Postdoctoral Researcher in Holocaust and Genocide Studies: Memory Studies and Transitional Justice in Ethiopia Uppsala University in Sweden

The Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Legal History within the MORALMEM project, funded by the Research Council of Finland. The project examines the legal history of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) , Holocaust memory, EU legislation on genocide denial, and the political and legal framing of collective memory in Europe. This is a one-year fixed-term postdoctoral position, starting either 1 February 2027 t...

PhD opportunity in Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden. This doctoral position is part of the MINARET Doctoral Network and focuses on women’s legal agency in post-imperial Islamic legal cultures across Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa , with specific empirical attention to Tunisia, Lebanon, and Uzbekistan . The project examines how women use Islamic and secular legal frameworks to claim rights, challenge discrimination, and expand access to justice. The successful candidat...

PhD opportunity in Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden. The project is titled Civil Islam and Non-Coercive Governance Across Post-Imperial Islamic Societies in Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and North Africa and is part of the MINARET / NORCA research environment at the Sociology of Law Department. The doctoral project examines how civil Islam, legal mobilisation, and faith-based movements can contribute to non-coercive governance and constitutional participation in Tunisia, Indonesia, an...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Law at the Australian National University (ANU) , Canberra, Australia. This is a full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral position (up to 2 years) in the ANU Law School, supporting an ARC Discovery Project titled “Becoming a ‘World Court’? Globalisation and Judicialisation at the International Court of Justice” (2026–2029) . The project focuses on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and its evolving role as the “World Court,” using empirical legal research , sociolegal rese...

PhD opportunity in Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden. This doctoral position is part of the MINARET project and focuses on Islamic ethics, Islamic legal culture, governance reform, and administrative reform in Central Asia , with empirical work in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan . The project asks how religiously informed governance practices and legal strategies may affect accountability, public trust, institutional effectiveness, and political legitimation. The successful candidate will be...