Tag: Postdocs

British Council: U Edinburgh IAS in Humanities Postdoc 2027 (UK)

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British Council 90th Anniversary Research Fellowships, Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Deadlines: 31 July 2026.

 

The British Council celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2024. They have announced a research partnership between the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh and the British Council.

 

They are awarding up to two 12-month Fellowships starting in January 2027 – open to postdoctoral researchers based in any ODA-recipient country where the British Council operates. These Fellowships are intended to support research that is aligned with the overarching vision of the British Council (“a more peaceful and prosperous world built on trust”) and the purpose outlined in their strategy: We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide

 

Fellows will spend the first ten months of their Fellowships at IASH, followed by up to two months based in their home countries focused on knowledge exchange and dissemination in collaboration with the British Council.

 

The Fellowship provides a bursary of £2,500 per month and travel expenses as well as desk space, library access and academic mentoring as part of the vibrant scholarly community of visiting fellows at IASH. Fellows will also be expected to engage closely with the British Council throughout their Fellowships (including visits to UK offices), with the option to spend time in a British Council office in their home country as part of the knowledge exchange component of the Fellowship.

Royal Roads U: Postdoc Possibilities 2026-28 (Canada)

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Multiple postdoc opportunities, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada. Deadline: 3 July 2026.

Royal Roads University (RRU) invites expressions of interest from those wishing to develop a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) application. CPRA award amounts of $70,000 (taxable income) per year for 2 years (non-renewable) are used to fund a postdoctoral researcher position at the university and are subject to MERCs (mandatory employment related costs). RRU seeks expressions of interest specific to a series of research topics; that most likely relevant to followers of this Center is this one:

Dr. Juana Du‘s research encompasses cultural intelligence, the cross-cultural adaptation of business professionals, global virtual and hybrid teams, knowledge transfer and management, and digital innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Employing an empirical research approach, her recent work inquiries into human-AI interactions (HAII) within an international business context. She invites expressions of interest from postdoctoral researchers interested in studying the experiences of sojourners (e.g. business expatriates, international students and tourists) using AI-assisted language programs and dialogue systems. Key areas of interest include the impact of AI language learning applications on individuals’ overseas experiences, cognitive abilities, multilingual competence, emotional engagement, social relationships, as well as human- AI interactions in multicultural teams, and related ethical concerns.

U Oxford: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Politics and International Relations (UK)

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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, UK. Deadlines: 23 June 2026.

The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) is one of Oxford’s largest and most internationally recognised departments, home to around 90 academic staff and a thriving community of researchers and visitors. Ranked the Number One University in the UK for Politics by The Guardian in 2024, the department delivers world‑class teaching and research supported by experienced Professional Services teams working across Courses, Research, Finance, HR and Communications. They are strongly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, including work towards an Athena Swan Bronze Award, and are based in the Social Sciences Building on Manor Road alongside Economics, Criminology, Socio‑Legal Studies and the Social Science Library.

They are seeking to appoint up to two Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Social Media Observatory. The postholder will report to Dr Andreu Casas, PI and Director of the Social Media Observatory, funded by a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. The post holders will be members of a research group with responsibility for carrying out research and provide guidance to other junior members of the research group including research assistants, PhD students, and/or project volunteers. The successful candidate is expected to meet at least one of two profiles described in the job description.

European Commission: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (Global)

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships, European Commission. Deadlines: 9 September 2026.

The 2026 call for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships is open as of 9 April 2026. With a budget of €399.05 million, the grants target researchers holding a PhD and aim to help them acquire new skills, develop their careers, and gain international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral experience by working in another country. These prestigious fellowships are also a stepping stone in researchers’ careers. They allow them to strengthen research cooperation with leading scientific teams and figures worldwide. The call will close on 9 September 2026 and is expected to fund nearly 1600 projects.

The call is open to applications in any scientific field, including Euratom research.

Fellowships include:

  • European Postdoctoral Fellowships, open to researchers of any nationality to carry out a personalised project in the European Union (EU) or countries associated to Horizon Europe for up to 24 months

  • Global Postdoctoral Fellowships, open to EU and Horizon Europe associated countries nationals or long-term residents wishing to work with organisations in third countries for a period of 12 to 24 months, before returning to Europe for 12 months

The scheme encourages researchers to gain experience beyond academia by giving them the opportunity to request an additional six months at the end of their fellowship to undertake a placement in a non-academic organisation in Europe.

U Leeds: Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Business (UK)

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Faculty Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Business, University of Leeds, Leeds, England. Deadline: 31 May 2026.

Leeds University Business School (LUBS) is a full-service business school built on the rigour of disciplinary strength while working in a pluralistic way to deliver impactful research and education. With a research environment judged to be conducive to producing world leading and internationally excellent research by the REF 2021 panel, the Faculty is investing substantially in the further development of this environment through the Faculty’s two year Post Doctoral Fellowship Scheme. We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who can make a significant contribution to our research activities. You will receive a structured programme of support, and dedicated mentors will work with you and advise you on journal article preparation and submission, external funding applications, developing your research area, and career trajectories. You will also have opportunities to develop teaching skills by undertaking teaching duties at definite, identifiable points in the year. You will be part of a cohort of Faculty Post Doctoral Fellows from across the range of disciplines within Leeds University Business School.

Max Planck Institute for Political & Social Science: Postdoc for 2026 (Germany)

PostdocsPostdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science, Göttingen, Germany. Deadline: 3 May 2026.

The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science in Göttingen conducts interdisciplinary research into pressing issues of social and political change, with a particular focus on conflict, inequality, the erosion of democracy and processes of social transformation. At the Institute, the Department of Political Institutions and Conflict is inviting applications for the position of Postdoctoral Fellow (m/f/d) in Political Science (full-time for three years, start day September 1, 2026 or earlier).

The newly established department “Political Institutions and Conflict” (led by Ursula Daxecker) studies the relationship between political institutions and conflict, broadly construed. Research in the department centers on three themes, (1) institutions and political violence, (2) democratic politics in transformation, and (3) the political economy of electoral integrity. The department’s empirical focus is on the Global South and combines advanced quantitative methods, such as survey-based and observational causal inference designs, with qualitative approaches, such as fieldwork and interviews. Through this research, the department aims to develop novel insights for important challenges in contemporary society, including the rise of extreme strategies and violence, threats to electoral integrity, and democratic erosion.

U College Dublin: Postdoc with Generation EU (Ireland)

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Generation EU, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. Deadline: 1 May 2026.

Applications Applications are invited for a temporary post of a UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within the UCD School of Psychology, 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.

Youth in Europe may be the first generation of native EU citizens in their country; their support for and identification with Europe are essential for peace on the continent. Identity formation is an essential development task across the lifespan; yet in middle childhood and early adolescence, there is low identity complexity. Therefore, it is essential to understand how children and adolescents develop and identify with superordinate categories (e.g. being European), and the impact of those identities on individual (e.g. well-being, civic engagement) and societal outcomes (e.g. social cohesion, peace).

GENERATION EU has three aims. First, GENERATION EU will explore the development and predictors of European identity within and between countries, regions, and social groups, alongside changes over time. Second, GenEU will investigate the impact of European identity – on individual children and adolescents, as well as on society as whole. Third, a paradox of inclusion is often excluding others. GENERATION EU will trace the potential unintended negative consequences or backlash effects of European identity.

More specifically, this role will advance studies across three of GENERATION EU’s Work Package, spanning childhood and adolescence. The role will include designing, implementing and analysing a 3-wave quasi-experimental, accelerated longitudinal study in primary schools, as well as secondary data wrangling and analyses on large, cross-national datasets from dozens of countries across 4 waves on adolescent identity, school experiences, and social outcomes. This role will also entail project and lab management, data visualisation, co-supervision of research assistants, and science communication and dissemination for policy impact.

Humboldt Research Fellowships (& Postdocs) 2026 (Germany)

FellowshipsHumboldt Research Fellowships, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. Deadline: Selection committee meets March, July, and November each year, and you should apply well in advance. Applications are usually processed within four to eight months.

The Humboldt Research Fellowship is available to researchers of all nationalities and research areas, at either the postdoctoral or experienced researcher level, to conduct research in Germany. Through the Humboldt Research Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers with above-average qualifications from across the globe. The fellowship enables you to conduct your own research at various stages of your career in collaboration with a host at a German research institution of your choice. Hosts may apply for a subsidy towards research costs. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation aims to achieve a good balance between genders and a high level of diversity among its fellows in all areas. They therefore expressly invite female scientists and members of underrepresented groups to apply. They welcome all applications, regardless of ethnic, cultural or social background, gender identity, age, religion, worldview, disability or sexual orientation.

Postdocs

Benefit from research sponsorship in Germany at the beginning of your academic career. The Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdocs enables you to conduct research in Germany. The monthly fellowship amount is €3,000 plus addtional benefits. Fellowships may last from 6 to 24 months and can be divided into up to three stays within three years.

Experienced researchers

You can still apply for research sponsorship in Germany even if you are already well advanced in your academic career. The Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers enables you to conduct research in Germany. The fellowship amount is €3,170. Fellowships may last from 6 to 18 months and can be divided into up to three stays within three years.

U Copenhagen: Postdoctoral Researcher in International Migration Studies (Denmark)

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Postdoctoral researcher in International Migration Studies, Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.  Deadline: 7 September 2025.

The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invite applications for a postdoctoral position in international migration studies from 1 January 2026. The position is a fixed-term position for 24 months.

The postdoc will be based on the Institute’s innterdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS). They seek a strong candidate with a dynamic profile in the broad, international field of migration studies, who can document an impressive track record of humanities and/or social science research on matters relating to the topics in the REGENERATION research project below.

The postdoctoral position is part of the research project REGENERATION, financed by the Independent Research Fund Denmark, studying the changes in gender norms and practices women Ukrainian without male fen in Denmark after the Russian among 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Investigating the growing phenomenon of “feminized displacement” to the EU, this project focuses on gender by following women’s re-settlement in Denmark, studying how they re-established everyday structures, create, and elseient toward the future through relations with kin (family and acquaintances) and through encountering Danish institutions’ locally and Ukrainian institutions transnationally. The project aims to develop a novel analytical framework to understand processes of “re-degeneration,” concepts on the re-making of life after war, relatedness with kin, institutions and the state, and intersectionality.

The postdoc project focus on women with children and qualitative applies, visual and ethnographic methods in studying their everyday life, local and transnational relations and encounters with the Danish welfare state (Work-package 2).

In two other sub-studies of the larger research project, the focus is on gender norms and practices Ukrainian women without conferred children and welfare state actors, working with women Ukrainian.

Royal Roads U: Postdoc Possibilities (Canada)

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Multiple postdoc opportunities, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada. Deadline: 3 July 2025.

Royal Roads University (RRU) invites expressions of interest from those wishing to develop a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) application. CPRA award amounts of $70,000 (taxable income) per year for 2 years (non-renewable) are used to fund a postdoctoral researcher position at the university and are subject to MERCs (mandatory employment related costs). RRU seeks expressions of interest specific to a series of research topics; that most likely relevant to followers of this Center is this one:

Dr. Juana Du is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to support her research interests which include the impact of cultural awareness and assumptions on intercultural experiences; communication and intercultural adjustment of sojourners, particularly around international students and business expatriates; organizational culture, learning and knowledge sharing in multinational and multilingual organizations in different cultural and institutional contexts. Her recent research projects examine organizational identification in global virtual teams and boundary conditions, with an emphasis on the role of emerging technology, and AI literacy at the hybrid workplace.