Maria Rodó Zárate

Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona is advertising two research opportunities within GUARDA – Global Autocratization Processes and Gender Rights: Indicators, Impacts, and Governance Monitoring . The project examines how autocratization and changes in political regimes affect gender+ rights worldwide, including women’s rights, sexual and reproductive rights, and LGBT rights. The research combines feminist theory , gender studies , and comparative politics , with a strong cross-national and governance-monitoring focus. Open positions: • 1-year Postdoctoral Researcher in Gender+ Rights and Autocratization: the role involves developing a global comparative dataset on gender+ rights since 1991, conceptualising indicators, coordinating and validating AI-assisted data collection, and contributing to comparative research. • 4-year Predoctoral Researcher (PhD position, FPI) : the successful candidate will develop doctoral research within the broader GUARDA framework. The post is based in Barcelona at Universitat Pompeu Fabra . Deadlines mentioned are 9 November 2026 for the postdoc and 14 November 2026 for the PhD/FPI call. No funding amount, tuition details, or language-test waivers are stated in the post. Ideal for candidates interested in gender rights, political regimes, comparative datasets, and interdisciplinary research at the intersection of political science and gender studies.