IFRA-Nairobi invites applications for Associate Researcher.
IFRA-Nairobi promotes research in all the disciplines of the social sciences and humanities, mainly geography, political science, anthropology and history. Research covers Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern DRC. Main research areas are Political in East Africa, Economic Dynamics, Culture and Society, Decolonizing Knowledge.
In close cooperation with partner institutes from Ukraine, Europe and the United States, the Wissenschaftskolleg has launched an initiative to support Ukrainian scholars in their effort to found an Institute for Advanced Study in Kyiv. Full-scale institutional activities in Ukraine will only be possible once the war is over, but in September 2023 the Virtual Ukraine Institute for Advanced Study (VUIAS) has taken up its activities and hosted a first interdisciplinary cohort of fellows.
FCT is launching the new FCT Mobility programme to support the international mobility of researchers.
The FCT Mobility programme is designed to support the international mobility of researchers. The programme will fund medium and long-term stays for national doctoral researchers in foreign institutions, and for foreign doctoral researchers in national institutions, with a view to carrying out research and/or fieldwork activities.
The Fox International Fellowship program at Yale invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate position for the academic year 2026-2027. The Program invites applications from across the social sciences and humanities with a focus on transnationalism, international relations, and global affairs.
DEADLINE: March 15, 2026
The Center for Middle East Studies at Brown University seeks to appoint a scholar of Iranian Studies to a one-year post-doctoral research associate position, with a possibility of renewal for a second year. The position is open to candidates whose work explores topics related to modern or contemporary Iran, with a preference for work in the humanities or the humanistic social sciences (e.g., anthropology, sociology, history). We especially welcome candidates who thrive in an interdisciplinary environment and whose work is informed by comparative and global perspectives.
ACTIVATE investigates the social, environmental, and behavioural factors that influence children’s and youth’s mobility choices through a social-ecological lens. The project explores how built environments, mobility policies, interpersonal relationships (e.g., peers and parents), and personal attitudes shape decisions to walk, cycle, or use other active modes of travel across different life stages, from early childhood to adolescence. Will you join the team as a postdoctoral researcher?
In addition to the collections for which the Clark Library is well-known, the Library houses a wealth of primary source materials ranging from the 16th to 20th centuries for research on topics including queer, disability, and ecocritical studies, as well as music/musicology, astronomy, geographies, mathematics, games, crime and incarceration, translation, architecture, foodways, and how-to manuals, among many other areas.
The Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) invites applications for a two-years postdoctoral position in analysis of public institutions. This position is part of the project "Measuring institutional independence: A comparative framework for the study of public bodies", led by Xavier Fernández-i-Marín (Universitat de Barcelona) and Jacint Jordana (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals-IBEI).
