Postdoctoral Research Associate in European Religious History, 16th–20th Centuries Leibniz Institute of European History in Germany

Research opportunity at the Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte (IEG) in Mainz, Germany. The institute is inviting applications for a Research Associate (Postdoc) in European Religious History (16th–20th centuries). The role is designed for a researcher who can develop an independent project while contributing to the IEG’s broader academic exchange and research profile. Research themes especially welcomed include comparative and transnational approaches to religion, including connections...

The European University Institute's Department of History and Civilisation is inviting applications for its four-year residential PhD programme beginning 1 September 2027 at Villa Salviati in Italy. The programme focuses on transnational and comparative European history, with opportunities to study global connections within early modern and modern European history. During the first two years, doctoral researchers undertake coursework and research activities covering historiographical and methodo...

The Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies at Freie Universität Berlin is inviting applications for a doctoral (PhD) programme . The programme is designed for applicants interested in the systematic and comparative study of texts, objects, and practices understood as Islamic, with special attention to how diversity, difference, and distinction are negotiated among Muslims and between Muslims and non-Muslims. This is a research-focused doctoral environment with a strong interdiscipl...

The Institute for Historical Theology at the University of Bern is recruiting for a four-year, 100% fixed-term doctorate and assistantship in Ancient and/or Modern History of Christianity . The position is based in Bern, Switzerland, and is scheduled to begin on September 1, 2027, or by arrangement. The successful doctoral researcher will develop a dissertation project in Historical Theology, focusing on the older and/or modern history of Christianity. The assistantship also includes supporting ...

History of Christianity PhD / MPhil at the University of Edinburgh This postgraduate research programme in the School of Divinity (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) invites applications for research in History of Christianity , with strengths in patristics and early Christian history , the Reformation in Britain and on the continent , Puritanism , British and European Christianity from the 18th century , and Christian missions, especially in Africa . Study options include a full-t...