Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Science Diplomacy, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Middle East Studies German Institute for Global and Area Studies in Germany

Postdoctoral Researcher in Corruption and Civil War Professor Natascha Neudorfer is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join her new DFG-funded project, “Corruption and Civil War: Buying War or Buying Peace?”, at the University of Düsseldorf in Germany. The appointment is a 36-month, full-time postdoctoral position under the EGr. 14 TV-L classification. Part-time employment is possible. The anticipated start date is 1 April 2027. The project focuses on corruption, civil war, conflict dynamic...

The Schaufler Lab@TU Dresden invites applications for a doctoral fellowship in International Politics within the interdisciplinary guiding theme “Energy Cultures in Transition.” The Lab brings together researchers from the social sciences and humanities, artists, and STEM partners to examine how technology, science, and society shape one another. The doctoral project will investigate energy as a cultural, political, ecological, economic, and socio-technological phenomenon. Potential research dir...

University Witten/Herdecke is seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher for the Chair of International Political Studies. The appointment begins on April 1, 2027 , runs for two years, and may be extended by an additional 18 months. The role offers the opportunity to pursue an independent research agenda, with possible remote work arrangements. The postdoctoral researcher will teach one seminar per year and receive conference funding. The position is based at University Witten/Herdecke in Germa...

Leipzig University offers a doctoral programme in Global Studies with a special emphasis on Peace and Security in Africa , developed in cooperation with the Centre for Peace and Security Studies (CPSS), Addis Ababa University . The programme focuses on how globalisation has shaped African peace and security, with particular attention to the continent’s vulnerabilities, conflicts, and wider development challenges. It situates these questions within Global Studies and Area Studies , using interdis...

The Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America in the Modern World at the University of Regensburg offers a pre-doctoral research position for an early-career researcher preparing a doctoral project in the humanities, cultural studies, social sciences, business and economics, or law. The ScienceCampus is a joint platform of the University of Regensburg and the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. It provides an interdisciplinary research environment focused on Europe, North a...