Opportunities Categories: PHD

The Lise Meitner Research Group “China in the Global System of Science” in Berlin seeks to appoint a Predoctoral Scholar (m/f/d) –75% E13, 3 years with possible extension, from 15 Oct 2026– to join the research project “Scientific Empire: Infrastructure Control and Ideational Binding in China’s International Big Science Projects”. The project is part of the Research […]

The Department of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen, Norway, have announced two four-year fully funded PhD positions. The salaries are good and PhDs also benefit from a generous package for research support. PhD projects within all fields of comparative politics are welcome. The department starts a new bachelor’s programme in PPE next year, […]

The Cluster of Excellence “Transforming Human Rights” at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany, is advertising five Postdoc positions (3 years, full-time). The application deadline is Friday, August 25, 2026. Please find further information on the positions and how to apply here: https://www.transforming-human-rights.fau.de/files/2026/06/2026-06_postdoc-call_EXC.pdf We particularly welcome applications from candidates with a background in Geography or Political Ecology […]

I am recruiting a PhD student to work with work with me on a new project ‘(Dis)orderly transitions: The financial sector’s role in shaping just energy transitions’. The position will be based at the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies in Sweden and would suit someone with a background in economic sociology, human or economic […]

The positions are part of the Research Council of Norway TOPPFORSK project FEASIBILITY: The socio-political and techno-economic craft of enabling twin transitions. The project studies how societies make large-scale transformations towards climate neutrality and digitalization appear feasible, legitimate and actionable, with a particular focus on the role of knowledge, expertise, valuation, future-making and decision-making. The […]

The Department of Human Geography at Lund University is hiring 1-2 PhD students in human/economic geography. The students will be employed in the DECENT project (Socio-technical modularity and the decentralization of infrastructure), financed by the ERC: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101219042. The students will also be affiliated with CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation Research). The positions are suitable for candidates with […]

Are you passionate about understanding the growing politicization of science and how to address these topics in university education? Then this four-year PhD research project is for you! Original listing and to apply Your job University science and education are in the midst of a storm: political developments and new, more confrontational forms of knowledge […]

The Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University is the birthplace of the world-leading Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network and home to the multi-million pound Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience (STEER) and Cities research group. Placed in the Top 50 in the latest QS World Rankings, the Department of Geography and […]