Postdoctoral Researcher in TransRein: Transition to Reindeer Pastoralism Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden

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...

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 opportunity at Birkbeck, University of London in the School of Social Sciences , working on the AHRC-DFG funded project Forging And Belonging (FABRIC) . The project investigates how the changing value of craft in Senegal and Benin shapes social belonging and imagined futures among teenagers in craft families. The research draws on ethnographic data collected from families in three villages in each country, including participant ethnographies with potters, weavers, and bla...

Open positions in urban research are being advertised by Dr. S. Yoshi Maezumi, including PhD positions in Quantitative Urban Research and postdoctoral positions in Urban Evolution and Urban Supply Chains . The post links to a PhD researcher application page and two postdoctoral program pages. The research themes suggest a strong fit for candidates interested in urban studies , quantitative methods , urban evolution , urban supply chains , past urban studies , and related work at the intersection...