PhD Opportunities in Anthropology in Turkey

Ruhr University Bochum in Germany is offering two fully paid PhD positions in Neuroscience and Machine Learning , supervised by Professor Laurenz Wiskott. The research covers machine learning and neural networks, neuroscience and brain modeling, generative episodic memory, cognitive planning and reasoning, and computational neuroscience. The positions are intended for interdisciplinary research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and brain science. Applicants shoul...

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites applications for a four-year, full-time PhD research fellowship in Sociology in Trondheim, Norway. The project examines power, governance, and the political economy of fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with particular attention to pharmaceutical innovation, markets, regulation, procurement, antibiotic sovereignty, and security of supply. The doctoral researcher will join the interdisciplinary project “Preparedness and Respo...

Leiden University is seeking a PhD candidate for the research project “Entangled with Seaweed: The Politics of Economising Nature in Scotland and South Africa.” The successful candidate will conduct ethnographic research into the impacts of seaweed economisation and blue economy strategies on coastal communities in Scotland. The project draws on political ecology, valuation studies, environmental anthropology, sustainability research, and the multispecies turn. It examines how seaweed harvesting...

Leiden University is recruiting a PhD candidate for the NWO-funded project Entangled in Seaweed: The Politics of Economizing Nature in Scotland and South Africa . The PhD research will examine how the economization of seaweed within blue economy strategies affects coastal communities in South Africa, including how colonial and apartheid legacies shape access to coastal areas. The project draws on cultural anthropology, political ecology, valuation studies, environmental humanities, sustainabilit...

NTNU invites applications for a four-year, full-time PhD Research Fellow position in Sociology at the Department of Sociology and Political Science in Trondheim, Norway. The project focuses on security culture, trust, power, democracy, and society in the age of digital identity . The doctoral researcher will join the interdisciplinary project Cryptology and social life: Sovereignty, security and society meet digital wallets , investigating how technologies such as the EU Digital Identity Wallet ...

PhD in Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh invites applications for its postgraduate research programme in Scottish History, beginning 13 September 2027. The programme is available full-time over three years or part-time over six years, with a PhD by Distance option also available. Students undertake independent research into Scotland’s past, supported by at least two supervisors. Possible research interests span medieval kingship and queenship, Scottish p...

The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for its Social Anthropology PhD, beginning in September 2027. The programme is offered full-time over three years or part-time over six years through the School of Social and Political Science. Students develop an original contribution to knowledge through an extended research project, usually involving long-term ethnographic fieldwork, alongside systematic training in anthropological and social research methods. Interdisciplinary research is ...

The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for its Scandinavian Studies PhD, based in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures and the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The programme is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and offers full-time study over three years or part-time study over six years for applicants who do not require a Student visa. Research may focus on Scandinavian languages, literature, cultures, and their global and historical contexts. Available ...

Nottingham Trent University is offering a 2027 PhD studentship through the Collaboratory Research Hub on connecting older communities through digital heritage, storytelling, and co-creation. The project investigates how heritage engagement and appropriate digital or immersive technologies can support healthy ageing, social inclusion, community belonging, and reduced isolation among older adults in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. It will focus on barriers including reduced mobility, accessibility...