Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) – International Comparative Political Economy University of Cologne in Germany

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) in the social sciences to join the Research Group on Technology and Statehood . This opportunity is especially relevant for researchers working in political science , sociology , economics , and related areas such as comparative political economy and the study of statehood, technology, and governance. The position starts on March/April 1, 2027 , or by agreement. The application deadline is...

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is advertising Policy Internships 2026 for existing UKRI-funded doctoral students . This is a three-month internship opportunity designed to place PhD students in influential policy organisations so they can gain hands-on experience in government and public policy. The scheme is open to doctoral students funded by UKRI research councils, including AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC, and STFC . Students must be currently undertaking doctoral-level study in the U...

Four 2-year postdoctoral fellowships are being advertised at the Zukunftskolleg , University of Konstanz, for research related to the politics of inequality . The post is shared on LinkedIn and points to the official University of Konstanz job posting. This opportunity is relevant for researchers in Political Science , with possible interdisciplinary connections to Sociology and Economics given the focus on inequality. The post does not provide detailed eligibility criteria, but it clearly indic...

The European Commission has launched the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 , a major postdoctoral research funding opportunity for researchers working at the intersection of economics , public policy , and inequality . This post highlights a prestigious European research funding programme with a total budget of €399.05 million . The opportunity is aimed at postdoctoral researchers and is part of the broader MSCA framework supporting advanced research careers and...

[TV-L E13, 75% for 3 years; gross annual salary starts from approximately 43,000 Euro.] The University of Tübingen invites applications for two Research Officer/PhD posts in the Research Unit Comparative Public Policy at the Institute of Political Science. This is a 3-year appointment starting 1 November 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter, within an externally funded project on Measuring the Past and Assessing Future Possibilities of Welfare State Dualization supported by the DFG (German Re...