Postdoctoral Researcher in Ethnology, Anthropology, and Related Fields Institute of Ethnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Czech Republic

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,...

Postdoctoral Researcher in TransRein: transition to reindeer pastoralism at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) , Sweden. This postdoctoral position is part of the ERC-funded TransRein project, which studies the profound historical transformation across northern Eurasia from hunting and fishing societies and small reindeer herds to large-scale reindeer herding (reindeer pastoralism) in the early modern period. The project examines this transition through a comparative historica...

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is advertising a postdoctoral researcher position in the Department of Urban and Rural Development for the ERC-funded project TransRein . The project examines the historical transition across northern Eurasia from hunting, fishing, and small reindeer herds to large-scale reindeer pastoralism . The research is comparative and places Sámi society in relation to similar transformations among other pastoralist groups, with a special focus on the soci...

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Jena, Germany is advertising PhD Researcher positions in Quantitative Past Urban Studies within the Department of Coevolution of Land Use and Urbanization. The project focuses on quantitative, historical, and archaeological urban research, with particular emphasis on analyzing urban patterns and processes across large past datasets through the URBank initiative. The successful candidate will work on multidisciplinary research spanning archaeology, histo...

Leiden University is recruiting a PhD candidate for the research project Entangled with Seaweed , focusing on the economization of seaweed and blue economy strategies in South Africa. The project examines how seaweed-related development affects coastal communities, especially in contexts shaped by colonial and apartheid legacies and unequal access to coastal areas. The PhD researcher will be based at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Faculty of Social and Behaviou...