Postdoc Opportunities in Sociology in United Kingdom

The University of Leeds is inviting applications for a 20-month Postdoctoral Fellowship in Adult Social Care Research, based at the Leeds Main Campus in the United Kingdom. The fellowship is designed for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher who wants to develop into an independent adult social care researcher. The successful Fellow will develop and deliver an original programme of research within the School of Healthcare, hosted by Nurturing Innovation in Care Home Excellence in Leeds (NICHE-L...

The University of Manchester is seeking a full-time Research Fellow to join a Wellcome-funded project evaluating the impact of upcoming UK social media restrictions on young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Based in the School of Environment, Education & Development within the Education Division, the Research Fellow will coordinate participant recruitment and data collection for ecological momentary assessment and interviews, contribute to qualitative and quantitative analyses, prepare evid...

The University of Birmingham is recruiting a part-time Research Fellow in the Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health. Based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, the post contributes to the NIHR-funded FUSION global health research programme on preparedness and response for non-communicable diseases during flood disasters in India. The project works with flood-prone communities in Bihar and Kerala to co-develop, implement, and evaluate primary-ca...

University of Exeter is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate or Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the NERC-funded project Next-generation modelling of future hazards in dynamic foreland rivers . The full-time, fixed-term role is based in Exeter, United Kingdom, and runs from 1 April 2027 to 30 September 2028. The project will develop and apply new approaches to predict and understand hydro-geomorphic hazards during floods and their societal impacts on floodplain populations downstream of ...

The University of Greenwich is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems , based at the Medway Campus within the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), Faculty of Engineering and Science. The post is part of IP-STATS , a five-year ERC-funded project advancing epistemically diverse quantitative research on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems. The successful researcher will join the Livelihoods and Institutions Department and work with an interdisciplinary and intercul...

The University of Greenwich is recruiting a Research Fellow in Indigenous Peoples’ Data Governance , based at the Medway Campus within the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), Faculty of Engineering and Science. The post is part of IP-STATS, a five-year ERC-funded project advancing epistemically diverse quantitative research on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems. The successful researcher will work in the Livelihoods and Institutions Department alongside an interdisciplinary and intercultural team, ...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter (Exeter / Cornwall, hybrid) in the Centre for Net Positive Health and Climate Solutions (Net+ Centre) . This UKRI-funded role sits at the intersection of public health , nutrition , environmental science , and climate change . The centre’s work focuses on environmental-social-health inequalities and on building research capacity around resilient green and blue infrastructure, resilient urban environments, and resilient food systems. The su...

Queen Mary University of London is advertising a 12-month, part-time (0.5 FTE) Postdoctoral Research Associate position supporting DigiWeB (Digital Welfare Borders) , an ERC-funded project examining how artificial intelligence shapes welfare governance and migration management across Europe. The role is jointly based in the School of Society and the Environment and the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science , and the successful candidate will work with Professor Rachel Humphris an...

Research Fellow in Sociology / Religion and Extractive Industry Struggles at the University of Warwick, Department of Sociology. This is a fixed-term, full-time research post on the ERC-funded RAIDS project: Religious Authority in Extractive Industry Struggles , led by Professor Claire Blencowe. The project examines how religion, spiritual authority, and forms of “soft power” operate in conflicts over mining and extractive infrastructure, with a specific focus for this post on case studies in th...