PhD fellowship at the interface of humanities and social sciences and health – BREATH project (2026-2029)
This doctoral project explores the links between African migration, genetics, and public health, by focusing on chronic kidney disease (CKD), a major and growing global health burden. CKD affects 10 to 15% of the global population and is projected to…
Two PhD positions in Anthropology researching asylum procedures in Belgium
The Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at KU Leuven University is a vibrant community of 8 lecturers, 12 postdoctoral scholars, and 40 PhD students. The research at the department is clustered around three axes: “making”, “living” and “moving”. Its…
Postdoc Position: Conflict or Governance or Migration (Regional Specialisation: South Asia/ South-East Asia)
The Arnold Bergstraesser Institute Freiburg (Germany) is seeking to fill the position of Post-Doc Researcher (Salary Level TVL 13/75%). Thematic field: Conflict or Governance or Migration; Regional Specialisation: South Asia/ South-East Asia The successful candidate will be appointed for a…
PhD Position: Climate Futures in Digital Migration and Border Control
There is an open PhD position at Leuphana University Lüneburg in the research area “Climate Futures in Digital Migration and Border Control” as part of the larger “Embracing Transformation” PhD and scholarship programme, consisting of 8 research projects in the context…
Research Associate: Young People’s Care Mobilities
Join the Transport Studies Unit in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford to help shape the future of youth-centric mobility research. We’re seeking an early-career researcher to play a key role in CAMINUP, an…
PhD Positions: MITIME Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (15 funded PhD scholarships)
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) “Entanglements of Migration and Time in Post-Industrial Urban Europe (MITIME)” is seeking applications from motivated doctoral researchers to join its PhD training programme. MSCA-DNs are European Union–funded initiatives that train PhD students through international,…
PhD Position: ERC GIVE RIGHTS Project (undocumented migrants rights and welfare professionals collective contestations)
The ERC Starting Grant project GIVE RIGHTS is currently recruiting a PhD student. Deadline for application is 18 January 2026. https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1015/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=e5819a4704cd849685049472c0c17895&job_id=p4334 About the GIVE RIGHTS ERC Staring Grant project: The project is funded through an ERC Starting Grant. It focusses…
PhD Position: Informality in EU Migration and Foreign Relations Law or the Instrumentalisation of Migration in Europe
Are you a (nearly) graduated law student and do you want to start your university career as a passionate, enthusiastic PhD student? Then we have the job you are looking for. The Department of European and Economic Law at the…
PhD Positions: The History of Migrant Women’s Labour in Postwar Europe
Are you interested in joining a collaborative team to study women’s migration from Southern Europe and Turkey to France and Germany in the post-World War II era, and the role of work in their trajectories? Passionate about archival research and…
Vacancy: Two Postdoctoral Researchers – ‘Transnational Encounters and Inequalities in the Wellness Industry in Southeast Asia’ (Maastricht University)
Are you interested in joining an interdisciplinary team to study transnational mobilities and wellbeing in Asia? Passionate about ethnographic research? Self-motivated and ready to learn new research skills? Job description: The Department of Society Studies is looking for two postdoctoral…