Research Associate (Impact) posts in Social Science & Public Policy at King's College London King's College London in United Kingdom

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the British Election Study at Royal Holloway, University of London , United Kingdom. This is a full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral position for 5 years based in Egham, Surrey . The successful candidate will work on the British Election Study with Professor Oliver Heath and the BES Scientific Leadership Team. The role includes original research using BES data, data analysis for BES publications, public dissemination through conferences and events, data management, s...

Political, Social and International Studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA) is offering a funded PhD programme for students worldwide, with a strong research environment in Political Science , International Relations , Public Policy , Political Theory , Communication Studies , and Media Studies . The programme welcomes research proposals across several broad themes: Critical Global Politics (foreign policy, global and regional governance, borders, international security, international org...

Arc Universities Group is sharing a fully funded PhD opportunity at Anglia Ruskin University , based in the Global Sustainability Institute . The project will explore how Europe’s energy transition can become more inclusive, with a focus on low-carbon energy decisions , community knowledge , and the role of expertise in shaping policy and practice. The research is funded by the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) . The successful PhD candidate will be able to shape their own project with...

CAM-Doctoral Training Partnership (CAM-DTP) is advertising ESRC-funded PhD studentships starting in October 2027 across Anglia Ruskin University , University of Bedfordshire , and University of Cambridge . This opportunity is aimed at doctoral researchers in the social sciences , with research themes spanning net zero, environment, biodiversity and climate change , digital society , health and social care , security, risk and resilience , and understanding behaviour . Example topic areas mention...

King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War is advertising one fully funded PhD studentship starting in February 2027 . The project sits within the Centre’s work on the slavery-war nexus and invites proposals in one of two areas: (1) historical war studies and slavery, 1791–1926 , or (2) slavery in an occupation context, 2022–present . This opportunity is based at King’s College London and is only open to Home students under UKRI guidelines . The successful candidate...