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This postdoc sits within the Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and focuses on executive lawmaking in EU migration law . The project examines how legislative power is delegated to the European Commission in the field of migration and asylum, especially in light of the European Pact on Migration and Asylum adopted in 2024. The successful candidate will contribute to a VIDI project titled “Executive supremacy? Executive lawmaking in migration law” , whic...

This postdoctoral project is part of WAXUP , a recycling chemistry project funded under the French PEPR Recyclage programme (France 2030). The work targets the valorisation of solid residues from multilayer packaging recycling, especially the polyAl fraction remaining after hydropulping of cartons such as Tetra Pak®. The scientific goal is to transform these residues by slow pyrolysis into high-value paraffinic waxes that can replace petro-sourced waxes in industrial formulations. The project ai...

The University of Jyväskylä is advertising two postdoctoral researcher positions in applied language studies at the Centre for Applied Language Studies (Solki). Solki is a university research institute that produces research-based knowledge on language education and on language-related phenomena, needs, and challenges in a changing society. The centre’s research is organised around three main areas: the assessment of language proficiency and learning, language learning/teaching/competence, and l...

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä is recruiting two Postdoctoral Researchers in Applied Language Studies for a four-year fixed-term project starting 3 May 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. The positions are part of the profiling action project “Language, Diversity, and Participation in Technology-Driven Society” (LADiTS) , hosted by the Centre for Applied Language Studies (CALS) and the Department of Language and Communication Studies . The LADiT...

The Sylvia Naish Fellowship is a short research visit fellowship hosted by the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS), part of the University of London. It supports postdoctoral researchers working in German language and literature to spend time in London and develop their research in an international scholarly setting. The fellowship is designed for a research stay of at least one month at ILCS between 1 October 2026 and 31 July 2027. Fellows are given access to a shared office w...

Henri Frankfort Fellowship at the Warburg Institute, part of the University of London, supports a two-month research visit in London for postdoctoral scholars working on the Ancient Near East. The fellowship is designed for research in the history of ideas, cultural history, and art history, and is connected to the Warburg Institute’s broader strengths in the history of ideas, visual history, and cultural history. The award honours Henri Frankfort, who directed the Institute from 1949 to 1954, a...

The University of Oxford’s Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for its Economics, Inequality, and Opportunity team. The project is focused on advancing research into economic and social inequality. The successful researcher will contribute original ideas to inequality research and work in an interdisciplinary environment that brings together economists, sociologists, policy researchers, and related scholars. The team is committe...

Stanford University’s VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab is recruiting a two-year Postdoctoral Research Scholar for its 2027–2029 program, beginning in September 2027. The Lab develops foundational research on women’s leadership by diagnosing barriers, designing and evaluating interventions, and translating research-based solutions for academic and non-academic audiences. The scholar will bring expertise in the intersection of gender and race in organizations , broadly defined from schools...

Kyushu University Hospital is recruiting two fixed-term staff members—a researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent academic researcher or a research and educational assistant/technical staff member—to support interdisciplinary education and research combining medicine and design. The appointment is based in the Department of International Medicine and the Asia Telemedicine Development Center. The project uses design approaches to identify and address medical challenges, while also advancing design educa...