Are you passionate about political communication, election campaigns, and quantitative empirical research? The Amsterdam School of Communication Research is seeking a highly motivated Postdoc for the research project ‘That’s (not) appropriate’– Role of Social Norms and Norm Transgression in Voters’ Acceptance of Negative Campaigning, led by Dr. Corinna Oschatz.
The Department of Religious Studies, Program in Judaic Studies, and Cogut Institute for the Humanities at Brown University invite applications for a two-year appointment as International Humanities Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Jewish mystical tradition. Candidates should have teaching competence in Kabbalah and the Zohar (and know the requisite languages), but the area of research specialization is open.
The Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE) at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University seeks to appoint a Post-Doctoral Associate starting AY 2026-2027, with a possibility of renewal for up to 3 years, conditional on satisfactory progress and performance. Candidates must have research and training experience in social sciences or public policy.
The Department of African and African American Studies and the Center for Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications a one-year postdoctoral fellowship to support the activities of the year-long Seminar, “Black Studies, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the American University.” There is an option to apply for a second-year renewal to support the completion of the Seminar proceedings and deliverables.
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The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) is pleased to launch the ninth cycle of its Small Grants Program and the second on the theme of “Constantine Zurayk: Nation, Identity, and History: Towards New Agendas.”
The Leuphana Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and Society at Leuphana University Lüneburg invites applications for 12-month fellowships in residence for 2027/28 starting April 1, 2027 and ending March 31, 2028.
Fluency in English is required for participation in LIAS and university activities.
One fellowship will be awarded annually in support of a one-month (thirty-day) residency. Residencies must take place between June 1, 2026, and May 31, 2027. The Audrey Flack Short-Term Fellow will receive a stipend of $5,000 plus a travel allowance of $100-$1,000 to support relocation to Washington, D.C. Housing is not provided.
Join the ERC-funded project “Strategic Care in Activism: Mental Health Across Scales of Social Change” (Care2Act) exploring activism and mental health. Working at the intersection of psychology and sociology, you will explore how individuals and communities maintain well-being while engaging in collective action.
In this postdoctoral position, you investigatee the role of antinomic mystics and how different movements within Sufism have shaped Islam, critically examining key concepts such as faith, unbelief, pilgrimage and piety.
Do you want to contribute to advancing carbon‑neutral heating in Positive Energy Districts across the Netherlands? As a postdoc in the EmpowerED project, you will lead research on innovative financial and ownership models, map the investment landscape for electricity and heating, and analyse real‑world cases to design inclusive, just, and scalable solutions. By working with diverse partners such as universities, companies, NGOs, communities and citizens, you help shape transformative research and impact in the Dutch energy transition.