cultures...

Doctoral Researcher (PhD) opening at the Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science in Göttingen, Germany , within the newly established Department of Political Institutions and Conflict led by Ursula Daxecker . The position is part of the DIViNE doctoral network (Democratic Institutions and Violence Network in Europe), funded by the HORIZON MSCA action. The project focuses on the dynamics of support for violent movements and responses , political violence in democracies, democratic e...

GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences is advertising a Research Associate (PhD Student) position in the field of survey research within the Survey Design and Methodology (SDM) department and the GESIS Panel.dbd Digital Behavioral Data Sample in Mannheim, Germany . The role is part-time (75%), paid at pay grade 13 TV-L , and limited to 4 years , with a planned start date of 2027-01-15 . The successful candidate will support and implement survey projects, coordinate study submissions w...

The Department of Public Law at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany is recruiting several Postdocs in public security law , public law , legal philosophy , and legal theory . The position is linked to the department’s comparative, international, and interdisciplinary research agenda on security-related matters, fundamental rights protection, the rule of law, democratic principles, digitization, internationalization, and fragmentation...

Technical University of Munich (TUM) is recruiting a doctoral candidate for the MSCA Doctoral Network REGULAIRE (Regulatory Learning for the Governance of Transformative Technologies). The project focuses on accountability in adaptive governance , with a strong emphasis on how regulation can remain transparent, legitimate, and resistant to capture while learning and adapting over time. The doctoral project sits within a broader network studying regulatory learning in the governance of emerging t...