Visiting Research Fellowship leading to PHD Studentship, Department of Migration and Globalization, Danube University Krems, Austria. Deadline: 15 June 2026.
The Department of Migration and Globalization at Danube University Krems (now known as the University for Continuing Education Krems) is inviting interested recent graduates in a social science discipline to apply for a short-term research fellowship between mid-June 2026 and mid-September 2026 in preparation of a PhD research proposal for the DOC funding scheme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (deadline: 15 September 2026).
The successful visiting fellow will be supported in developing a proposal for a PhD project focusing on informal work, with a geographical focus on Europe. A focus on Austria or inclusion of Austria in a comparative design is encouraged, but not required.
If the funding proposal is successful, the candidate will be admitted to the PhD program in migration studies at the University for Continuing Education Krems in the Winter term 2027/28, and will receive a fixed term employment contract for three years, prospectively starting in October 2027.
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