PhD opportunities in sociology in Portugal

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 ...

Two fully funded PhD positions are open in the ERC-funded project Protect and Repress: The Logic of Government Responses to Internal Displacement (GRID) at the University of Amsterdam. The project studies political science , conflict studies , internal displacement , and how governments respond to internally displaced people (IDPs) with protection or repression. The project is led by Dr. Abbey Steele and combines a new cross-national dataset with mixed-methods case studies in Colombia , Burundi ...

PhD Studentship in Materials Engineering at the University of Nottingham , United Kingdom. The project, Improving the lifecycle of complex domestic waste , focuses on sustainable materials, circular economy, recycling, and waste valorisation. It investigates multilayer materials and mixed-fibre textiles that are difficult to separate but still retain useful properties such as flexibility, durability, and water resistance. The research combines advanced materials characterisation with interdiscip...

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is hiring a PhD student (4 years) on Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) groups in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The project is interdisciplinary and combines criminology , psychology , statistics , and data science to study radical online groups, especially those involving adolescents and young adults and driven by chaos and online status rather than a clear ideology. You will work with Prof. dr. Jan-Willem van Prooijen , Prof. dr. Arjan Blokland , and Dr. Elanie Rodermond...

PhD Research Fellow position in Human Geography and Sustainable Development at the Department of Geography, University of Bergen (UiB) . The position is linked to the Human Geography and Sustainable Development (HGSD) Research Group , with research themes including climate and energy transformation , food production and food security , global development and inequality , green transformation , circular economy , industrial development , local and regional development , place and planning , polit...

Northumbria University is inviting prospective PhD candidates to consider a fully funded doctoral studentship through the NINE DTP competition. The post is shared by Alexandra Hall , Associate Professor in Criminology and pathway lead for Criminology, Prisons and Policing . The opportunity is especially relevant for students interested in criminology , crime , harm , economic crime , illicit markets , regulation , freeports , and special economic zones (SEZs) . Alexandra Hall notes that she is h...

Leeds University Business School is offering 2 PhD Excellence Scholarships in Marketing for the 2026/27 academic year at the University of Leeds . The scholarship supports research in areas such as consumer behaviour , organisational behaviour , digitalization and work , innovation , leadership , global markets , and sustainable business futures . This is a strong opportunity for prospective doctoral researchers interested in business, management, and marketing-related research. Funding includes...

PhD position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on governing sustainability transitions in the greenhouse sector The Athena Institute of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , together with the Copernicus Institute of Utrecht University , is recruiting a PhD candidate for the Greenhouse in Transition project. The project focuses on sustainability transitions , governance , innovation systems , and mission-oriented innovation in the greenhouse sector , with a strong social science and policy orientation. Th...

Utrecht University’s Faculty of Geosciences is advertising a fully funded four-year PhD position on global talent mobility and Europe’s strategic autonomy . The project sits at the intersection of economic geography , innovation studies , migration , and geography , with a particular focus on how the mobility of highly skilled people—especially STEM PhD recipients —shapes innovation systems, knowledge networks, and the translation of research into technological and economic value. The PhD candid...