Postdoc Opportunities in Political Science in Netherlands

Leiden University is recruiting a full-time postdoctoral researcher for a two-year project on youth, digital media, and democracy in education , based in Leiden, The Netherlands. The researcher will join the Cognition in Development (CoDe) Lab, led by Dr. Ili Ma, within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The project investigates how social media and digital technologies shape adolescents’ understanding of societal issues, democratic attitudes, and civic participation, and how educat...

Radboud University in the Netherlands is recruiting two funded postdoctoral researchers for the Horizon Europe REAL-PETS project: one legal postdoc and one technical postdoc. The appointments last two years and are expected to start in March or April 2027. REAL-PETS aims to defend against novel forms of online tracking by developing privacy-enhancing technologies that are practical, user-friendly, effective and compliant with relevant European Union law. The technical postdoctoral project is int...

Utrecht University is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher position for the Prince Claus Chair on Inclusive Governance , with a research focus on Suriname , Maroon governance, equity, development, traditional governance, land rights, female leadership, and the social, economic, and environmental impacts of natural resource use. The post is based in Utrecht and is linked to the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance , School of Governance , and Institutions for Open Societies (IOS) . The role ...

Postdoc opportunity at Utrecht University in multi-risk adaptation pathways for river delta systems . This 2-year postdoctoral position is based in the Faculty of Geosciences , Department of Physical Geography , at Utrecht University in the Netherlands . The project focuses on climate adaptation, river delta systems, hydrology, stakeholder engagement, participatory research, systems modelling, and decision-making under uncertainty. You will work on the Dynamic Adaptive Pathways Planning for Mult...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Participatory Urban and District Energy Planning at the University of Groningen , Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Department of Planning and Environment. This postdoctoral opening is part of the EU Life-funded CHIP-EU project, which focuses on accelerating the decarbonisation of heating and cooling in European cities through integrated, sustainable local H&C plans. The project emphasizes participatory urban planning , district energy planning , spatial planning, energy go...

Postdoctoral position in knowledge security , international relations , and political science within the NWO-funded project Fostering the Resilience of the Dutch Knowledge Sector: Knowledge Security and Research in a Geopolitical Context (KNOWSEC-NL) . The project investigates how the Dutch knowledge sector can balance international collaboration with geopolitical risks and unwanted foreign interference. The postdoc will contribute to conceptual and normative work packages, including identifying...

Radboud University Medical Center is advertising a postdoctoral research fellow position in computational neurophysiology of human motivation within the Motivational and Cognitive Control group led by Roshan Cools at the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging and the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour in the Netherlands. The project focuses on the neurophysiological signatures of value-based decision making and controllability . The work combines experimental design, data ac...

Radboud University is advertising a postdoc position in usable privacy-enhancing technologies and attribute-based identity wallet technology within the European REAL-PETS project. The postdoctoral researcher will work on two connected research tracks: (1) studying the usability of real-world privacy-enhancing technologies such as VPNs and other PETs through user studies, and (2) designing and prototyping a privacy-preserving age-verification solution based on attribute-based credentials and iden...

Radboud University is advertising a postdoctoral position in Public Toilet Governance, Social Infrastructure and Inclusive Cities within the Nijmegen School of Management in the Netherlands. The postdoc will join the European DUT project TOILED (Towards More Resilient Urban Infrastructures through Toilet-Led Research and Policy on Provisioning, Accessibility and Maintenance of Public Toilets), coordinated by Dr Rianne van Melik . The project brings together researchers and urban partners from th...