Postdoctoral Fellow Australian National University in Australia

The Australian National University is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Canberra, Australia, to join the ANU Law School and contribute to the ARC Discovery Project “Becoming a ‘World Court’? Globalisation and Judicialisation at the International Court of Justice” (2026–2029). The successful researcher will undertake interdisciplinary work examining the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its evolving role as the “World Court.” Research activities will include archival research, qualitative i...

PhD opportunity at the University of Melbourne on “Prison worlds across borders” . This research degree project examines how prisons develop hybrid systems of governance that combine formal rules with informal traditions, norms, and behavioural expectations. The project focuses on carceral order and penal subjectivities across the Global North, Global South, and Global East , with attention to power , gender , legitimacy , and broader transformations in state governance. The opportunity is offer...

This PhD opportunity at the University of Newcastle, Australia, invites applications for a research project focused on the social history of polio vaccination in Australia from the 1950s to the 1970s. The project is part of a larger Australian Research Council funded initiative examining polio’s history during a pivotal period marked by serious outbreaks and the introduction of vaccines. Led by Professor Catharine Coleborne, the research will explore public health promotion of the Sabin Oral Pol...

The Berlin Graduate School for Global and Transregional Studies (BGTS) at Freie Universität Berlin is a full-time doctoral programme within the Cluster of Excellence Contestations of the Liberal Script (SCRIPTS). It is offered in cooperation with the Hertie School, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft), Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB), and the Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (ZOiS). BGTS is ...

This doctoral position is part of the MINARET project at Lund University’s Sociology of Law Department, within the NORCA research environment. The project explores how civil Islam, legal mobilisation, and faith-based movements shape non-coercive governance and constitutional participation across post-imperial Islamic societies, with empirical focus on Tunisia, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan. The successful candidate will conduct an independent PhD project aligned with the broader MINARET research age...