The Anthony Whiting Fund supports the study of intellectual and cultural history from the late Middle Ages to the middle of the nineteenth century in the Middle East, Europe and the United Kingdom, and from 1620 to 1861 in the United States of America.
The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) invites applications for a three-year fixed-term Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the economic and social science dimensions of the Korean Wave (Hallyu), commencing on 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, 12 Bevington Road, Oxford OX2 6LH
African Studies Centre, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies
Grade 7: £39,424 – £47,779 per annum Full time (37.5 hours per week) Two-year fixed-term contract Start date: 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter
UiB shall be among Europe's leading universities, internationally recognized for high quality in research and education. As a societal institution, we shall contribute to sustainable and democratic development and be an attractive and inclusive place to study and work.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at the University Museum of Bergen, Department of Cultural History
As societies become more diverse, inequalities also become more complex, with social, cultural, and economic differences intersecting and reinforcing one another. International institutions play a key role in addressing these challenges by promoting cross-national research, policy coordination, and evidence-based strategies to foster inclusion and social cohesion. This vacancy is part of the SSH Sector Plan on “Social Inequality and Diversity”.
At Maastricht University, we value cultural studies as an interdisciplinary field that examines how culture shapes and is shaped by power, media, identities, economies, and everyday practices. Cultural studies investigates representation, hegemony, resistance, and the circulation of meanings across local and global contexts. The field matters because cultural production influences political debate, social belonging, and public imagination, affecting whose voices are heard and whose experiences are marginalized.
The Humane AI research priority area of the University of Amsterdam is looking for a new PostDoc to amend our existing team (https://humane-ai.nl/). AI is everywhere. Chatbots, translation tools, shopping assistants, hyper-personalised services - as Large Language Models become widely accessible, they're reshaping how we live, work, play and connect. This rapid shift sparks big questions: Whose norms and values shape this AI-driven society—and who gets left behind?
The Institute welcomes applications for research that fits within one of the Strategic Research Initiatives currently promoted by the Institute. More information about the current Strategic Research Initiatives can be found on the BIAA website.
In memory of archaeologist Dr David French, Director of the British Institute at Ankara from 1969-1985 and indefatigable explorer of Türkiye ancient and modern, his family have established two scholarships to be administered by the Institute.
Two travel grants of up to £1,000 each are available to support undergraduate or postgraduate students to develop knowledge and understanding of the region’s history, geography, culture and environment. Applications relating to an individual’s first visit to Türkiye for study purposes will be particularly welcomed.
The UCL Department of Philosophy wishes to appoint a full-time postdoctoral research fellow to work with Dr Jonathan Gingerich on a research project entitled ‘The Spontaneity of Freedom’ (SPONT). The five-year-long project, selected by the ERC and funded by UKRI, investigates the nature of spontaneous freedom–the freedom of acting in unplanned and unscripted ways–and its implications for ethics, politics, law, and aesthetics.