PhD Opportunities in Public Policy in Portugal

The Observatoire des politiques culturelles (OPC), the cultural policy research institute of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, is offering support for doctoral research focused on cultural policy or cultural practices in French-speaking Belgium. This opportunity is aimed at PhD students enrolled at a university or other higher education institution in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. The project should examine issues connected to cultural policy in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, with scope f...

This predoctoral contract is based at the Autonomous University of Madrid and is linked to the PhD Program in Law, Government and Public Policy. The successful candidate will complete a PhD thesis in Criminal Law , with the research topic required to fall within the scope of the project “Criminal Law in the Society of Organizations” . The project is led at the Autonomous University of Madrid by Bernardo J. Feijoo Sánchez and Gonzalo J. Basso Gentili . The contract also allows a limited teaching ...

The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Pre-Doctoral Research Specialist for its Real Estate Center. The successful candidate will support faculty research across real estate, public policy, and urban economics , contributing to a research environment that combines quantitative analysis, database work, and applied economic inquiry. The role is centered on research support rather than teaching, with day-to-day work involving the collection, design, implementation, and ma...

This PhD project is part of the NWA-funded CRISP consortium, which brings together knowledge institutions and ministries to improve the connection between research and public policy. The doctoral researcher will work on the subproject Policy Lab Justice and Security: Intermediary between Knowledge and Sanction Policy at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Leiden University. The project asks what kinds of knowledge policymakers need in order to work evidence-based in th...

The USC Price School is accepting applications for fully funded PhD study beginning in Fall 2027 in two doctoral pathways: Urban Planning and Development and Public Policy and Management . Students can shape an individualized academic trajectory after enrollment, with flexibility to select faculty for dissertation committees and research assistantships. The program provides opportunities to collaborate with faculty on research and publish scholarly work, including with Geoff Boeing, Associate Pr...

The University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs is accepting applications for its interdisciplinary PhD in Sustainable Development program. The program prepares researchers and practitioners to investigate complex global challenges through research on global development, public policy, governance, economic growth, poverty reduction, and social transformation. Its scope is international and welcomes applicants connected to the United States, Latin America, and Africa, with the oppo...

This PhD project at Delft University of Technology focuses on participatory data governance for a just energy transition , within the FEDERATE NWO project. The research asks how energy data sharing can support city-level policy making with digital twins while also addressing questions of justice, trust, power, and shared stewardship. The doctoral candidate will work on Work Package 2 of FEDERATE and collaborate with residents, local organisations, municipalities, grid operators, and technology p...

DAAD EPOS 2027/28 offers fully funded postgraduate study opportunities in Germany through the German Academic Exchange Service. The programme supports eligible Development-Related Postgraduate Courses at participating German institutions. The scholarship is designed for experienced professionals from developing nations in the Global South. Successful Master's and PhD scholars join postgraduate programmes connected to international development and related academic fields, with the precise researc...

This PhD project sits within the ARC Research Hub for Value-Added Processing of Underutilised Carbon Waste (VAPUCW), an interdisciplinary and industry-connected research environment focused on turning underutilised carbon resources into valuable products and supporting the transition to a circular economy. The project examines the public policy and governance dimensions of Australia’s move toward circularity, with specific attention to carbon upcycling and emerging chemical recycling technologie...