Postdoctoral Researcher in Anthropology/Sociology of Craft, Material Culture, and West African Social Relations Birkbeck, University of London in United Kingdom

Funded PhD opportunity in public engagement with fungi , offered in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and Anglia Ruskin University . The project explores how people notice, understand, and value garden fungi, and how to improve fungal literacy and engagement through creative and potentially more-than-human approaches. The research is based at RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK , with travel to ARU Cambridge . You would work with expert mycologist Jassy Drakulic on the RHS Plant Health T...

A funded PhD project in ancient genomics is available at The Francis Crick Institute with Dr Pontus Skoglund and the Crick ancient genomics laboratory in London, United Kingdom. The project sits at the intersection of computational genomics , bioinformatics , population genetics , statistical genetics , ancient DNA , and human evolution . The lab studies functional evolution and history in the human past using thousands of ancient genomes, with possible directions including experimental function...

PhD opportunity at University College London in the Department of Geography on uncertainty in urban heat risk , focusing on thermal exposure , social vulnerability , and adaptation in Tier-II Indian cities . The project examines how urban heat risk can be estimated more realistically in data-sparse Indian cities by combining satellite-derived heat anomalies, spatial validation uncertainty, household surveys, and institutional process-tracing. It aims to build an uncertainty-quantified, neighbour...

Clare Hall, University of Cambridge is advertising Research Fellowships for early-career scholars across the sciences, arts, humanities, and social sciences . These are non-stipendiary postdoctoral research fellowships intended for independent research and full participation in Cambridge academic life. The post says Clare Hall will elect up to eight fellows who are within 5 years of PhD completion . The opportunity is described as a supportive, family-friendly, informal college environment with ...

An exciting PhD opportunity is available at the University of Vienna for the Cycling Together/Bersepeda Bersama project led by Sanderien Verstappen . The project focuses on everyday cycling in Yogyakarta and is looking for a candidate with training in social and cultural anthropology , ethnographic research experience, and excellent Indonesian and English . This is advertised as a scientific project assistant predoctoral position, making it a strong fit for applicants interested in anthropology,...