PhD opportunities in anthropology in Ireland

PLAAS at the University of the Western Cape is advertising two PhD scholarships in Digital Agrarian Futures within the field of Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies . The project is a joint initiative between the University of the Western Cape and the University of Cologne in Germany, and it examines the politics of digital agrarian futures among farmers in Kenya and Tanzania . Research themes include financialisation and data ownership , labour and class , gender and generational relations , and ...

PhD Research Associate opportunity in African political ecologies and data science at the University of Bayreuth , within the Cluster of Excellence EXC 2052 Africa Multiple . The project is part of the research section “Ecologies” and the interdisciplinary project “Extinctions: Reconfiguring Knowledge and Discourses of Biodiversity and Species Loss in Africa.” The PhD will combine quantitative ecological analyses with critical social-science perspectives on knowledge production, biodiversity, an...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Foggia, Italy in Economic and Social Sciences (42nd Cycle, 2026/2027). This interdisciplinary doctoral programme is designed for candidates interested in research across economics , management , sociology , anthropology , and related fields. The call highlights research themes connected to major contemporary challenges, including climate change , ecological transition , environmental and social sustainability , economic and public policy , inequality a...

🚀 PhD opportunity in Germany at the University of Bonn within the DFG Research Training Group 3125, focused on Reconciliation Studies and related interdisciplinary work. The call is for 12 Research Associates (65%) in a project on “Reconciliation and its Equivalents in a Transcultural Comparison” . The research areas mentioned include Law , History , Social Sciences , Anthropology , and other interdisciplinary fields, making it a strong fit for candidates interested in human rights, comparative ...

PhD opportunity at Utrecht University in urban planning, spatial planning, climate adaptation, and human geography . This PhD project, based in the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning and the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University , examines how planning techniques shape decisions about climate risk, development, and the urban futures that become imaginable. The project focuses on the role of valuation tools such as cost-benefit analysis (CBA) , and ...

Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) is sharing a new PhD opportunity at the Institute for Collective Place Leadership at Teesside University . This fully funded PhD studentship focuses on participatory arts and place-making , exploring how creative practice can address intersecting challenges such as economic decline , migration , and social fragmentation in post-industrial areas . The opportunity is aimed at applicants interested in arts-led, community-engaged, and place-based researc...

PhD Scholarships are available in Archaeology in the Resources Sector through the ARC Training Centre for Archaeology in the Resources Sector, a nationally coordinated research program involving Flinders University , The University of Queensland , and Southern Cross University in Australia. The project focuses on critical challenges in cultural heritage , archaeology , and the resources sector , with research themes spanning technological adaptation, best-practice frameworks, organisational dyna...

UiT The Arctic University of Norway is offering a fully funded PhD Fellow position in Arctic Mobility, Landscape and Spatial Justice within the ROADS project. The position is based at the School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics (BFE), in Tromsø, Norway. The project examines residual road infrastructures in Northern Fennoscandia—such as bypassed roads, abandoned transport corridors, former military and extractive infrastructures, and seasonal pathways—and...

The Bernos F.I.S.H. lab at the University of Vermont is seeking a motivated graduate student for a funded MSc or PhD research assistantship in the human dimensions of fisheries . The project focuses on fisheries in Lake Champlain , with opportunities to study fishers, fish communities, and the social-ecological system connecting people and place. Research topics may include the movement ecology of fishers and fishes, heterogeneity in fishing behaviors, harvest rate, motivation, preferences, deci...