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Positions with 2025 Application Deadlines[]

Aarhus University (DEN) - 2.5-year postdoctoral position in South Korean Childhood and Web history 1995-2005 - Deadline: 1 Sept. 2025[]

The position The ERC-funded project ‘Changing Childhoods in the Era of the WWW (WEB CHILD)’ (https://cas.au.dk/en/erc-webchild) offers a postdoctoral position to attract applicants with a well-documented track record in research into the cultural history of South Korea, Korean cultural studies, or related areas. The candidate should be genuinely interested in exploring childhood history between 1995 and 2005 and utilising various methods from history, digital humanities, and cultural studies. The position is 2,5 years (30 months). The position is based at the Department of History and Classical Studies, Aarhus University, Jens Chr Skovs Vej 5, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. The position is available from March 1st, 2026 (a later start date may be negotiated). Questions regarding the position should be directed to Associate Professor Helle Strandgaard Jensen (hs.jensen@cas.au.dk)

Qualifications

A PhD in history, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, media studies or related areas focusing on modern Korean history and/or contemporary Korean culture and society or equal qualifications.
At least one peer-reviewed article or a doctoral thesis in English
Fluency in both written and spoken English and Korean
Ability to work independently and to collaborate in a multi-cultural team
Genuine interest in working with childhood and web history, 1995-2005.

Research The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to core activities at the Korean-focused part of the WEB CHILD project. Supervised by the PI and in collaboration with the project's research partner in Korea, digital anthropologist Dr. Yonnie Kim, they will work on its Korean-related aspects. They are expected to gather historical sources in South Korea and online from the period c. 1995-2005. These sources include, for instance, newspaper and magazine articles about children and the internet from this period, historical internet guidebooks for children and parents, and, importantly, archived webpages. Additionally, the candidate will conduct interviews with users and producers of Korean web content for children from WEB CHILD’s key period, and collect survey data. The candidate is expected to analyse these sources and publish results independently and in collaboration with the rest of the WEB CHILD team. All publications and written documentation for the project must be in English. If the candidate is unfamiliar with historical methods, they will receive training in this area as part of their employment. They will also receive training in areas related to the use of web archives. The candidate must be genuinely interested in receiving training in academic areas with which they are unfamiliar. They also need to be excited about working in a team where members all have a central aspect of the research for which they are responsible but ultimately contribute to a project whose main research questions span South Korea, the United States, and Denmark. This means they should be motivated by teamwork in a multilingual and interdisciplinary team that meets on campus every week for 2-3 days during term time.

Key tasks include: Data collection (with occasional support from Dr. Yonnie Kim):

Collect articles from major newspapers and other publications of high importance for public debates about children and the web in Korea, c. 1995-2005
Create datasets from various sources (e.g. internet guidebooks, commercials, children’s magazines, web archives) that will help the project study the Korean online landscape for children from 1995 to 2005
Conduct interviews with Koreans who were 5-15 years old between 1995 and 2005 about their web experiences
Conduct interviews with producers who made web content for children in Korea between 1995 and 2005
Participate in making, distributing and analysing a three-country survey on web use amongst children between 1995 and 2005.Data analysis, publications and outreach:
Analyse and publish results from the data collection (may be individual and/or co-authored with a few or all of the WEB CHILD’s team members)
Collaborate with the technical experts in the WEB CHILD team on the computational analyses (providing domain expertise on Korea)
Participate in conferences and outreach events

Cover letter and other application requirements

For the position, you will need to submit:

Proof of English and Korean language skills
Degree Certificates
Maximum two academic publications, of which at least one must be in English (one of the publications can be your PhD).
Curriculum Vitae
Full list of publications
A long cover letter (maximum five pages), which tells us about:1) your academic work and achievements, 2) how you see your past achievements fit with the WEB CHILD project (empirically/theoretically/methodologically) 3) what your interests are in terms of working on the WEB CHILD project, 4) what kind of training would you need as part of working on the project (methodological/technical/theoretical).

The applicant’s research credentials and publication record within the field will be assessed not only on existing publications and other research contributions but also on research potential and fit with the profiles of the rest of the WEB CHILD team.

Aarhus University (DEN) - Postdoctoral fellowship (fixed-term contract) in the research project Locally Crafted Empires (LoCiS) - Deadline: 2 Dec. 2025[]

The research project Locally Crafted Empires: Intersecting identities under Imperial rule in Western Asia as expressed in local portrait cultures (1st c. BCE-5th c. CE) (LoCiS) headed by Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, Rubina Raja, at the School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University (AU), is looking to recruit a full-time (37 hours/week) postdoctoral researcher. The postdoctoral researcher will be working on specific project tasks set out by the project director.

The position is for 2 years with the possibility of prolongation for another year. The position will commence on 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

About the project

The LoCiS project investigates the rich but understudied local portrait cultures of ancient Western Asia with the aim of determining how they reflect local and regional entanglements with and responses to different imperial hegemonies. LoCiS aims to reveal new knowledge about intersecting identities on an individual, local and regional level through a long durée perspective with a global historical outlook. The thousands of surviving portraits have not been studied comprehensively – neither diachronically nor in contexts or in cross-regional perspectives. LoCiS aims at offering unprecedented insights into the multilayered narratives of the varied individual experiences in antiquity.

The postdoc will work closely with Professor Rubina Raja and other project members. Tasks include work on the project database and catalogues, producing a monograph, co- and single-authored articles and contributions, organizing conferences, workshops and guest lectures, undertaking research travel. The postdoc will specifically undertake research on locally produced portraits from the region of West Asia from 100 BCE – 500 CE. The more narrowly defined region will be subject to definition together with the project director at the time of a potential interview for the position. Applicants should therefore specify in their application the region(s) within the study area where they believe their strongest competences lie.

We are looking for candidates who are specialised in Classical Archaeology with a focus on Greece and/or the eastern Roman provinces and/or Near Eastern archaeology in the period between 100 BCE – 500 CE and who have a solid research profile and demonstrates wide-ranging knowledge of the archaeology and history of West Asia – here defined that the region from and including Egypt to Anatolia and from the Tigris to the Mediterranean with a focus on visual culture.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a PhD degree in Classical Archaeology or must document equal qualifications and be able to demonstrate expertise in ancient visual culture.

Applicants must also be able to document:

Research and knowledge in archaeology on topics relevant to the outlined project.
Relevant academic publications.
The ability to work critically with archaeological and ancient historical sources.
A methodological and structured approach to work.
Good organisation skills and excellent attention to detail.
Flexibility and the ability to prioritise.
Excellent time-management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills.
The ability to speak and write professional/academic English.
The ability to read French, German and Italian.

Aarhus University (DEN) - Research Assistant – Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations - Deadline: 25 Sept. 2025[]

The EU Horizon Pillar 2 research project Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations(COLUMN) situated in the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies of the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, is looking to recruit a full-time (37 hours/week) research assistant for the period 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026.

Place of employment: AU Moesgaard campus, Moesgaard Alle 20, Højbjerg, Aarhus.

The university is keen for its staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their personal background.

Members of the academic staff at the School of Culture and Society are expected to contribute to a vibrant, enjoyable and friendly work environment. We emphasise the importance of active participation in the daily life of the department.

The position

The successful applicant is expected to work closely with project PI Nick Shepherd in support of the work package deliverables and to liaise with project partner Det Grønlandske Hus (Aarhus) and with the other COLUMN collaborating institutions. The project seeks to understand the deep imprint of coloniality in three universities, chosen as case studies: Aarhus University, The University of Pretoria, and the University of Liverpool. A broad understanding of, and fluency in, decolonial debates and ideas is a key requirement for this position, as is the ability to work independently and flexibly with an evolving research design. Specific tasks include:

Conducting interviews with a range of stakeholders across the three case-study institutions;
Doing archival research and working with collections;
Conducting participant observation to better understand university processes;
Systematically documenting and archiving all material collected as a part of the project, with an eye to publication;
Assisting in organizing three campus residencies scheduled for 2027;
Assisting with the administration and reporting of the project;
Drafting material for a ‘decolonial handbook’.

Qualifications

Applicants are expected to have the following qualifications and abilities:

A Masters’ degree in Sustainable Heritage Management, or an equivalent degree.
Fluency in writing and speaking Danish and English. The ability to speak and write Greenlandic/ Kalaallisut will be an advantage.
A deep understanding of decolonial debates and methodologies.
The ability to work in multicultural settings.
A deep understanding of research ethics and experience of working across global north/ south borders.
A methodological and structured approach to work and good organisational skills.
Good time-management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
Good interpersonal and collaborative skills.

Applicants who can document experience gained in similar roles will have an advantage, but this is not a requirement.

Further information

For more information about the position, please contact Associate Professor Nick Shepherd (ns@cas.au.dk).

For more information about applications, please contact HR support on e-mail iks-hr-sag@au.dk.

About the project

Work packages 8 and 9 of Project COLUMN focus on the university campus as a generative space through which to understand deeply embedded legacies of colonialism, racial slavery and apartheid. The idea of ‘the campus’ is interpreted broadly to include the architecture and built environment of the university and its memorial landscape – but also details of gardening and landscaping, public artworks, evidences of institutional cultures, university museums and archives, university collections, and the total ‘ensemble’ of the university as institution.

Aarhus University (DEN) Two Postdoctoral Positions in Environmental Histories with a focus on Denmark/Mexico - Deadline: 25 Oct. 2025[]

he Department of Anthropology, School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University invites applications for 2 fixed-term postdoctoral positions in Environmental History, each for 2 years in duration. One position will be focused on Denmark; the other Mexico. The appointments begin on 1st January 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The university is keen for its staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their personal background.

Research context

The successful applicants will join the ERC-funded project FILTERSCAPES – Filtering Futures: Contaminant Flows, Landscape Governance and the Making of New Anthropological Knowledge for Planetary Health led by P.I. Professor Ciara Kierans. The project focuses on contaminating flows in water ecologies as a critical problem for planetary health. It adopts filtration as a conceptual lens to analyse ecological, infrastructural and embodied filtering relations in Danish and Mexican river basins.

We are looking for two innovative environmental historians, with a completed PhD in environmental history, historically-oriented anthropology or related fields, and with experience working in the Danish or Mexican context. Interdisciplinary cross-overs with ethnographic-anthropological research and Geographical Information Systems and forms of environmental mapping are advantages, but not requirements.

The position

Both positions will run for two years. The successful applicants are expected to:

Develop research focusing on riparian filter histories in either Denmark or Mexico to include, e.g. changes in land-water usage, drainage projects and wetland exploitation; shifts in land ownership; changes to population growth and health; changes to sanitation, sewage, waste and water treatment; the emergence of hydrocracies, bureaucratic infrastructures, policy formations, systems of government and land-water management, working in close collaboration with the project P.I. and team
Present their research at national and international events and publish results in peer-reviewed international scientific journals in a timely fashion, actively participate in the daily on-site working environment at Aarhus University
Collaborate with team members, for instance, by co-authoring articles and reviewing relevant literature
Initiate and help to organise research workshops, conferences, seminars, and other activities
Demonstrate a commitment to interdisciplinarity, e.g. a willingness to think with scholars working in other intellectual traditions
Demonstrate experience of and familiarity with the Danish or Mexican context,
Demonstrate a commitment to public engagement in the Danish project and to locally engaged research practices in the Mexico project
Engage with research environments at AU beyond the project itself, including the AU Centre for Environmental Humanities and the Department of History, by participating in events and presenting own work.

Applicants for the positions must hold a PhD degree in history or document equivalent qualifications and must be able to document:

Expertise in environmental history
An interest in interdisciplinary and collaborative working
A research profile of high international quality
The ability and willingness to engage in close collaboration with the team and the local research environment
Fluency in written and spoken English and Danish for the Danish project and English and Spanish, for the Mexican project.

The application must be submitted in English.

American Philosophical Society - Center for the History of Science Fellowships at the American Philosophical Society - Deadline: varoius[]

The American Philosophical Society’s Center for the History of Science encourages greater engagement with the Library & Museum’s deep and extensive holdings, offering a number of fellowships to support such research. Well over half the material held at the American Philosophical Society's Library & Museum documents the history of science. These collections include manuscripts, printed materials, images and photographs, as well as oral history interviews and other audio-visual records. In terms of subject-area, the APS’s history of science collections run the gamut from A to Z—from astronomy to zoology—with particular strengths in genetics, evolutionary biology, and the life sciences. Other areas of note include 18th and 19-century natural history, physics, and the early history of computing.

For the 2026-2027 year, opportunities for funding to support research in the history of science collections at APS range from 1 month to 9 months of support. Details on each opportunity are below:

John C. Slater Predoctoral Fellowship in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (Due: January 16, 2026)

This nine-month residential fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students working on topics related to the history of science, technology, and medicine. More information and application details here.

Friends of the APS Predoctoral Fellowship (Due: January 16, 2026)

This nine-month residential fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students working on topics in all fields who show a demonstrated need to use the APS’s collections for their project. More information and application details here.

APS/CSHL Undergraduate Summer Internship in the History of Biology (Due: February 2, 2026)

The American Philosophical Society’s Center for the History of Science and the Center for Humanities and the History of Modern Biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory invite applications for a joint summer internship program for undergraduates working on junior or senior research projects related to the history of the life sciences. More information and application details here.

Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships (Due March 2, 2026)

This funding opportunity provides 1–3 months of support for researchers in residence and is open to scholars in all fields who show a demonstrated need to use the APS’s collections. More information and application details here.

American Philosophical Society (USA:PA) - David Center for the American Revolution Fellowships at the American Philosophical Society - Deadline: various[]

David Center for the American Revolution Fellowships continue the 30-year tradition of the David Library awarding over 200 fellowships to scholars who have gone on to write hundreds of dissertations, academic articles, academic papers and books, and to teach at major institutions of higher learning worldwide, about the American Revolution and Founding Era.

For the 2026-2027 year, opportunities for funding from the David Center range from 1 month to 9 months of support for scholars conducting research on the era of the American Revolution. Details on each opportunity are below.

David Center for the American Revolution Predoctoral Fellowship (due January 16, 2026)

This nine-month residential fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students working on a project about the American Revolution and Founding Era. More information and application details here.

David Center for the American Revolution Research Fellowships for International Scholars (due March 2, 2026)

These short-term fellowships support research by scholars based outside the United States seeking to examine materials at the APS's Library & Museum or other archives in the United States related to topics on the American Revolution and Founding Era. More information and application details here.

David Center for the American Revolution Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships (due March 2, 2026)

These one-month residential fellowships are open to scholars in all fields working on projects about the American Revolution and Founding Era that require using the collections of the APS's Library & Museum. More information and application details here.

Friends of the American Philosophical Society Predoctoral Fellowship (due January 16, 2026)

This nine-month residential fellowship is offered to advanced Ph.D. students in all fields working on dissertation topics reflected in the Library & Museum’s collections. More information and application details here.

Short-Term Resident Research Fellowships (due March 2, 2026)

One to three-month fellowships are available for Ph.D. candidates, holders of the Ph.D., and degreed independent scholars, within any field of study that requires using the collections of the APS's Library & Museum. More information and application details here.

American Institute of Physics (USA:MD) - History Fellow - Deadline: 15 Nov. 2025[]

WHO WE ARE:

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a federation of 10 Member Societies which together have nearly 120,000 members across the globe. Founded in 1931, AIP is a federation that advances the success of our Member Societies and an institute that engages in research and analysis to empower positive change in the physical sciences. Our overarching strategy is to advance the physical sciences with a unifying voice of strength from diversity. We want you to become a part of our mission and join our dynamic team!

SUMMARY:

The American Institute of Physics is accepting applications for the role of AIP History Fellow, a postdoctoral position that may begin at any point between June 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026. This position has a three-year term and an initial annual salary of $77,500, and it is eligible for annual merit increases and employee benefits.

The fellow will conduct history research and develop research publications and will be expected to devote approximately half their time to their own research projects and half to AIP projects. AIP projects are undertaken by our permanent staff of historians, librarians, and archivists, often in collaboration with external collaborators, and typically involve producing articles and web-based informational resources, adding to our renowned oral history collection, and arranging several public lectures each year. The fellow is encouraged to work actively with these teams, as well as with AIP’s statistical research and policy research & news teams. They may also seek out teaching opportunities at nearby universities with a guarantee of maintaining their AIP salary.

AIP is an excellent place to do work in the history of science. It has supported research in the history of the physical sciences since 1961, and it is home to the AIP Niels Bohr Library and Archives, which has world-renowned collections in the history of the physical sciences. Past postdoctoral historians have gone on to highly successful careers in academic history and the museum and archives professions. AIP’s College Park offices are located close to the University of Maryland, and all AIP employees have affiliate status and access the university’s library resources. AIP is also near a number of other major universities as well as world-leading research institutions, including the Library of Congress, US National Archives, and Smithsonian Institution. The fellow will find a supportive environment if they wish to use their position at AIP and in the Washington, DC, region to explore career opportunities in areas such as science policy

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

By the time they take up their position, eligible applicants must have earned a doctoral degree in a relevant field within the past five years and completed a dissertation or subsequent research projects on a topic connected to the history of the physical sciences in the period since 1850.
The fellow is expected to have demonstrated strong skills in historical research and writing and to have general knowledge of the history of the modern physical sciences.

TO APPLY:

Include a CV and a cover letter discussing their research, career aims, and interest in working at AIP. They should also include two scholarly writing samples, which may be published or unpublished. Letters of recommendation are not required. The deadline for applications is November 15, 2025.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience does not fully match the position description. At AIP, we embrace considering people from a diversity of backgrounds and career experiences.

COMPENSATION: $77,500

Binghamton University (USA:NY) - Postdoc in Diaspora Studies/Comparative Literature - Deadline: 15. December 2025[]

The Department of Comparative Literature at Binghamton University, State University of New York, is seeking applicants with a research specialization in Diaspora Studies for a SUNY Promoting, Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth plus (PRODiG+) Postdoctoral Fellowship. PRODiG+ is designed with two primary goals: (1) increasing the number and share of excellent diverse faculty committed to advancing the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and (2) strengthening the pipeline for retention and support of those faculty. Additional information on the PRODiG+ Fellowship can be found at https://www.suny.edu/prodig-plus/fellowship/.

The fellowship is for a 12-month appointment for two years, with the goal of conversion to a tenure-track assistant professorship at the conclusion of the fellowship. The fellowship has a teaching obligation of one course per academic year in the area of the fellow's research and comes with a highly competitive compensation package (salary $80,000). The standard teaching load for tenured and tenure-track faculty in the department is 2/2.

The ideal candidate is a literary scholar with a strong comparatist background or a degree in comparative literature, who is especially interested in theories of diaspora, work that examines the relationship between nationhood and diaspora, and/or work on South-South diasporas. The area of specialization in literature and language is open; multilingualism is considered a plus.

The fellow will join a vibrant intellectual environment. The Department of Comparative Literature welcomes undergraduate and graduate students who are local to New York State, along with students who join us from other states and countries. Our international faculty value the variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and commitments that our diverse student population brings, and strives to foster a lively and respectful environment for intellectual dialogue in an inclusive manner. The fellow will be welcome to participate in colloquia and other department and graduate program activities and have the opportunity to interact with graduate students. The Department will strongly support the fellow's research with the goal of converting their position to a tenure-track assistant professorship.

Program Requirements:

Be eligible to work in the United States without a visa sponsorship;
Have a PhD or relevant terminal degree from an accredited institution completed before the start date.
Eligible candidates must demonstrate personal, academic, and/or work experience engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or a commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the campus community. Such experience may include, but is not limited to, an academic/scholarly track record focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; work, volunteer/unpaid/community service; or related experience/expertise in serving underserved or vulnerable areas and/or populations.

Preference will be given to candidates who are:

Current SUNY students, alumni, and/or Fellows.
From a low-income background (e.g., Pell-eligible as undergraduates), were first-generation college students (students whose parents have not earned a bachelor's degree), have overcome adversity, are AmeriCorps alumni, or are veterans.

The PRODiG+ Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to any and all qualified prospective candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, or sex, religion, and disability challenges, and is consistent with state and federal nondiscrimination law. All application submissions will be assessed and evaluated in accordance with the required eligibility criteria.

Requirements:

Ph.D. in Comparative Literature or a related field by August 17, 2026
Specialization in Diaspora Studies
Working proficiency in the research language(s)
Active research agenda

Preferred:

Comparatist background
Multilingual
Relevant teaching experience

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E-Verify employer.

Application Instructions:

The Fellowship begins at the start of the 2026 Fall semester.

To apply, please submit:

a letter of application that indicates your qualifications for the position,
a curriculum vitae,
an essay in response to the following in 750 words or less:
- Please describe how you've engaged, facilitated, and/or enhanced diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the campus community. Examples could include personal, academic, and/or work experience and may include, but is not limited to, an academic/scholarly track record focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; work, volunteer/unpaid/ community service; or related experience/ expertise in serving underserved or vulnerable areas and/or populations
The names and contact information for three recommenders
An article-length writing sample

Review of applications will start on December 15, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Select candidates will be invited for Zoom interviews in January; finalists will be invited for campus visits in the Spring semester.

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=194800

Deadline for Internal Applicants: December 2, 2025

Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled

You may add additional files/documents after uploading your resume. After you fill out your contact information, you will be directed to the upload page. Please login to check/edit your profile or to upload additional documents: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/login.jsp.

Boston University (USA:MA) - Post-Doctoral Fellow - Disabilities - Deadline: 1 Aug. 2025[]

Boston University’s Center on Forced Displacement (CFD; www.bu.edu/cfd) invites applications for a two-year post-doctoral scholar position developing projects with a focus on displacement and disability. We seek exceptional, engaged scholars, artists, and/or practitioners who have knowledge of forced displacement, disabilities, and a commitment to developing concrete and creative interventions to benefit displaced people. The CFD Post-doctoral Fellow will have conducted research in related fields, including but not limited to cultural studies, political science, international relations, sociology, anthropology, engineering, or public health. Candidates are expected to have received a Ph.D., MFA, or other terminal degree by September 2025. The CFD Post-doctoral Fellow will have doctoral level expertise and an ongoing research and/or artistic project related to disability and displacement/migration studies, related to accessible structures, mobilities, borders and journeys, deportation, policy and development, internally displaced people, statelessness, health and wellness of migrants and asylum seekers, or similar projects. The duties of the CFD Post-doctoral Fellow will include conducting and presenting original research and developing new initiatives and programs with a focus on disability and displacement. Post-Doctoral Fellows will also be asked to contribute to the many events, projects, and courses of CFD, including co-authored studies. Post-doctoral Fellows will also have the opportunity to mentor student research projects and contribute to courses and educational programs organized by CFD in Boston and abroad. Teaching responsibilities will depend on the candidate’s experience and interests and will be negotiated in interviews.

To apply, please submit 1) a cover letter that describes how your teaching and research/creative interests fit within the mission of the Center on Forced Displacement and how you will contribute to new initiatives related to disability and displacement, 2) a 20-25 page writing sample (published or unpublished), 3) CV, 4) a 1500-word description of scholarly/creative work, and 5) the names of three references who can speak to your professional and/or scholarly accomplishments. Application materials should be sent as email attachments to Carrie Preston (cjpresto@bu.edu). Preference will be given to applications received by August 1, 2025.

This post-doctoral fellowship is located in Boston from summer 2025-2027. We provide a competitive salary and benefits as well as support for research activities and mentoring toward future projects and professional opportunities. Our Post-doctoral Fellows benefit from research support and mentorship as well as a lively and committed atmosphere of intellectual inquiry that is truly interdisciplinary.

Brown University (USA:RI) - Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate in Black Queer Studies - Deadline 15. December 2025[]

The Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre and the Cogut Institute for the Humanities at Brown University invite applications for a two-year appointment as Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate in Black Queer Studies. The successful candidate must have expertise in Black queer theory and engage in humanistic inquiries into Black LGBTQ communities in the African Diaspora. Chronological and regional research expertise is open.

Though the field of expertise is open, the ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. in Africana Studies, African American Studies, African Diaspora Studies, American Studies, English, History, Sociology, Media Studies, Philosophy, or a related discipline in the Humanities.

The appointment will begin on July 1, 2026. Receipt of the Ph.D. or completion of all degree requirements is required by July 1, 2026. Recipients of a Ph.D. from Brown University are ineligible as are any applicants whose Ph.D. was earned prior to the last five years.

The postdoctoral research associate will receive standard benefits and a $2,000 per year reimbursable research fund. For this position, Brown offers only the J-1 visa classification to scholars who need immigration sponsorship in order to enter the U.S. and commence lawful employment under the terms of their appointment.

Qualifications

Successful applicants will have a demonstrated track record of teaching and/or research on some aspect of Black Queer Studies from one or more disciplinary perspectives, including, but not limited to history, political science, sociology, music, economics, performance studies, literature, or anthropology. The successful candidate will be appointed jointly with the Cogut Institute for the Humanities and will be able to collaborate with colleagues across other disciplines whose teaching and research focus on Gender and Sexuality Studies.

The appointee will be expected to teach one course per semester. As an affiliate with the Cogut Institute, they will also be expected to participate in a weekly research seminar with faculty, graduate, and undergraduate fellows.

Application Instructions

To receive full consideration, the following materials should be submitted by noon (EST) on Monday, December 15th, 2025 to the application portal:

A cover letter that details relevant qualifications; and addresses how the candidate would contribute to the research and/or teaching missions of our diverse and inclusive university community.
A writing sample (30 pages max; preferably a journal article or dissertation chapter).
A current CV (with the names and contact information of three references). Materials should be submitted online at https://apply.interfolio.com/177762. Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

For more information about the department, please visit our website at: https://africana.brown.edu/

Contact Information

Bailey_Killian@brown.edu

Job URL

https://apply.interfolio.com/177762

Website

https://africana.brown.edu/

Posting Date

November 25, 2025

Closing Date

December 15, 2025

Brown University (USA:RI) postdoc in Iranian Studies - Deadline: 6 Dec. 2025[]

postdoc in Iranian Studies beginning July 1, 2026. One year, renewable for a second year.
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).
teaching: one class a year
Scholars who received Ph.D.s within three years of the application deadline are eligible to apply.
Review of applications will begin on December 6, 2025.
Submit, via Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/175851):
- Cover letter summarizing current research and proposed work during the appointment period (1,500 words max)
- Up-to-date curriculum vitae
- Teaching statement
- Proposed syllabus
- Three letters of recommendation
- Writing sample
- Official copy of each graduate transcript
For this position, Brown offers only the J-1 visa classification to scholars who need immigration sponsorship in order to enter the U.S. and commence lawful employment under the terms of their appointment.

Bryn Mawr College (USA:PA) - Public Humanities Research Fellow - Deadline: 17 Oct. 2025[]

The Office of the President at Bryn Mawr College seeks a scholar or journalist with expertise in post-nineteenth century American collegiate life, women’s/gender history, African-American history and/or intersectional histories, and digital scholarship to partner with the President and Bryn Mawr College community on a series of initiatives related to the College’s history and its place, historically and in the present, in the higher education landscape. Drawing on work completed at the College over the last few years through Who Built Bryn Mawr, Art Remediating Campus Histories (ARCH), and related initiatives, this researcher will: Build a comprehensive historical timeline of the College and future research agenda, framing existing scholarship and identifying areas and periods where additional scholarly examination is warranted. Identify primary historical themes and threads through archival research and literature review to best illustrate the story of Bryn Mawr College and its graduates' impact on the world. Partner with College leadership and constituents to review and integrate historical storytelling and institutional impact into public-facing venues. Conduct targeted historical research as needed to inform College communications and marketing, including presidential writing and speaking, materials for members of the on-campus community, alumnae/i publications, recruitment materials, etc. We seek a colleague with experience in creative, innovative, and engaging storytelling, demonstrated ability to work with digital and paper-based collections, and who can produce materials accessible in a range of formats for broad audiences. Experience and comfort with digital scholarship techniques and tools is preferred. We further seek someone familiar with the liberal arts and prepared and eager to collaborate with all members of our community in conducting this research. All of these efforts include collaboration with leadership in the faculty, student, staff, and alumnae/i communities to connect the College’s history to its future. This colleague may have the opportunity to teach one course each semester on a topic related to this position.

This benefits eligible position is a 12-month appointment, full-time, and fully in-person. Qualifications PhD or terminal degree in hand in a related field with strong publication / writing experience. Demonstrated expertise creating public facing materials in paper and digital formats Experience in or curiosity about small liberal arts colleges

Application Instructions To express interest in this role, please submit a cover letter, resume and contact information for three professional references to Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/173194

Canada Postdoctoral Research Award Program - Deadline: 11 Sept. 2025[]

The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program recognizes and supports the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. The program provides funding and flexibility, empowering Canadian and international leaders in innovation and scholarship of tomorrow to develop the skills to build world-class research and drive Canadian prosperity and competitiveness.

The City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Centre (USA:NY) - Research Associate (Postdoctoral Scholar) in Wealth Inequality - Deadline: 3 Nov. 2025[]

Position Title: Research Associate (Postdoctoral Scholar) in Wealth Inequality - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
Job ID: 30453
Compensation: $90,000/year plus an allowance for research-related expenditures, as well as an allowance for hiring research assistants from the Graduate Center’s student population.
Closing Date: November 3, 2025

CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION

The Graduate Center, CUNY is the focal point for advanced teaching and research at The City University of New York (CUNY), the nation's largest urban public university. With over 35 doctoral and master’s programs of the highest caliber, the Graduate Center fosters pioneering research and scholarship in the arts and sciences and prepares students for careers in universities and the private, nonprofit, and government sectors. The Graduate Center’s commitment to research and scholarship for the public good is exemplified by its more than 30 centers, institutes, and initiatives, including its Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), a 200,000 square-foot facility in upper Manhattan, designed to promote collaboration among scientists in five areas of global research and innovation: nanoscience, photonics, structural biology, neuroscience, and environmental sciences.

The Graduate Center (GC) benefits from highly ambitious and diverse students and alumni—who in turn teach hundreds of thousands of undergraduates every year. Through its public programs, the Graduate Center enhances New York City’s intellectual and cultural life.

STONE CENTER

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality conducts and promotes quantitative research using inequality as a lens on society, politics, and the economy. The core faculty, the affiliated and postdoctoral scholars, and the students working within the center share a commitment to scholarship that is data-driven, interdisciplinary, and policy-oriented, often addressing questions that are cross-nationally comparative or global in scope.

The Stone Center:

Is home to a group of six core faculty members (senior scholars) who teach sociology, political science, and economics, and who—with graduate students and external affiliated scholars—are actively engaged in research addressing diverse aspects of socio-economic inequalities;
Hosts the US Office of LIS, the cross-national data center in Luxembourg, with socio-economic microdata from 60+ countries;
Organizes public programs related to inequality and collaborates with the Graduate Center’s Office of Public Programs on several large events each year.

For more information about the Stone Center visit https://stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/

CALL FOR ONE POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR

The Stone Center seeks to hire a Research Associate (Postdoctoral Scholar) working on wealth and/or wealth inequality, to carry out research focused on the United States, on other countries, or through cross-country comparisons. This position reports to the Stone Center Director and is a full-time two-year position beginning in August 2026.

Priority will be given to candidates conducting research in the following areas:

Distribution of wealth, wealth inequality, wealth concentration;
Intergroup wealth disparities (e.g., by gender, race, ethnicity, migration status);
Intersection of wealth inequality, climate policies, and climate crisis:
Determinants (including public policies) and consequences of wealth concentration;
Estate, inheritance, gift, and wealth taxation, and/or other policies that shape wealth accumulation and wealth transfers.
Behavioral responses from taxation and revenue analysis.

The allocation of time will be approximately as follows:

70% - The postdoctoral scholar will have the opportunity to work individually on their own research projects related to wealth.
30% - The postdoctoral scholar will join the ongoing team of the GC Wealth Project, led by Project Director Salvatore Morelli. The postdoctoral scholar will contribute to the Wealth Project’s work, which includes gathering, curating, and producing data and research related to wealth inequality, wealth composition, and wealth taxation, across countries and over time; the precise role will be determined mutually. In this role, the postdoctoral scholar will work closely with other Wealth Project team members, including one other postdoctoral scholar, and will also supervise M.A./Ph.D. student research assistants.

All full-time and part-time CUNY staff are expected to work in-person at their campus office 70% of their work time. For full-time staff, this is equivalent to 7 out of 10 days of in-person work in a two-week period (e.g., 7 days in-person, 3 days remote). This hybrid work schedule is subject to change.

Minimum Qualifications:

Doctoral Degree in a related field and demonstrated research ability.

Other Qualifications:

A preferred candidate should have:

D. degree in economics, sociology, political science, demography, public policy, or a related social science discipline
Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. no more than seven years prior to the application date;
Applicants must demonstrate that their Ph.D. degree will be completed by August 2026;
Research portfolio that demonstrates interest in and experience with empirical, methodological, or theoretical scholarship on socio-economic inequality, with a focus on the content areas noted above;
High level of technical skill, expertise in a range of quantitative methods, and experience with complex data sets;
Experience with communicating research findings in a way that is relevant to the public.

Benefits:

CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.

How to Apply:

Please click on “Apply Now” below which links to the registration screen. If you are a new user, you must register to apply. If you already have a user ID, please use your existing ID. The following are all required:

Curriculum vitae.
Statement of interest, not to exceed 1,500 words. The statement of interest should:
Summarize your qualifications, and describe your past work related to wealth inequality.
Include a brief description of the projects that you hope/expect to carry out during the two-year period.
Indicate whether you have a Ph.D. degree and the month and year in which you attained your Ph.D. degree.

d.If you do not have a Ph.D. degree at the time of application, please indicate the month and year by which you will have a Ph.D. degree.

One writing sample. Please do not submit multiple writing samples.
Contact details for three (3) professional references, including their name, title, organization, telephone numbers, and email addresses. Letters of recommendation are not required with the initial application.

Please upload all documents in PDF format.

Timeline:

The search committee will complete an initial round of screening. Candidates selected for further review will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation. The search committee will then complete a second round of screening and candidates retained for further review will be invited for an interview with the Search Committee. All interviews will be conducted remotely via Zoom.

Scholars studying facets of intergenerational mobility and/or poverty may choose to apply for a different Stone Center postdoctoral scholar position, referenced here as Job ID 30454. Candidates whose work is appropriate to both positions are welcome to apply to both.

Columbia University (USA:NY) - Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-27, Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies - Deadline 15. December 2025[]

Columbia University’s Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship for a one-year appointment running from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027. The fellowship is open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences, focusing on any period within the field of Turkish Studies.

The successful candidate is expected to develop an innovative research project that advances the field of Turkish Studies. They are required to reside in New York City for the duration of their appointment and actively contribute to the intellectual community of the Sakıp Sabancı Center. Additionally, the fellow is expected to organize a workshop or panel related to their research. The Center will cover the associated costs for the workshop, subject to budgetary limits.

Compensation: This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with a salary of $72,116 for the academic year. The fellow will be responsible for securing and covering the cost of their housing. Office space will be provided at the Sakıp Sabancı Center, along with full access to the University’s library resources.

Eligibility: The fellowship competition is open to candidates who have received their Ph.D. degree in the humanities or social sciences after May 2023 and have written a dissertation on a topic related to Turkish Studies. Fellows cannot hold another scholarship, visiting position, or employment during the term of the fellowship. Candidates must have completed all requirements for their doctoral degree by April 1, 2026, with a graduation date no later than June 2026. The fellowship cannot be deferred or renewed for a second year.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Application Instructions

All applications must be made through Columbia University’s online Academic Search and Recruitment System (ASR), which can be accessed via Interfolio. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

Shortlisted candidates may be interviewed via video conference. Final decisions will be announced in February 2026.

Please submit all required documents listed below through your Interfolio account. Except for official transcripts, all documents must be in English.

Required Documents

Cover Letter (Maximum of 3 pages) that situates your research within a broader disciplinary context, summarizes the findings of your dissertation, and describes the work you hope to accomplish during your postdoctoral fellowship.
Curriculum Vitae (CV) (No more than 5 pages), including a list of publications.
Writing Sample (Journal article, book chapter, or dissertation chapter).
Graduate Transcript(s)
Two Letters of Recommendation
Candidates who do not yet have their PhD in hand must supply a letter from their dissertation advisor confirming the expected date of degree completion.

Applications received by December 15, 2026, will receive full consideration.

Dartmouth College (USA:NH) - Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Art History (2026-2028)] - Deadline: 17 Sept. 2025[]

With the generous support of the Mellon Foundation, the Leslie Center for the Humanities at Dartmouth College invites applications for a two-year residential postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Art History.

We seek candidates with specialization in either of these two fields: 1. Trans-Pacific global exchanges between Polynesian/Melanesian cultures in Oceania, the Americas, Africa, or Europe; 2. Asian/American art history and its related diasporas from any chronological period that extends the category of Asian/American art and examines its historical depth and heterogeneity. For both of these fields, we will prioritize candidates whose work is informed by queer studies, transcultural approaches, and/or digital humanities methods.

We are also advertising a fellowship hosted in the Department of Classics at Dartmouth College.

The Leslie Humanities Center advances the study of meaning, purpose, and creativity in the human experience. We support humanities research and projects that engage students, faculty, staff, and visitors at Dartmouth College and beyond. As part of that mission, we appoint a new cohort of Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows in the Humanities each year who are also affiliated with a primary academic department or program.

The Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship program fosters the academic careers of scholars who have recently received their Ph.D. degrees by providing the time and resources for them to pursue their research while gaining mentored experience as teachers and members of the departments and/or programs in which they are housed. The program also benefits Dartmouth by complementing existing curricula with underrepresented fields. As members of the campus community, fellows have access to a variety of college resources such as the library, Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences, the Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Hood Museum of Art, and the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts.

Fellows are expected to be in residence at Dartmouth during the regular academic year for the full two years of the fellowship, although occasional travel may be approved. The compensation for the 2026-28 fellowship will be similar to the current year: an annual stipend of $62,000 plus benefits, an annual research allowance of $2,000, and a first-year-only $2,500 computer allowance (the use of which must adhere to Dartmouth policy). Specific terms will be defined at the time of appointment. In addition, fellows teach one course in their home department(s) or program(s) in the second year of their residency. This course may be offered at any level from introductory to advanced topics that contribute something new to the Dartmouth curriculum. The selection of the course will be made in consultation with the home department(s) or program(s). Fellows do not teach basic language courses. Postdoctoral fellows are eligible for certain benefits, as well as professional development opportunities with the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. Dartmouth welcomes people with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives and believes that diversity in all its forms enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their fellowship statement how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to serve Dartmouth’s commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a PhD, or be ABD, in a relevant humanities discipline. To be eligible for the fellowship, applicants must have their degree conferred between January 1, 2024 and June 30, 2026. Applicants must focus on materials customarily associated with research in the humanities or employ methods common in humanistic research. There is no requirement that fellows be U.S. citizens, but the Mellon Foundation does prefer that fellowships be awarded to individuals who seem likely to make their careers in the United States.

Application Instructions

Please submit the following documents electronically via Interfolio by Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 11:59pm EST:

Application form, including the titles of two potential courses.
Fellowship statement, outlining completed research (including dissertation), work in progress, professional goals and publication plans, and preparation to serve Dartmouth’s commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all (maximum 2500 words).
CV.

All materials must be uploaded by Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 11:59pm EST. Please note that the system will close at this time even if an application is incomplete. Only applications completed with all required documents by the deadline will be reviewed. Please do not submit materials via email or postal mail; only information submitted via Interfolio will be considered. Recommendation letters will be requested at a later date for finalists.

Duke University (USA:NC)— Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship - Deadline: 15. December 2025[]

The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist (GSF) Studies at Duke University invites applications for a two-year residential postdoctoral fellow. We seek a scholar whose research agenda is committed to feminist intellectual history with a focus on the 1980s as a distinct era of feminist theoretical innovation. Responding to the recent outpouring of scholarship on the feminist 1970s and the queer 1990s, this focus seeks to highlight the explosion of major intellectual work of the 1980s (by Hortense Spillers, Toni Morrison, Barbara Christian, Hazel Carby, Chandra Mohanty, Teresa de Lauretis, Gloria Anzaldúa, Luce Irigaray, Joan Scott, Kimberlé Crenshaw, among others). We welcome candidates whose research excavates the theoretical vibrancy of this period, its historical contexts, and its consequences for contemporary feminist debates. We are especially interested in applicants who have a strong record of feminist research and teaching, and the potential to contribute to GSF by offering courses and workshops.

The fellowship has a term of one year, beginning July 1, 2026, and is renewable for a second year upon successful completion of the first year.

The fellow’s primary responsibilities include:

Participation in a semester-long weekly seminar devoted to feminist intellectual histories of the 1980s;
Conceptualizing and organizing intellectual programming for graduate students on topics related to feminist intellectual history; and
Teaching one course in the second year of the fellowship.

These duties will take roughly half the fellow’s time, with the other half left open for the fellow’s research and writing. The fellow will receive full support for making connections with other scholars and joining campus intellectual life, as well as mentorship from GSF faculty.

Applicants should have PhD in hand by July 1, 2026, and should have earned their PhD no earlier than June 30, 2023.

In addition to a cover letter, please include:

a C.V.
a writing sample (no more than 25 pages)
names and contact information for three references.

Application due date is December 15, 2025.

Must apply here: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31104

Emory University (USA:GA) - Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry - 2026-27 Postdoctoral Fellowships: Habitat - Deadline: 8 Dec. 2025[]

The Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry is pleased to open applications for our one-year postdoctoral research fellowships. We invite applications from candidates from any humanistic discipline who are eager to be part of a community of scholars engaged in innovative and interdisciplinary research and conversations around our 2026-27 theme, habitat.

The Fox Center will appoint up to five postdoctoral fellows for the academic year 2025-26. Up to three positions are open field and up to two are in the field of poetics.

Our postdoctoral fellowships in poetics reflect the importance of Emory’s Raymond Danowski Poetry Library (part of the Stuart A. Rose Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Book Library) as a center for research in poetry. We take a broad view of poetics as encompassing the study of form and/or practice in any genre.

All postdoctoral fellows participate in a weekly interdisciplinary seminar, presenting their research at one of these meetings, and teach one undergraduate seminar of their own design in the College of Arts and Sciences. They also collaborate in the planning of Fox Center programming pertaining to the theme and engage in the Center’s events.

Fellowships are for a period of ten months, August 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027, and include a stipend of $60,000, a research budget of $2,000, and a one-time additional payment of $2,000 to defray the costs associated with moving to Atlanta. Fellows are eligible for a wide range of competitive benefits, including dental and vision care. All Postdoctoral Fellows are required to be in residence for the term of the fellowship.

The application deadline for applicants to submit their materials is December 8, 2025, at 11.59 PM ET. The deadline for receipt of letters of recommendation is December 12, 2025, at 11.59 PM ET.

habitat

The concept of habitat connotes both a physical place for living and the necessary conditions for thriving. Heidegger famously argued that to be human is to dwell. But what does it mean to dwell amidst environmental precarity, political displacement, and technological transformation? How have human relationships with the places we inhabit been experienced, negotiated, and imagined across different periods and geographies? How have we made sense of our surroundings and, in turn, formed our notions of home?

Human activity has long left its marks on our world—from the deforestation of medieval Europe to the sweeping planetary impacts of industrialization. At the same time, floods, wildfires, and earthquakes remind us that we are subject to forces beyond our control. As dwellers on Earth, we live not only among built structures and political borders, but also within multispecies and geological systems whose scales of time and complexity often exceed our comprehension. Poet Joy Harjo implores us to “remember the earth whose skin you are.” Yet while we are imbricated in these systems, we are also storytellers and meaning-makers, describing, contesting, and reimagining the conditions of our existence.

We anticipate that our Fellows will approach the concept of habitat through diverse lenses on the human experience, including, but not limited to, environmental humanities, science and technology studies, Indigenous and postcolonial studies, and urban studies. Projects may examine moments of rupture and reconfiguration, ecological interdependence, forced migration, multispecies coexistence, or the politics of shelter and space in industrial and post-industrial environments. This year’s theme invites inquiry into how we dwell—and what it might mean to dwell well—in a shared and uncertain world.

Qualifications

All postdoctoral fellows must hold a PhD (or its international equivalent, such as the DPhil). Applicants may not have held a doctorate for more than five years. Preference will be given to applicants who have not held prior postdoctoral fellowships. Applicants applying without a degree in hand should receive it by August 15, 2026. Scholars from outside the United States are appointed under either the J-1 visa (Research Scholar status) or F-1 OPT (Optional Practical Training), depending on their circumstances. The Fox Center reserves the right to cancel awards if the recipient is unable to meet these conditions of completion and visa status.

Application Instructions

To complete the online application, you will need to provide the following:

Cover letter (2 pages maximum)
Project description (1000 words maximum, including a timeline for the fellowship year)
Title and course description for your proposed undergraduate seminar
Curriculum vitae
E-mail information for three recommenders

For a complete description of the position and to apply visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/172515

German Historical Institute Warsaw (DEU) - Research Fellow at the German Historical Institute Warsaw - Deadline: 30 Sept. 2025[]

The German Historical Institute (GHI) Warsaw, a research institute of the public-law Max Weber Foundation, is seeking to employ a research fellow on or after 1 November 2025

The research fellow is expected to

conduct an independent research project,
publish their research,
organize academic events,
supervise visiting researchers at the institute

The research project should relate to the current research areas of the GHI Warsaw and focus on Polish and/or East-Central European history within a transnational context. We encourage projects that contribute to the research area “Violence: Social Practices and Power Relations”. More information about this research area can be found under https://www.dhi.waw.pl/en/research/fundamental-research/violence/

More information about the current research and publication program of the GHI can be found on the Institute’s website: www.dhi.waw.pl

Applicants must meet the following qualifications:

PhD in the humanities and/or social sciences
Experience in international academic cooperation
Strong language skills (Polish, German, and English). Those who do not speak Polish or German sufficiently are expected to learn the language/s, and GHI will provide intensive language training. Knowledge in other Eastern European languages is welcome.
Good time management, organizational skills
Social competence and the ability to work in a team
Readiness to develop digital skills

The position is full-time. If the requirements for secondment are met, we offer a fixed-term appointment for two or three years with the possibility of extension per the German Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG). The salary aligns with German pay group 13 TVöD (the German federal collective agreement for public sector employees), plus expatriation allowance and other social benefits offered in the federal public service. Alternatively, we can offer a fixed-term contract under Polish labor law and a salary based on the standard of the German Embassy in Warsaw (18795 PLN pre-tax/month).

The Max Weber Foundation is a family-friendly employer that places particular value on making work and family life compatible. As a German public institution, it implements equality policy guidelines by seeking to redress existing imbalances in recruitment practices. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, regardless of nationality, ethnic and social background, gender, religious/philosophical convictions, age, disability, sexual orientation, or identity.

Please submit applications as a single PDF file (maximum 10 Mb), containing

Cover letter, clearly referencing the GHI’s profile and projects
Project outline of the planned research (max. 5 pages)
CV
List of publications
Degree certificates
Consent to the processing of personal data

to the address bewerbungen@dhi.waw.pl by September 30, 2025. The selection interviews are expected to occur in first half of October, 2025. Questions about the application can also be sent to the same email address.

Harvard Kennedy School (USA:MA) - 2026-2027 Ernest R. May Fellowship in History and Policy - Deadline: 1 Dec. 2025[]

Application deadline: December 1, 2025

Eligibility: Preference will be given to History Ph.D. students or postdoctoral researchers, but scholars in other fields whose research projects have a strong historical focus will receive consideration.

Location: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

The Applied History Project, in collaboration with the Stanton Foundation, sponsors the Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy. This fellowship honors the late Ernest R. May, who was the Charles Warren Professor of American History, a member of the Belfer Center’s board of directors, a faculty affiliate of the Center’s International Security Program, and a seminal Applied Historian.

The May Fellowship aims to help build the next generation of scholars who will bring professional history to bear on strategic studies and major issues of international affairs. The program supports resident pre- and post-doctoral historians, who are expected to complete a book, monograph, or other significant publication during their period of residence.

Fellows are also expected to devote some portion of their time to collaborative endeavors, as arranged by the project director. These arrangements include monthly seminars in which the Fellows receive feedback on works-in-progress from faculty and peers.

The fellowships include annual stipends of either 56,000 USD (for postdoctoral or advanced research fellows) or 46,000 USD (for predoctoral fellows). Postdoctoral fellows who have received their Ph.D. within the past five years are benefits-eligible; predoctoral fellows and postdoctoral fellows who received their Ph.D. more than five years ago will receive full or partial reimbursement for health insurance premiums.

The Ernest May Fellows are housed within the International Security Program and participate in the activities of the Center as part of the International Security Program, while also taking part in the life of the Belfer Center’s Applied History Project. Fellows will have access to most Harvard University libraries and facilities. Fredrik Logevall, Laurence D. Belfer Professor of International Affairs, and Niall Ferguson, Belfer Center Senior Faculty Fellow, serve as the points of contact and mentors for the fellows.

Harvard University (USA:MA) - Weatherhead Center for International Affairs postdoctoral fellowship in US-Japan relations - Deadline: December 22[]

The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs will offer postdoctoral fellowships during the 2026-27 academic year. We seek applications from outstanding recent PhDs in the social sciences who are conducting research that illuminates Japan's relations with the rest of the world in the broadest sense. We welcome applications from anthropology, business, economics, history, international relations, law, political science, psychology, public health, public policy, and sociology, among other fields. Scholars may examine domestic issues that bear on Japan's external relations or problems that it shares with other countries, and we encourage projects that compare Japan's experience cross-nationally. This fellowship is made possible by support from the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies.

The Fellowship Grant

The postdoctoral fellowship is a twelve-month appointment, in residence in the Boston area, that begins in either August or September.
The award is for $70,000 paid in monthly installments, eligibility for university subsidized health insurance coverage, and up to $5,000 for research and travel funds. Postdoctoral fellows will be provided a shared office space, as well as access to the libraries and resources of Harvard University.

Basic Qualifications Applicants must have received their doctoral degree in 2021 or later, in a discipline bearing on the Program's research areas. Research projects that focus on Japan or Japan's international role from a comparative, historical, or global perspective are welcome. Those who are selected to receive fellowships must have a Registrar-certified PhD degree by July 31, 2026. Please note that the fellowship is contingent upon degree documentation and is subject to rescission if the deadline is not met.

Special Instructions

The deadline for application materials is on December 22, 2025. The deadline for recommendation letters is on December 30, 2025. Required Materials:

Curriculum Vitae
Dissertation Title, Abstract, and Table of Contents
Statement of Research (recommended length: 500 words) Please address the following questions in your "statement of research" upload: What research project do you plan to pursue during the fellowship term? What do you plan to do at each stage of your research, and what particular resources do you intend to use? What are the are the contributions your research would make to advance the existing scholarly literature? What are the advantages of spending a postdoctoral fellowship year at Harvard? Are there specific individuals or resources (books, documents, interviews etc.) you hope to seek out while in residence?
1 to 2 Writing Samples Published article or chapter, dissertation chapter, and/or conference paper (preferably writings relevant to the proposed research)
Transcript Please submit an official electronic transcript or OPEN your official paper transcript to scan as part of your complete application. **If your PhD comes from a non-US university that does not issue an official transcript of grades, please submit alternative documentation of your enrollment and progress in the degree program, as well as a written statement that you are unable to provide an official transcript of grades.
2 Letters of Recommendation

Contact Information Program on U.S.-Japan Relations 61 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA, 02138 Contact Email: usjapan@wcfia.harvard.edu

Salary Range $70,000

Johns Hopkins University (USA:MD) - Homewood - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Moral and Political Economy - Deadline: 6 Nov. 2025[]

The Center for Economy and Society, a division of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, invites applications for two or more postdoctoral fellowships in Moral and Political Economy. Applications are encouraged from scholars working on cross-disciplinary topics related to moral and political economy, who anticipate having a Ph.D. in hand prior to the anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. Fellows will be appointed for a three-year term and will be expected to teach two sections or seminars in the first year, and three sections or seminars in both the second and third years, in addition to advising senior thesis students in the major. During the academic year, fellows are expected to remain in residence in the Baltimore-Washington region, and to participate actively in the intellectual community of CES. Please submit a statement of purpose outlining your research interests and teaching experience (up to 1,500 words), a CV, an article-length writing sample, and three letters of recommendation online via Interfolio at  https://apply.interfolio.com/175535. Review of applications will begin on November 7, 2025.

Kings College London (UK:Eng) - Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of History - Deadline: 29 Sept. 2025[]

About the role

‘The Digital Labour of Covid-19 Volunteerism’ is an oral history-driven project that explores the politics of digital health work undertaken by Covid-19 volunteers in contemporary India. Led by Dr Tarangini Sriraman, the project team includes two postdoctoral research associates. The objectives of the research include an evaluation of the following, (a) the politics of providing timely relief responses through digital applications during the pandemic lockdowns; (b) the role of gender, caste and class in shaping volunteers’ access to digital infrastructures of health; (c) the contemporary legacy of pandemic-driven health work in a digital landscape (d) India’s global claims of digital health infrastructures and their impact on grassroots health work, and vice-versa.

This is an entry level postdoctoral research associate position. Working collaboratively, the associate will interview volunteers across worksites of pandemic relief communication, online vaccination, and digital surveillance. The appointed person will bring their qualitative experience within health activism, health work, or the health policy field to this project.

The appointed person is expected to bring either oral history or ethnographic skills to this project. While not required to have Digital Humanities methods (eg. coding, archiving, data scraping, data visualisation, digital story-telling), they should be open to learning them where relevant to the project.

The appointed person will be required to carry out up to two months of fieldwork every year, produce their own and co-authored publications, co-organise one workshop, and contribute to the production of a podcast featuring Covid-19 volunteers.

King’s is a reputed institution in the research fields of health, digital humanities, and histories of South Asia.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2028.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

A PhD in Humanities or Social Sciences (preferably History, Anthropology, Gender Studies, Politics) or Public Health
Training in qualitative research methods (for example, oral history or ethnography)
Experience conducting fieldwork or archival work using either South Indian or North India languages
Familiarity with health activism, health history or health policy in the Indian context (for example, field experience in the broad research fields of pandemics, communicable or non-communicable diseases, nutrition, or reproductive health)
One research publication in Medical Humanities, Medical Social Sciences or Public Health
Willingness to be part of a collaborative research team

Desirable criteria

Experience working with minoritized groups
Willingness to learn Digital Humanities methods such as (eg. coding, archiving, data scraping, data visualisation, digital story-telling),
Willingness to produce both academic and non-academic research outputs

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

It is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are expected to be conducted in October.

Grade and Salary: £45,031 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Job ID: 124987

Close Date: 29-Sep-2025

Contact Person: Tarangini Sriraman

Contact Details: Tarangini.sriraman@kcl.ac.uk

Kings College London (UK:Eng) -Research Assistant - Deadline: 29 Sept. 2025[]

About us

The Research Assistant will join the newly launched Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW), within the School of Security Studies, King’s College London. In partnership with the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, CRSW will systematically investigate the slavery–war nexus across history and into the future, using novel interdisciplinary methods that span the social sciences, humanities, and data sciences. By reshaping knowledge and creating innovative tools and early warning systems, CRSW aims to support the global goal of eliminating forced labour, modern slavery, and human trafficking.

About the role

The Research Assistant will support the research strand ‘Forecasting Slavery in War’. They will support innovative strategic foresight activities and contemporary conflict analysis, focusing upon a wide range of political, military, technological and humanitarian issues. Key responsibilities include: conducting literature reviews, database searches, and case study reports; conducting research on new methods and technologies within foresight and futures research; creating and maintaining datasets in Excel; helping to design and facilitate strategic foresight workshops; contributing to the development of future-crafting methods and activities; creating informative and/or visually compelling materials for workshops and other research activities; contributing to reports and other written outputs; helping to update websites and contribute to communications outputs; and actively participating as a member of the research team.

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a three-year fixed-term contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

MA degree in war studies, conflict studies, international security or related field
Experience conducting research on at least one of the following: non-state armed groups; civil war and insurgency; modern slavery; future trends & threats; emerging technologies
Experience conducting literature reviews, database research & case studies
Experience creating and maintaining datasets in Excel (or equivalent)
Experience designing and/or supporting expert workshops
Experience with foresight and futures methods (such as scenario design, trend mapping, back-casting)
Experience designing and/or updating websites
Excellent writing, research & organisational skills

Desirable criteria

Experience creating informative and/or visually compelling materials for workshops or other activities
Experience conducting research on more than one of the following: non-state armed groups; civil war & insurgency; modern slavery; future trends and threats; emerging technologies
Interest in quantitative methods for forecasting and trend analysis
Experience as active contributor to a research group
Demonstrated interest in fictional narratives and imaginaries as source of knowledge and influence

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Kings College London (UK:Eng) Research Associate in Slavery in War 0 Deadline: 10 Nov. 2025[]

This role is one of several new roles being recruited under the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, which is based in the School of Security Studies, King’s College London. The new Centre is structured around four interconnected research strands—(Re)conceptualising, Understanding, Forecasting & Tackling—and aims for far-reaching, historically informed insights that transform understandings of war and global responses to modern slavery in conflict settings.

About the role

The role falls under the “Understanding” strand, and the postholder will be based in the Department of War Studies in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy. The Understanding strand will map the distribution, prevalence & forms of slavery across diverse conflict zones in the modern world, building a new analytical paradigm to understand the phenomenon of slavery in war since the 1790s. The postholder will bring historical expertise to the team, supporting work to develop the Centre’s datasets and the team’s use of data analytics and machine learning.

Together, this Centre strand team will build a blended data resource & sets of case studies that can help to gauge the prevalence, forms, and distribution of slavery in wars from 1791 to the present, and to understand the ways slavery & war have shaped each other as phenomena. Key research questions include: How have forms of slavery manifested in wars throughout modern history ? What factors explain how slavery has manifested in wars? How can diverse datasets be synthesised and analysed to research & address slavery in war?

The role-holder will work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team including King’s College London colleagues from War Studies, Digital Humanities and Law, and with colleagues at our partner institution (University of Nottingham) as well as undertaking independent research. They will use approaches, methodologies, & techniques appropriate to the research.

The role-holder will have the opportunity to use their initiative & creativity to identify areas for research, develop research methods and extend their research portfolio within the thematic area of slavery in war. They will have a public-facing role and represent the team externally.

There will be opportunities to work collaboratively with people who have lived experience of slavery, trafficking, & exploitation in conflict settings.

This work is international in scope and covers a wide range of different substantive issues and approaches connected to slavery in war, as well as various different forms of exploitation and contexts. Applications are therefore welcome from researchers who wish to bring a particular perspective, lens, or approach to the work of the Centre.

This is a full-time (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an fixed-term contract until 31-Dec-2027.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills & experience:

Essential criteria

PhD in History or closely related subject area
Significant experience in working with historical archives, texts and other data sources & repositories, producing critical analysis of data, evaluating texts and bringing new insights.
Proven track record in planning and managing to completion research activity and meeting own/team research objectives & deadlines in collaboration with others.
Strong skills in qualitative and/or quantitative comparative methods
A track record of publication in slavery (including forced labour & human trafficking), human rights, war, conflict, or related subjects.
Strong organisational and project management skills
Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information with clarity.

Kings College London - Postdoctoral Researcher in Methodology and Hermeneutical Ethnography in the African Leadership Center - Deadline 8. December 2025[]

About Us King’s College London is one of the UK’s leading research universities, renowned for its commitment to academic excellence and societal impact. The African Leadership Centre (ALC) is a dynamic unit based within the King’s School of Global Affairs (SGA) that delivers postgraduate teaching, doctoral training and academic research. The ALC focuses on the intellectual study of leadership within the fields of development, peacebuilding and security with attention to Global South contexts. It also works on pressing global challenges including climate change, sustainability, and governance. The Centre is committed to building a community of thought, policy and practice leaders and spaces for critical intellectual dialogues, debates and knowledge creation on its themes of focus. The ALC also has a base in Africa, with a sister Centre that is in Nairobi. This postdoctoral role is part of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship on justice in critical minerals governance across Australia, Chile and Ghana led by Dr Clement Sefa-Nyarko.

About The Role

This role will support the methodological development of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship – Justice in Critical Minerals Governance and Energy Transitions – focusing on Hermeneutical Ethnography, Visual Embodiment Methodologies, and participatory research approaches.

The project addresses the urgent need to understand and integrate justice into global energy transitions, particularly in the governance of critical minerals. The project responds to deep contestations over the meaning and purpose of justice in the shift to net zero emissions, which have led to policy gaps, community grievances, and disruptions in global supply chains. At its core is a pioneering methodology – Hermeneutical Ethnography – which enables the collection, co-creation, and interpretation of verbal and non-verbal expressions, including silences, symbols, and stories. This approach facilitates a deeper exchange of meaning between communities and researchers, allowing aspirations and lived experiences to shape justice frameworks that are both empirical and conceptual. The project will apply this methodology in mining communities across Ghana, Chile, and Australia, focusing on Lithium and other critical minerals essential for clean technologies. By capturing the voices and silences of those most affected by extractive industries, the project aims to build a bottom-up, data-driven framework for justice that informs national policies and global climate agendas. It will explore how environmental degradation, livelihood loss, and socio-political tensions can be mitigated through inclusive governance and strategic partnerships. Ultimately, the overarching Fellowship seeks to elevate justice to the same level of urgency as scientific and technological innovation in climate action. It will generate distinctive empirical data and foster interdisciplinary expertise, ensuring that the post-2030 UN Sustainable Development Agenda fully accounts for justice in energy transitions.

The postholder will work within the African Leadership Centre, Global Institutes, School of Global Affairs at King’s College London, contributing to the design and implementation of this bottom-up knowledge systems that centre community voices and silences in critical minerals governance. The role involves collaboration with international partners in Ghana, Chile, and Australia, and supports training and mentoring of a small research staff across the project. The postholder is responsible for developing and refining research methodology, training research staff, and supporting interdisciplinary collaboration. The postholder will work in collaboration with Dr Sefa-Nyarko and the wider Fellowship team and partner institutions.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 3 years, but starting off with an initial one year contract renewable for up to the 3 years.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

PhD in research methodology, social sciences, or a closely related field (or near completion).
Demonstrated experience in participatory, visual embodiment, and interpretive research methods.
Track record of writing papers as evidenced by publications or submitted manuscripts in referred journals.
Experience in designing and implementing qualitative (and quantitative) approaches to research.
Track record of working collaboratively in interdisciplinary and international teams.
Track record of doing research in diverse international settings.
Proficiency in analytical and statistical software.
Excellent networking and partnership-building skills.

Desirable criteria

Experience working in African, Latin American, or Australian contexts, especially if fluent in Spanish or local languages relevant to critical minerals mining fields in Ghana, Chile or Australia.
Knowledge of Hermeneutical Ethnography or similar methodologies such as visual embodiments methodology
Experience in policy engagement or research dissemination.
Project management skills, including experience in developing Monitoring and Evaluation tools and implementing them.
Experience in training or capacity building for early career researchers.

Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG), Mainz (DEU) - IEG Postdoc Fellowships - Deadline: 15 Oct. 2025[]

Start: from April 2026 or later
Duration: 6-12 months
Fellowship Rate: 1.800 Euro
Scope/Location: full time residence and presence in Mainz

The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awards fellowships to international postdocs conducting research in European history, the history of religion, and other historical disciplines (including Digital Humanities).

The IEG funds research projects on European history from the early modern period to contemporary history. The fellowship is intended to help you develop your own research project in close collaboration with scholars working at the IEG and to contribute to its ongoing research activities.

We are particularly interested in projects

with a comparative or cross-border approach,
on European history, including its relation to the wider world, or
on topics of intellectual and religious history.

WHAT WE OFFER The IEG Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to pursue your individual research project while living and working for 6–12 months at the Institute in Mainz.

The monthly stipend is € 1,800. Additionally, you can apply for family or child allowance.

REQUIREMENTS During the fellowship you are required to reside at the Institute in Mainz. You actively participate in the IEG's research community and the weekly colloquia. We expect you to present your work at least once during your fellowship. Applicants must have completed their doctorate no more than three years prior to taking up the fellowship. We expect proficiency in English.

APLLICATION We accept applications in either English or German; we recommend choosing the language you are most proficient in.

The IEG encourages applications from women.

Application deadline: October 15, 2025

for an IEG Fellowship beginning in April 2026 or later

Please apply via our online form: https://bewerbung.ieg-mainz.de/pby51

Please direct your questions concerning the IEG Fellowship Programme to: fellowship@ieg-mainz.de

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK:Eng) - Post-Doctoral Research Associate - LSTM Decolonial History Project - SHORT Deadline: 5 Sept. 2025[]

Duration: Full-time, fixed-term for 24 months

LSTM is a truly unique institution. As the first school of tropical medicine in the world, founded in 1898, it has a long and complex history. That history includes proud moments—such as hosting the first Nobel Prize for medicine—as well as more difficult and uncomfortable legacies. LSTM was established in response to a call from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, to reduce mortality among colonial officers and Liverpool’s mercantile class. Its founding donation was made by Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, a shipping magnate whose wealth came from exploitative trade with African nations and links to colonial enterprise.

Following our February 2022 Race Review and our Race Equity Action Plan, LSTM committed to becoming an actively anti-racist organisation. In 2023, as part of this commitment, we commissioned this project to critically examine the first 25 years of our history through a decolonial and reparative lens. The research team, led by a Senior Historian, will be supported by an external advisory panel comprising academic and non-academic experts—particularly from racially minoritised backgrounds and communities affected by colonialism and slavery.

LSTM particularly welcomes applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates who are descendants of, or have been affected by, legacies of colonialism or slavery.

LSTM Archives

LSTM’s archive, spanning over 400 boxes, 100 volumes, and a large historical book collection, holds critical documents related to its colonial and financial history. A significant portion will return from the University of Liverpool in 2025, following a major archive project. This rich and largely untapped resource includes material linked to figures such as Alfred Lewis Jones and King Leopold II, expedition records, teaching artefacts, and portraits—offering a unique opportunity to shape historical understanding and accountability at a pivotal moment.

Key responsibilities:

Historical Research and Analysis

Conduct original research on race, health, empire, and decolonisation in the context of tropical medicine
Engage with institutional and external archives, including uncatalogued records and artefacts
Produce an independent, high-quality report that informs LSTM’s future history and heritage strategy
Ensure all research complies with ethical standards and LSTM data policies

Engagement and Dissemination

Present findings in formats accessible to academic and non-academic audiences
Contribute to co-authored publications and knowledge exchange with LSTM colleagues
Engage equitably with communities in West Africa and the UK affected by colonialism
Participate in public engagement to contribute to national and global conversations

Collaboration and Capacity Building

Collaborate with the Academic Lead, Information Services Team, and advisory panel
Contribute to the development of decolonial approaches to the LSTM archives
Attend and contribute to regular stakeholder meetings and governance processes
Help formulate decolonial and restorative recommendations for institutional strategy

You will possess:

A PhD in history or a related discipline, or equivalent research experience
Experience accessing and working with archival materials and historical records
Strong skills in qualitative research methods and critical historical analysis
A clear commitment to equity, anti-racism, and socially impactful research
Excellent communication and project management skills
A track record or demonstrable potential for publication and engagement

Expiry date:17:00, Fri, 5th Sep 2025

Masaryk University (Czech Republic) - Post-doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Modern Art and Theory - deadline 10. December 2025[]

Workplace: Centre for Modern Art and Theory, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University

EU Researcher Profile: R3

Amount of Working Hours: full-time - 40 hours per week

Number of Open Positions: 1

Expected Start: 1 January 2026

Type of Employment Contract: fixed term (3 years)

Application Deadline: 10 December 2025

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

The Center for Modern Art and Theory is announcing the position of post-doctoral researcher within the project Czechs and the Colonial World: Design and Visual Culture since 1848 (https://globalczechs.cz/), funded by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic.

The Czechs and the Colonial World project examines how Czechs engaged with non-European societies and cultures and sought to understand them through visual culture. It considers how Czech ideas about identity also emerged from these encounters. It analyses the social, political and cultural factors that shaped these ideas and examines how attitudes and representations evolved over the period examined by the project. The project is looking for researchers who will be able to develop independent research agendas in connection with the project topics. The project will also consider proposals from researchers who want to conduct comparative research analysing the Czech case within the broader framework of Central Europe and the question of coloniality in visual culture.

MAIN JOB CONTENT

undertaking research in consultation with the project leader
publishing research findings in academic journals and disseminating interim of research results at conferences and other public venues
working independently as well as collaboratively with other members of the project team
undertaking management and administrative activities arising from the project

WE REQUEST

Professional education, qualifications and experience

a PhD degree in art history or a relevant related field
a record of academic publications in art history or a relevant related field

Language skills

excellent knowledge of English
excellent written and spoken knowledge of the Czech language and / or another relevant language (e.g. Hungarian, Polish or German)

Requirements related to job content

ability independently to formulate research goals and objectives within the framework of the project
ability to undertake research independently as well as in collaboration with other team members
ability to cooperate in solving complex scientific, research, development and organizational tasks in a research team
ability to clearly formulate research results and to disseminate them in public
ability to publish high quality research in relevant academic journals
capacity for self-reflection

The advantage is

experience of working in a university environment

WE OFFER

Working environment

a friendly and inspiring environment
opportunity to work with an international, interdisciplinary team
employment in an institution that has won the HR Excellence in Research Award
a friendly approach to balancing work and personal life
a conveniently located workplace in the centre of the city of Brno

Employee benefits

6 weeks of paid vacation per year, flexible working hours with the possibility to work partly from home for better work life balance, meal allowance in the salary or for meals in canteens, pension insurance contribution or nursery school/ playgroup allowance, selected vaccinations free of charge, favourable mobile tariffs Vodafone, Multisport card, sports lessons organized by the Faculty of Sports Studies, the nursery school Elánek for children of employees near the faculty.

Training and development

Opportunities for training and personal development, e.g., language and other courses provided by MU, use of MU libraries, use of placements and mobilities abroad, participation in conferences, etc.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your application via the electronic application link by 10. 12. 2025 (please use the link in the Electronic Application section below) and please attach all required documents.

The following documents are required as a part of your application:

cover letter (1500 words) describing your previous relevant experience and specifying your area of research interest in the project (indicating, too, how you would approach the selected topic)
structured CV with an overview of previous experience and list of research publications
copies of proof of education
evidence of language abilities e.g. certificate
at least 2 examples of published work

Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation of acceptance to your e-mail address. After the e-application deadline, you will receive information about the next steps.

If you are unsure, please contact the FF MU Personnel Office: Mgr. Lída Oplatková, e-mail: oplatkova@phil.muni.cz

SELECTION PROCESS

Selection criteria:

submitting of all required documents in the e-application
compliance of the candidate's profile with the requirements for the job as stated above

Suitable candidates will be invited to a personal interview, which may also take the form of a videoconference.

Selection procedures rules at the Faculty of Arts of MU can be found on our careers page.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY, THE FACULTY AND THE DEPARTMENT

Masaryk University is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, with 10 faculties and a number of other specialized units, more than 6,000 employees and 32,000 students. We are a university with a wide range of research areas in the humanities and natural sciences and a strong international position. Our mission is to provide education and research of the highest quality.

The Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University is one of the four founding faculties of Masaryk University and since its foundation in 1919 it has been not only an important centre of humanities and social science education, science, research, and development, but also an institution that actively participates in shaping the cultural life of the city and the region.

Traditionally, it has been profiled as a research-oriented faculty generating approximately one fifth of MU's research volume. The faculty has more than 600 employees and by the student population of over 6,000 is the largest faculty at the university.

Since 2021, the faculty has been the proud holder of the HR Excellence in Research Award from the European Commission.

You can find out more information about the faculty on the website or on Facebook.

For information on HR work set according to European standards, visit the HR Award faculty website.

Department

Information about the Center for Research on Modern Art and Theory at the Faculty of Arts of MU

can be found HERE.

Contact person at the department for questions about the position:

Name and surname: Prof. Matthew Rampley

Email: rampley@phil.muni.cz

Maynooth University (IRL) - Post Doctoral Researcher, History (USA) - Deadline: 3 Oct. 2025[]

We are seeking a full-time post-doctoral researcher to work on a major European Research Council funded project. The researcher would lead the project’s investigation into veterancy among colonized and/or Indigenous populations within the imperial polity of the United States of America. The project is based in the Arts and Humanities Institute and the History Department at University of Maynooth. This post offers the opportunities to join a dynamic research environment with state-of-the-art research facilities. The project includes funding to support extensive archival work overseas.

Project Details

COLVET is a four-year long European Research Council Starting Grant project led by Professor Dónal Hassett. It explores how colonized peoples grappled with the legacies of military service. It will develop the first comprehensive and comparative account of colonial veterancy in what was the foundational era for modern conceptions of the veteran, the interwar period. Grounded in a collaborative and comparative methodology, the project will trace and analyse the contrasts and commonalities in the evolution and reception of veteran policy within, across, and between the French Empire, the Italian Empire, the American colonial empire, British-ruled East or Southern Africa, and British-ruled India. The project has three key strands, exploring the way veterancy was defined, demarcated and debated in colonial contexts, the systems set up to cater for and control veterans, and the political impact of veterancy on the colonial order. This innovative research will not only deepen our understanding of veteran history around the world in the period but also help us reimagine the concepts we use to analyse veterans and their stories so they can better capture the diversity of veteran experiences.

For an insight into the project’s work, please see the project website: https://colvet.eu/

This post is funded by the European Union under Grant No. 101115749. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Salary

Post-Doctoral Researcher (2025): €45,847 (1 point, with increment)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Friday, 3rd October 2025.

Please note all applications must be made via our Online Recruitment Portal at the following link:

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University (IRL) - Post Doctoral Researcher, History (Southern and/or Eastern Africa) - Deadline: 5 Oct. 2025[]

Department: History

Vacancy ID: 037383

Closing Date: 05-Oct-2025

We are seeking a full-time post-doctoral researcher for 24 months to work on a major European Research Council funded project. The researcher would lead the project’s investigation into veterancy in British colonies in Southern and/or Eastern Africa. The project is based in the Arts and Humanities Institute and the History Department at University of Maynooth. This post offers the opportunity to join a dynamic research environment with state-of-the-art research facilities. The project includes funding to support extensive archival work overseas.

Salary Scale:

Post-Doctoral Researcher (2025): €46,305 (1 point, with increment)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) Friday 3rd of October 2025

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

New York University (USA:NY) - Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows, Liberal Studies, GLOBAL WORKS & SOCIETY and WRITING - Deadline: 15 Nov. 2025[]

Liberal Studies at New York University invites applications for three Postdoctoral Faculty Fellow positions to begin September 1, 2026, pending administrative and budgetary approval.

The Liberal Studies Core is a dynamic liberal arts curriculum that provides a global and interdisciplinary foundation for nearly 100 NYU majors. The curriculum emphasizes conceptual and spatial frameworks to trace the movement of ideas and the interconnectivity of material culture, through the study of different texts, histories, exchanges, structures and systems, languages, arts, and writing from early antiquity through contemporary times. Small seminar-style classes and close faculty-student interaction ensure the benefits of a liberal arts college within a large urban research university. We are especially interested in hiring qualified candidates who can contribute through their research, teaching and service to the intellectual diversity and excellence of the Liberal Studies community.

Liberal Studies Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows teach two courses each semester in the Core Curriculum. Fellows work closely with an assigned Faculty Mentor, they attend pedagogy workshops that explore innovative approaches to interdisciplinary global teaching, and they have the opportunity to lead faculty development workshops or host program wide events in their area of scholarly, creative, or pedagogical expertise. The initial appointment is for one (1) year, and it may be renewed for two additional years, based upon satisfactory performance reviews and mutual agreement. Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows are limited to a maximum of three (3) years in rank; they are non-tenure track.

We seek applicants in the following areas:

GLOBAL WORKS AND SOCIETY (two positions)

PhD in Political Theory, Philosophy, History, or related fields in the social sciences. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to draw on ancient and early modern sources in their teaching with a global emphasis in the Global Works and Society sequence of the Core Curriculum. Candidates must embrace interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches from a variety of global perspectives and must have the ability to examine relationships of power and to interrogate the historical roots of current challenges.

WRITING (one position)

PhD in Writing Studies, Creative Writing, Nonfiction Writing, Rhetoric, Journalism, Translation Studies, TESOL, Applied Linguistics, or closely related field. Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to teach first-year writing in an interdisciplinary and global-focused LS Core Curriculum. Candidates with additional specialization in TESOL, science/environmental writing, and/or qualitative research writing are strongly encouraged to apply.

Minimum qualifications: Successful candidates must have a PhD conferred by the date of appointment, or have received the PhD no more than three years before the date of appointment. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who share Liberal Studies’ commitment to equity and inclusion and belonging, and who can contribute to the diversity of intellectual life in LS and NYU. Candidates must present demonstrated experience and commitment to interdisciplinarity, intersectionality, and a teaching approach informed by global perspectives. Commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching required; some college-level teaching experience, and evidence of outstanding scholarship and relevant professional activity are desirable.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is $60,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Applications include ONLY (1) a cover letter, (2) a current c.v.. Complete applications must be recorded by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (US), November 15, 2025. Applications recorded after this deadline will not be considered.

Applicants may apply directly through the following links:

GLOBAL WORKS AND SOCIETY (two positions)

https://apply.interfolio.com/174370

WRITING (one position)

https://apply.interfolio.com/174368

Any news on either of the positions? (12/5): NO (x1)

I haven't heard back but I see that it has been reopened on Interfolio with requests for additional materials.

The Ohio State University (USA:OH) - Postdoctoral Scholar - Deadline: 15 Nov. 2025[]

The Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University seeks to appoint up three Post Doctoral Scholars to join our team. This will be a two-year appointment beginning August 24, 2026, through August 23, 2028. Situated in Ohio State's College of Arts & Sciences, the Mershon Center cultivates innovative research at the intersections of international, national, and human security challenges. It provides an institutional home for campus-wide collaboration. Although most of our affiliates come from the social sciences and the humanities, we are open to the full range of disciplines involved analytically and/or practically with diplomacy, conflict, peacemaking, governance, and cooperative problem-solving. We also seek to engage perspectives across nations, cultures, commitments, generations, and forms of practice. We invite applicants from any field whose research promises to bring new insight into established or emerging security questions. Successful applicants will make compelling arguments for how their work can benefit from our interdisciplinary and multiperspectival environment.

Mershon postdocs receive mentoring as a cohort, along with assistance from our affiliates in building individual networks across campus. They are expected to devote approximately 10 hours per week to Center-related activities: supporting and developing programming, collaborating on research, and training projects, etc. The remainder of the post-doctoral scholar’s time is given to developing their own research, publications, and professional profile.

Because scholars are expected to be fully integrated with the intellectual life of the Center, they must plan to reside in the Columbus area during the relevant academic years. Required: Ph.D. in appropriate field related to security studies by June 30, 2026. Candidates should be within three years of the Ph.D.

Applications should be submitted through Workday and consist of:

Cover letter describing the two-year research agenda and how it supports the research agenda of the Mershon Center
Current CV
An article-length writing sample

All documents can be uploaded as one single attachment.

The deadline for receipt of applications is November 15, 2025. Finalists for this position will be asked to furnish a list of references. Final interviews will take place in January, with decisions by mid-February.

Penn State (USA:PA) - Postdoctoral Scholar, African American History - Deadline: 1 November 2025[]

The Richards Civil War Era Center and the Africana Research Center invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in African American History, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026, with flexibility.

All research interests spanning the origins of slavery through the Civil Rights movement will receive favorable consideration. Proposals that align with the Richards Center's interests in slavery, abolition, and emancipation, as well as comparative or Atlantic history, are especially welcome.

During their residency, the scholar will primarily perform their research. The scholar will have no teaching or administrative responsibilities. In addition, they will attend workshops, professional development sessions, and other relevant events, and will be expected to take an active part in Penn State's community of researchers.

A Ph.D. in African American History or a related field is required at time of appointment. Successful applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. within the previous four academic years.

More information on the benefits offered with this position can be found at https://hr.psu.edu/current-employee/benefits/post-doc-appts.

To be considered for this position, submit a complete application packet including a cover letter describing your research and goals for the scholarship year, a curriculum vitae, and a list of three references online at https://hr.psu.edu/careers. We will request writing samples and letters of recommendation from candidates who advance in the search process.

System limitations allow for a total of 5 documents (5mb per document) as part of your application. Please combine materials to meet the 5-document limit.

Review of materials will begin November 1, 2025, and continue until the position has been filled. Please direct questions about the process via e-mail to richardscenter@psu.edu.

Apply now: https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/job/Penn-State-University-Park/Postdoctoral-Scholar--African-American-History_REQ_0000070593

Penn State (USA:PA) - Postdoctoral Scholar, Civil War Era - Deadline: 1 November 2025[]

The Richards Civil War Era Center, in conjunction with the Department of History and the College of the Liberal Arts, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the history of the Civil War Era, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026, with flexibility.

All research interests spanning the pre-war period through Reconstruction will receive favorable consideration. Proposals that align with the Richards Center's interests in slavery, abolition, and emancipation are especially welcome.

During their residency, the scholar will primarily perform their research. The scholar will have no teaching or administrative responsibilities. In addition, they will attend workshops, professional development sessions, and other relevant events, and will be expected to take an active part in Penn State's community of researchers.

A Ph.D. in History or related field is required at time of appointment. Successful applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. within the previous four academic years.

More information on the benefits offered with this position can be found at https://hr.psu.edu/current-employee/benefits/post-doc-appts.

To be considered for this position, submit a complete application packet including a cover letter describing your research and goals for the scholarship year, a curriculum vitae, and a list of three reference online at https://hr.psu.edu/careers. We will request writing samples and letters of recommendation from candidates who advance in the search process.

System limitations allow for a total of 5 documents (5mb per document) as part of your application. Please combine materials to meet the 5-document limit.

Review of materials will begin November 1, 2025, and continue until the position has been filled. Please direct questions about the process via e-mail to richardscenter@psu.edu.

To apply: https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/job/Penn-State-University-Park/Postdoctoral-Scholar--Civil-War-Era_REQ_0000070586-1

Pomona College (USA:CA) - Scholar in Residence Teaching Fellowship - Deadline 01. December 2025[]

Pomona College seeks applications for the Pomona College Scholar in Residence Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship, a two-year position, beginning July 1, 2026. Fellows teach two courses per year and are also responsible for public presentations. The Fellowship stipend is $75,000 and includes $3000 in research or conference funds each year of the fellowship.

The Pomona College Scholar in Residence Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship prepares early career scholars for undergraduate teaching at small, liberal arts colleges in the humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields. The College is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for all students. You may find more information, including eligibility requirements, and the link to the application on our website.

This program especially welcomes candidates who conduct community-based research and who are poised to make critical interventions in humanities and social science disciplines by offering courses that expand department curricula and are responsive to and effective for students with non-traditional backgrounds. At Pomona College, cultivating an inclusive classroom through discussions, experimentation, creative expression, dialogue, experiential learning, and methodological exploration, is a criterion for all reviews of teaching. For this cycle, the college hopes to select two fellows.

Located in southern California, Pomona College is a selective liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 1700 undergraduate students and is a founding member of the Claremont Colleges, which include Claremont McKenna, Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd, Keck Graduate Institute and Claremont Graduate University. Collectively, The Claremont Colleges constitute an academic community of 9,000 students. As a result, Pomona students enjoy both the personalized instruction and close faculty-student interactions afforded by a small liberal arts college as well as the intellectual and extracurricular resources typically found at larger universities. In collaboration with the Claremont Colleges Consortium, Pomona College offers a variety of professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities for fellows.

Please submit a 1) cover letter in which you briefly explain your research and the classes you are prepared to teach or wish to develop; 2) a CV; 3) a statement about inclusive excellence (please refer to this document); 4) three letters of recommendation; and 5) a writing sample (12-20 pp) by December 1, 2025 to Academic Jobs Online REQ#30466. Review of all applications will begin after December 1. Pomona College departments will submit their nominations between January 17-24, 2026 and on-campus interviews for three finalists will begin in early February.

Princeton University (USA:NJ) - Postdoctoral Research Associate-Program in African Studies - Deadline: 15. December 2025[]

The Program in African Studies (PAS) at Princeton University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate or more senior research positions for the 2026-2027 academic year. Up to two appointments will be offered to exceptional recent PhDs in the humanities, social sciences, interdisciplinary environmental science or engineering, with a focus on African thought, art, media, activism, conservation, economics, urban and rural communities, post-colonialism, and other research related to the African continent and its diaspora.

The term of appointment is based on rank. Positions at the postdoctoral rank are for one year with the possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance and continued funding; those hired at more senior ranks may have multi-year appointments. The appointment will be made through the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS). Applicants must demonstrate outstanding scholarly achievement and excellence in teaching. These positions are open only to scholars who currently do not hold a tenure-track or permanent academic position.

Responsibilities include teaching (one semester-long course per year) and active collaboration in research, discussions, and scholarly events within PAS and PIIRS. In addition, the successful candidate may have the opportunity to advise students in their area of expertise or related areas. When teaching, the successful candidate will carry a secondary teaching rank. Any teaching role is contingent on sufficient course enrollment and prior approval from the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.

In addition to salary and benefits, the program will provide a research fund in the amount of $3,000 per year and a shared office space. Anticipated position start date is 9/1/2026.

Applicants must apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/40721. The following application items are required and should be uploaded by the applicant:

* Cover letter

* Curriculum vitae

* Dissertation abstract

* Writing sample: one chapter of the dissertation or one published article related to the dissertation topic - 30 pages max with citations.

* Research proposal

* Two course proposals

* Details of prior courses taught and evaluation results if available

* Document confirming your completion of all requirements for the PhD degree

* Names and email addresses for three references. References will be contacted only for those who advance to the short list of candidates.

For fullest consideration applicants should apply by December 15, 2025 11:59 (EST). Due to the anticipated volume of applications, only final candidates will be contacted. Further information about The Program in African Studies can be found at: http://piirs.princeton.edu/afs.

Princeton University (USA:NJ) - Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, Associate Research Scholar - Deadline: 5 August 2025[]

The Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities and social sciences, invites applications for the 2026-2029 fellowship competition. Applications are welcome for the following fellowships:

Two or three Open Fellowships in any discipline represented in the Society
One Fellowship in Humanistic Studies
One Fellowship in East Asian Studies

Applicants may be considered for more than one fellowship category pertinent to their research and teaching. The Society’s website (sf.princeton.edu) provides additional details on the fellowships, eligibility, disciplines, and application dossier, and we recommend that applicants review this information before submitting an application.

Appointed as Associate Research Scholars in the Council of the Humanities for three years, fellows pursue their research, attend weekly seminars and teach in academic departments. In each of the first two years, fellows teach one undergraduate course per semester, pending approval by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty; in their third year, they teach only one course in either semester. When teaching, fellows will carry the secondary rank of Lecturer.

Applicants holding the Ph.D. at the time of application must have received the degree after January 1, 2024. Applicants not yet holding the Ph.D. are expected to have completed a substantial portion of the dissertation – at least half – at the time of application. Successful candidates must fulfill all requirements for the Ph.D., including filing of the dissertation, by June 15, 2026. Candidates for/recipients of doctoral degrees in Education, Jurisprudence, and from Princeton University are not eligible. Applicants may apply only once to the Princeton Society of Fellows.

Selection is based on exceptional scholarly achievement and evidence of unusual promise, range and quality of teaching experience, and potential contributions to an interdisciplinary community. The Society of Fellows seeks a diverse and international pool of applicants.

Applicants are asked to submit an application by August 5, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET) to the online portal at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/38581.

Invitation for interviews:

9/29: Nothing here. Just inaugurate this paragraph to notify colleagues in case we get selected as finalists

11/18: Rejection (x4)

Purdue University (USA:IN): Postdoctoral Research Fellow in media, politics, and technology in modern America - Deadline 31. Dec 2025[]

The Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology (CAPT) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow specializing in research at the intersection of media, politics, and technology in modern America. This is a two-year, full-time, 12-month position beginning between July 1, 2026 and September 1, 2026. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand by the start date.

As part of Purdue University's Center for American Political History, Media, and Technology, this Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work with CAPT Director Kathryn Cramer Brownell, CAPT Associate Director Jennifer Hoewe, and the CAPT Faculty Fellows to pursue interdisciplinary research that advances CAPT's mission to better understand the past, present, and future of American democracy in the modern information age. This Fellow will also help develop broader CAPT programming plans, grant applications, and public engagement initiatives.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to pursue original research commensurate with their own background and interests and will also be invited to join existing CAPT scholarly and public-facing projects. Specific duties will include the following: pursuing a scholarly research project related to CAPT's mission, assisting with existing and ongoing research projects run through CAPT and its affiliated research lab, the Purdue Research in Media Effects (PRIME) Lab, crafting a public engagement initiative, grant writing, and participating in the intellectual life of the center, the College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University, and the broader community.

The position has an annual salary of $65,000 and is benefits eligible.

Qualifications

Required: Ph.D. in communication, media, American history, American studies, political science, information studies, sociology, and/or psychology, specializing in political communication; evidence of potential for producing peer-reviewed publications and contributing to the development of funded research.

Preferred: An engaged scholar with experience in grant writing and program building.

Application Procedure

Applicants must submit electronically (1) a letter of application that includes an overview of their research interests and a proposed scholarly research and public engagement project; (2) a CV that includes the names of at least three professional references and the date, or intended date, of Ph.D. completion; and (3) a writing sample (preferably a published paper). Applicants are encouraged but not required to submit a sample of work that showcases their research agenda and their ability to communicate research findings to a broader public. Please submit materials within Success Factors, the Purdue system for job applications. A background check is required for employment in this position.

Review of materials will begin on December 31, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

Please direct questions to Dr. Jennifer Hoewe at jhoewe@purdue.edu.

Rochester Institute of Technology (USA:NY): Postdoctoral associate of the College of Liberal Arts - Deadline: Rolling[]

The postdoctoral researcher will work primarily with the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts to focus on research, writing, and publishing scholarly work related to faculty governance in higher education. The position provides an opportunity to explore key issues surrounding faculty participation in strategic planning, budget decisions, and institutional decision-making processes for comparative analysis. The researcher will occasionally facilitate discussions within the university community on the benefits and challenges of faculty governance. Additionally, the researcher may attend local faculty governance meetings to observe and analyze participation practices directly and learn about current issues related to governance. The postdoctoral researcher will also explore and submit grant proposals to secure funding that supports ongoing research on faculty governance. This may include applying for foundation support, or federal research.

Potential research areas include examining the current level of faculty involvement in strategic and financial decision-making, analyzing how the extent and nature of participation influence institutional outcomes, and investigating the relationship between governance and institutional stability, particularly during times of crisis. The researcher will also consider the broader political context impacting higher education, exploring how governance structures may affect the reputation, resilience, and overall success of American colleges and universities. Limited studies have systematically tracked the influence of governance mechanisms over time, the impact of strong communication practices, and comparative analyses across institution types and crisis scenarios are needed.

A key objective of this position is to produce scholarship that informs ongoing discussions about the role of faculty governance, exploring how participation and strong communication practices can potentially benefit decision-making processes and the broader standing of higher education institutions globally.

Potential research areas include examining the current level of faculty involvement in strategic and financial decision-making, analyzing how the extent and nature of participation influence institutional outcomes, and investigating the relationship between governance and institutional stability, particularly during times of crisis. The researcher will also consider the broader political context impacting higher education, exploring how governance structures may affect the reputation, resilience, and overall success of American colleges and universities. Limited studies have systematically tracked the influence of governance mechanisms over time, the impact of strong communication practices, and comparative analyses across institution types and crisis scenarios are needed.

Job Responsibilities:

Write articles, present results at academic conferences, publish articles / book chapters
Supervise graduate and undergraduate students employed on the project
Explore and apply for external funding related to the project along with the Dean and other campus partners
Host a few discussions on campus related to faculty governance
Attend community organization meetings related to faculty governance
OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Required Qualifications: PhD in humanities, social science, education, or related field. Skills:

Qualitative research methods in education, particularly conducting and analyzing interviews
Ability to write formal papers and present talks at conferences
Ability to communicate and network effectively across a variety of audiences / groups
Designing curriculum and assignments to attract and engage students
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in developing and testing experimental designs, sampling techniques, and analytical methods.
Proficiency in using statistical analysis and ability to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information

Department/College Description Minimum Qualifications PhD in humanities, social science, education, or related field. Skills:

Qualitative research methods in education, particularly conducting and analyzing interviews
Ability to write formal papers and present talks at conferences
Ability to communicate and network effectively across a variety of audiences / groups
Designing curriculum and assignments to attract and engage students
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Professional Area: Employment Category: Fulltime Staff Job Function: Wage Band: $50000 - $58000

Hourly/Salary Minimum: $50000 Hourly/Salary Maximum: $58000

How to Apply In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number. The direct link to this posting can be found here: https://sjobs.brassring.com/

Saarlund University (Germany): 12 postdoctoral fellowships at the Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation - Deadline 12. Dec 2025[]

The Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation (CURE) at Saarland University is an institute for advanced study, funded by the German Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) since 2024. Each academic year, a new group of international and interdisciplinary fellows joins the centre to pursue research. For the centre’s third year (October 2026 to September 2027), we are pleased to invite applications for up to twelve fellowships with a duration of ten to twelve months (beginning in October 2026).

THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME AT THE KÄTE HAMBURGER CENTRE

Questions about reparation and irreparability are at the heart of CURE’s research programme, taken up by fellows and members of the KHK CURE team from a range of disciplinary perspectives.

Many harms and damages, such as the destruction of cultural heritage in colonised regions, the trauma of war, or the consequences of climate change, cannot be undone. Such irreversible harms often trigger complex processes of negotiation that can reshape reflexive forms of cultural identity and newly imagined or created life worlds. They raise the question of how to build a shared future in which we and others can live despite a past scarred by violence, injustice, and the destruction of natural environments. Economic and legal compensation is often a prerequisite for dismantling asymmetrical situations and structures. But it is most often the case that enduring wounds suffered by individuals, and the harm done to their lifeworlds, can be addressed only through cultural and social practices.

The Käte Hamburger Centre CURE is dedicated to studying such cultural practices of reparation. We define reparation as a process of shaping the future through an awareness that past damage can never be fully undone. Repairing something always means that the traces of destruction remain – whether visible, felt, or understood – and thus gesture toward a fragility of the self. We view cultural practices of reparation as encompassing a broad range of responses to the awareness of damage: oral and written forms of narration, poetry, linguistic and non-linguistic rituals, music, visual art, films, theatre, exhibition practices, historiography, and other forms of scholarship or knowledge production. These practices aim to develop possibilities and scenarios for the future that reach beyond interests grounded in identitarian claims and the restitution of a supposedly original identity, even in the face of enduring harms. Our goal at the centre is to collaboratively develop theoretical approaches to such practices.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND SELECTION CRITERIA

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL FELLOWSHIPS:

Applications may be submitted by scholars in cultural studies and the humanities who have completed a PhD (submitted and defended) by the application deadline. Applicants must also be actively engaged in research or artistic practice (including independent artists or scholars).

Artists who hold a doctorate and have experience in academic collaboration are also encouraged to apply for an academic fellowship.

CURE is expressly committed to diversity and welcomes applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, disability, age, or sexual orientation and identity.

Those without a completed doctorate, as well as members of Saarland University, are not eligible to apply.

Applications should outline an independent research project that is relevant to the research agenda of the centre and will be pursued during the fellowship. The project should align with at least one of the centres’ three thematic fields – ‘history’, ‘experience’, and ‘nature’ – and relate to the third of the four designated themes for the following academic years:

2024/2025: Theory
2025/2026: Society
2026/2027: Bodies
2027/2028: Things

Within the theme of ‘bodies’ in cultural practices of reparation, for instance, research might address issues such as bodily perception, embodiment and its performative forms, performance art, therapy, and lived practices, including questions related to experiences of individual injury or trauma.

Applications are invited only for the fellowship year running from October 2026 to September 2027. Further information on the centre’s thematic fields and annual themes can be found on the centre’s website: https://cure.uni-saarland.de/forschung/forschungsprogramm/.

Our selection process places particular emphasis on proposed project’s academic quality, originality, and conceptual alignment with the centre’s shared research agenda. We also consider applicants’ qualifications, motivation, and career stage. Fostering a diversity of academic cultures additionally plays a role in the final selection of fellows.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNIGR FELLOWSHIP:

One of the fellowships will be awarded as the University of the Greater Region (UniGR) fellowship to a scholar with a completed doctorate (submitted and successfully defended by the application deadline) who is currently employed at one of the following member institutions: University of Trier, University of Liège, University of Luxembourg, University of Lorraine, and RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau. In addition to the general requirements, applicants for the UniGR fellowship must also be currently employed in an academic position at one of these universities at the time of application and provide proof of employment with their application.

Staff members of Saarland University are not eligible to apply.

The selection process for the UniGR fellowship runs in parallel with the other fellowships and is carried out by the Academic Advisory Board.

INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION

The centre will welcome up to twelve fellows a year. Fellows are expected to live in Saarbrücken and to devote their fellowship both to collaborative work within the centre and to their independent research project. They take part in centre’s events – colloquia, working groups, conferences, workshops, and the like – and contribute actively to the centre’s own publications. With approval from the Executive Committee, fellows will also have the opportunity to organise workshops or to collaborate in teaching or other academic events with our research and cultural cooperation partners. Longer absences from the centre for extended research trips or stays are not possible.

Saarland University is distinguished by its close ties to France and its strong European focus, with programmes and partnerships such as the Cluster for European Studies (CEUS) devoted to the topic of ‘European World(s): Projections, Reflections, Transformations’, the European university alliance Transform4Europe (T4EU), and the international university network University of the Greater Region (UniGR).

DURATION AND CONDITIONS

Fellowships are usually awarded for ten to twelve months, always starting on 1 October.

The fellowship guidelines of Saarland University provide two funding options.

Fellows who take unpaid leave from their home institution (or are independent scholars or artists) during the fellowship will receive financial compensation in the form of a stipend (at least 6,100 to 7,200 euros per month before taxes, depending on their qualifications).
If a fellow chooses to keep their current salary and benefits, KHK CURE will pay their home institution the equivalent salary for a teaching replacement during the fellow’s time at the centre.

Accommodation in modern apartments is provided free of charge, and accommodation for families can also be arranged if required. Similarly, the expenses for traveling to and from Saarbrücken will be reimbursed once pursuant to the Saarland Travel Expense Act (SRKG). Fellows will be provided with a fully equipped workspace at the centre.

Insurance and all other (living) costs that may be incurred must be covered by the fellows themselves.

APPLICATION DEADLINE AND MATERIALS

Applications must be submitted by 15 December 2025 using the form available on the centre’s website. Please include

the CURE application form with abstract
a letter outlining your motivation for applying (max. 1 A4 page)
a CV (max. 3 A4 pages)
a publication list
a project outline with bibliography (max. 5 A4 pages), showing its connection to CURE’s research programme and how your research relates to at least one programme area and the annual theme

Please use minimum font size 11 and line spacing 1.15.

Applications may be submitted in German, English, or French.

Please do not include photographs.

You should receive a confirmation email after submitting your application. If you do not, please contact cure@khk.uni-saarland.de.

CONTACT

We will notify applicants by the end of April 2026. Until then, please avoid inquiries about the status of your application.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact the centre by writing to cure@khk.uni-saarland.de.

As part of your application for a fellowship at the Käte Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation (CURE) at Saarland University (UdS), you will be submitting personal data. Regarding our use of personal data, please see the university’s privacy policy in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding the collection and processing of personal data. By submitting your application, you confirm that you have read the UdS policies on data privacy and protection.

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Tampere University (Finland): Postdoctoral Researchers (1-2 positions) (Suffering and Meliorism in Literature and the Philosophy of Literature, within the Centre of Excellence on the Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering) - Deadline 28. November 2025[]

The Faculty of Social Sciences at Tampere University invites applications for the position of 1–2 Postdoctoral Researchers in literary studies and philosophy of literature for a fixed-term period of three years starting in January/February 2026 (or as agreed).

The positions are open within the Centre of Excellence in Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering (MePhiS, 2026-2033, CoE director Sami Pihlström) and its research team Suffering and Meliorism in Literature and the Philosophy of Literature (PI Sari Kivistö), funded by the Research Council of Finland. Among the five research teams of MePhiS, four will be hosted by the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, while the team on Suffering and Meliorism in Literature and the Philosophy of Literature will be hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University. The project offers a supportive and inspiring working environment, and excellent opportunities for researchers to develop their skills and career in an international and interdisciplinary setting.

The Centre of Excellence MePhiS will engage in philosophical and interdisciplinary scholarship on meliorist philosophy of suffering (Lat. melior, better). It will place the concept of suffering at the centre of philosophical reflection and offer conceptual and argumentative tools for a deeper understanding of human engagement with affliction, starting from the meliorist idea that the world can and should be made better through active human efforts. According to meliorism, a positive outcome is neither guaranteed (optimism) nor impossible (pessimism). MePhiS aims at (1) reinterpreting ethical and other philosophical issues by emphasising their entanglement with suffering; (2) integrating philosophical inquiries into suffering and meliorism with research emerging from key disciplines in the humanities, especially the history of ideas, literary studies, and theology and religious studies; and (3) critically renewing relevant philosophical and interdisciplinary methodology.

The research group on Suffering and Meliorism in Literature and the Philosophy of Literature within MePhiS focuses on literary studies and the philosophy of literature as routes to meliorist philosophy of suffering. We take seriously the idea that literature can articulate philosophical issues and influence people’s ways of experiencing, expressing, and managing suffering. The research group will critically examine diverging concepts of meliorism by exploring writers with links to optimism, pessimism, and/or meliorism, and analysing literature reflecting societal anxieties and human or non-human suffering caused by wars, violence, poverty, marginalisation, the climate crisis, etc. We will also consider how philosophers employ literature in reflecting on ethical stances to suffering.

Positions

We seek 1-2 postdoctoral researchers with expertise in literary studies and/or philosophy of literature with demonstrated interest in advancing research in these fields. The postdoctoral researchers’ main duties will consist of conducting research and publishing actively on the research topic.

While MePhiS supports its members’ individual academic autonomy, the recruited scholars will work closely together as a research cluster (also across the different research groups) and are expected to contribute to realising the joint research plan of the entire CoE. Postdoctoral researchers are expected to participate in regular project meetings and other activities of the CoE and its teams. The appointed researchers will contribute to teaching and administrative tasks up to 5-10% of their working time. The working language of MePhiS is English.

Qualifications

We seek candidates who have expertise in literary studies and/or philosophy of literature and are interested in developing the research aims described above. Successful candidates must hold a doctoral degree in a relevant field of the humanities or social sciences (e.g., literary studies, philosophy). The degree must be completed before the end of the application period.

Familiarity with the topics of suffering, optimism, pessimism, or meliorism in literature and philosophy, as well as previous contributions in combining literary studies with philosophical issues, will be considered an advantage.

The selected candidates should have the ability to conduct independent research at a high international level. The candidates should have excellent analytical and methodological skills and be able to work both independently and collaboratively as members of the research team. Excellent written and oral English skills are required.

Please be prepared to provide proof of your qualifications if requested. Please do not submit AI-generated proposals.

We offer

The position is fixed-term for three years starting in January/February 2026. A trial period of six months applies to all new employees at Tampere University.

The salary will be based on the University Salary System. The salary of a postdoctoral researcher is at levels 5-6. In addition to the basic salary, a supplementary portion of the salary will be paid based on the appointee’s qualifications and experience. A typical starting salary varies between 3,800-4,200 EUR / month.

The appointee is expected to reside in Finland while employed by Tampere University. Tampere University is an internationally renowned research university. We offer a wide range of staff benefits, such as occupational health care, flexible working hours, and excellent sports facilities on campus. Please read more about working at Tampere University. International staff are supported in relocating to Finland.

For more information about Tampere, please see VisitTampere. For further information about Finland, please visit InfoFinland and This is Finland.

How to apply

Applications should be written in English and submitted electronically via Tampere University’s electronic recruitment system (link below). The closing date for applications is 28 November 2025 (at 23:59 local Finnish time)/UCT +2:00. The online interviews of the top candidates will be held on Friday, December 5 and Monday, December 8.

The following documents must be attached to your application:

1) CV (max. 3 pages, including the contact details of two referees) according to TENK guidelines

2) A numbered list of publications

3) A research proposal (max. 3 pages) consisting of

a description of how your previous research experience (such as PhD thesis) and current work align with the overarching aims of the team Suffering and Meliorism in Literature and the Philosophy of Literature;
a research idea/vision where you tell us why the themes or approach of the team interest you and how you would like to focus your own research in this context;
preliminary implementation and publication plan.

Enquiries

For further information about the position please contact the project PI, Professor Sari Kivistö, sari.kivisto(at)tuni.fi.

University of Bristol (UK:Eng) - Hong Kong History Centre Research Associate: Oral History - Deadline: 24 Sept. 2025[]

The role

The Hong Kong History Centre at the University of Bristol (UK), is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to support the Centre’s research in the history of nineteenth and twentieth century Hong Kong. Established in 2022, this new globally recognised hub for the study of Hong Kong, not only promotes and increases the international profile of Hong Kong history as a scholarly field, but also nurtures and invests in emerging talent in the field. It facilitates public engagement and outreach to raise public awareness of the history of the city and its global relations, and has launched a Hong Kong Historical Archives initiative, actively building a visual and textual archival collection of material relating to the history of the city.

The postholder will be a core member of this exciting initiative and will bring oral history experience and skills to the Centre.

What will you be doing?

Undertake independent research.
Play a key role in the Centre’s oral history projects
Develop and submit work for publication
Present research findings at conferences or seminars.
Develop a plan for personal research.
Submit or contribute to bids.
Participate effectively in activities to achieve engagement with research, and/or impact beyond academia.
Contribute to the Centres’ overall activities (public engagement, dissemination, reporting, community building).
A limited amount of teaching.

You should apply if

Applications are invited from candidates with a PhD in history, and an interest and significant previous experience in historical research related to the history of Hong Kong, broadly conceived, or who can demonstrate a commitment to a compelling new programme of research in the field. Candidates should have a relevant postgraduate research degree or equivalent professional experience in the History of Hong Kong and advanced training and experience in oral history. The role requires individuals with high-level analytical skills and an ability to use initiative, and apply creativity, to solve problems that are encountered in the research and engagement context. We welcome invitations from individuals who desire to work collaboratively with the Centre’s team and our partners and to convey research findings through creative public engagement activities.

The post holder should be resident in the UK for the duration of the post. The University operates a hybrid working environment and there is an expectation that the post holder will be on campus for a minimum of two days per week. The post is available for 18 months in the first instance; there may be an opportunity to extend the role based on further funding being secured.

Additional information

For informal enquiries relating to this post please contact:

Prof. Ray Yep rekmy@bristol.ac.uk

Prof. Robert Bickers Robert.Bickers@bristol.ac.uk

Contract type: Open ended with 18 months fixed funding

Work pattern: Monday - Friday

Please note we are unable to accept applications via email or speculative CVs. Anyone looking to apply should do so via the University of Bristol recruitment website.

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 24th September 2025

University of Bristol (UK:Eng) - Research Associate in Longtermism - SHORT Deadline: 22 Sept. 2025[]

The role

You will join the team of the Leverhulme Trust-funded research project The Foundations of Longtermism as a postdoctoral researcher (https://richardpettigrew.com/the-foundations-of-longtermism/). The project lead is Professor Richard Pettigrew.

What will you be doing?

Your role will involve (i) carrying out research within the scope of the project, (ii) collaborating with the project lead to carry out joint work, (iii) disseminating the research of the project by publishing in academic journals and presenting at conferences/workshops/colloquia.

You should apply if

You have a PhD in philosophy, economics, political theory, or other relevant area, or are near to completion;
You have research experience and expertise in an area relevant to the topic of the project, either through your PhD or from other research work;
You are interested in continuing to pursue research in this area.

Additional information

For informal enquiries please contact: Professor Richard Pettigrew. Richard.Pettigrew@bristol.ac.uk

Contract type: Open ended with 24 months fixed funding

Work pattern: Monday - Friday

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 22/09/2025

University of California Los Angeles - Postdoctoral Scholar (The Livescu Initiative on Neuro, Narrative and Artificial Intelligence) - Deadline 31. December 2025[]

The Livescu Initiative on Neuro, Narrative and Artificial Intelligence in the Institute for Society and Genetics at UCLA invites application for a position at the level of Postdoctoral Fellow. This is a unique opportunity, funded by the Livescu Initiative, to carry out a collaboratively designed research project together with faculty, graduate students and undergraduates associated with the NNAI Initiative. The postdoctoral scholar will work under the supervision of Professor Christopher Kelty, and with the assistance of the initiative Livescu NNAI and its Academic Coordinator. The appointment will be housed in the Division of Life Sciences; courtesy cross-appointments with other units on campus may be possible.

The chosen candidate will be expected to undertake a programme of research, designed in collaboration with the director of NNAI Livescu, on topics in the history and philosophy of AI and Cognition. The goal of this project is to work towards an ambitious, novel, and critical understanding of activity, role and purpose of thinking in an age of machine learning, cognitive and neural engineering and enhancement. Approaches that emphasize diverse forms of thought (animal cognition, ability/disability, speculative) are welcome. The topics and methods are open, but will center approaches and traditions in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.

The chosen candidate will be expected to conduct research, preferably collaboratively, advise graduate students and undergraduates as part of this project and work with scholars across disciplines (including in engineering and/or life sciences) to develop the research project, plan scholarly workshops, and disseminate information in both traditional and innovative forms.

The position is for two years, maximum. It does not include formal teaching duties. Moving expenses, and a small research and travel budget will be made available.

Responsibilities include:

Conducting original research in collaboration with the PI, and present, and/or publish findings at relevant workshops, seminars or conferences
Contribute to the life of UCLA through the NNAI Livescu Initiative
Exploring innovative ways to communicate such research
Planning and executing seminars, workshops or symposia with the assistance of the Livescu NNAI and its Academic Coordinator. To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10630

University of Cambridge (UK:Eng), Emmanuel College - Research Fellowships 2025 - Deadline: 26 Sept. 2025[]

The Governing Body of Emmanuel College invites applications for three stipendiary Research Fellowships in any subject; all three Fellowships are for a three-year fixed term, and will commence on 1 October, 2026.

Applications will be accepted from any graduate of a university within or outside the United Kingdom. These Fellowships are intended for outstanding researchers early in their careers: eligibility for the competition will normally be restricted to Ph.D. candidates who are in the latter stages of their research and close to submission, or post-doctoral researchers who submitted their Ph.D. thesis on or after 1st October, 2024. Candidates should note that these Fellowships are extremely competitive.

The current stipends are £39,795 for post-doctoral Research Fellows and £38,019 for pre-doctoral Research Fellows. Pre-doctoral Research Fellows will be responsible for any University fee they incur up to the level of a UK post-graduate student; the College will contribute the difference if a higher fee is applicable. Fellows are permitted to receive additional remuneration for up to six hours College or University teaching a week.

For further details and to apply online, please click on the 'Apply' button above.

Fully completed applications must be submitted online by 5pm on Friday 26 September 2025. Incomplete or late applications will NOT be accepted after this date.

Candidates must also ensure that the two nominated referees have submitted their references online by no later than 5 pm (GMT) on Thursday 2 October 2025. Any late references will NOT be accepted after this date.

University of Cambridge, Homerton College (UK:Eng) - Junior Research Fellowship Competition 2026 - Deadline: 9 Nov. 2025[]

Homerton College, Cambridge wishes to appoint up to two stipendiary Junior Research Fellows in either of the following disciplines:

Architecture / Land Economy (Housing consumption)
Late Antiquity (approx. 300-800 CE)

and up to one non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellow in any of the following STEM disciplines:

Computer science
Chemistry
Engineering
Maths

Candidates may be graduates of any University and will have completed, or be about to complete, a first PhD. There is no age limit but a Junior Research Fellowship is intended to support those at an early stage in their academic careers. Applications are, therefore, invited from researchers who have completed no more than five years’ full-time post-doctoral research or part-time equivalent, towards their first PhD. Exceptional circumstances will be taken into consideration. A Junior Research Fellowship is usually tenable for four years, with effect from 1 October 2026 or another mutually agreed date. (Stipend: £35,657).

Closing date for applications: Sunday 9 November 2025.

University of Cambridge (UK:Eng) - Isaac Newton Trust and Sir John Plumb Academic Career Development Fellowship in Latin American History (Fixed Term) - Deadline: 20 July 2025[]

The Faculty of History and Christ's College invite applications for a three-year fixed term Fellowship, as part of the Isaac Newton Trust's Academic Career Development Fellowship programme.

The Fellow will contribute to research and teaching in the Faculty and College, specialising in Latin American History. For one third of their time, the Fellow will develop and pursue their own research projects within this field. The proposed start date of the position is October 2025. The Fellow will take on a teaching load across undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in the Faculty, as appropriate to their area of specialism. In the first year of employment, we expect the appointee to contribute to the IB Topics paper (T17: Modern Latin America: 1780 to the Present) and to create a new IA Sources paper, From the second year of employment, we hope that the postholder will introduce a new Part II Advanced Topic paper in Latin American History. The Fellow might also contribute through College supervision and occasional lectures to some Part 1A and Part 1B papers.

In addition, the appointee will supervise undergraduate and MPhil dissertations in their field. They may also be asked to contribute to the teaching of postgraduate classes in the Faculty. They will be expected to participate in the research seminar in World History. One third of the Fellow's workload will be dedicated to College teaching. This will include supervision of undergraduate papers in 'Historical Thinking'. The Fellow will deliver undergraduate College supervisions, and will support students by assisting the Director of Studies; they will contribute to outreach activities; interview undergraduate applicants for History and the joint-degrees; attend Governing Body meetings and contribute to the College community by participating in research-related activities and events planned for Fellows, postgraduates, and postdoctoral members of the College; they will also support the students' History and Politics societies and liaise with the pastoral team in the College for students in academic difficulty, as needed.

Eligible candidates will have fewer than three years' experience post-PhD/equivalent, exclusive of any career breaks and hold a PhD in a relevant specialist subject area, they will have demonstrable experience in Latin American History and have demonstrated potential to develop independent research and writing to a high standard, they will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and work well independently and as part of a team.

Prospective candidates should consult the both the Faculty of History's website https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/ and the Christ's College website: https://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/ Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance. Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment. To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to: Professor Mary Laven - chair@hist.cam.ac.uk If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact hr@hist.cam.ac.uk Please quote reference JJ46438 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

University of Cambridge (UK:Eng), Newnham College - Research Fellowship - Deadline: 3 Oct. 2025[]

NB Newnham has recently adopted trans-exclusionary language in its eligibility criteria in line with trans-hostile legislation in the UK.

Humanities and Social Sciences University of Cambridge – Newnham College

Newnham College, Cambridge invites applications from women graduates of any university for a Research Fellowship. The Fellowship is tenable for three years from 1 October 2026 and is not renewable or extendable.

The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowship is a stipendiary research fellowship, open to graduates working in a field covered by one of the following Faculties of the University of Cambridge: Architecture, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, History of Art, Human Social and Political Sciences (including Archaeology, Anthropology, Politics and International Studies, Social Sciences). Further information about these Faculties may be obtained from the University of Cambridge’s website: www.cam.ac.uk. Current or former Newnham students in the whole field of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences may apply for this Research Fellowship, regardless of the rotational listing.

The College welcomes applications from women of diverse nationalities and socio economic backgrounds. Applications are particularly welcomed from those who identify as being from Black, Asian or other minority ethnic groups.

Stipend (for 2025/26): £38,784

Candidates are advised that a Research Fellowship is intended for a researcher early in their career. Applicants must be a post-doctoral researcher who has been awarded their PhD degree or a graduate student who has submitted their PhD thesis by 31 August 2025. Those submitting their thesis later than this date will not be considered.

The successful applicant will be expected to commit to starting their Fellowship on 1 October 2026. Any requests to defer the start date will only be granted for a maximum of three months.

Application information may be obtained from the College’s website: click the 'Apply' button above and applications must be submitted on-line via the Application Information Document to be found there.

The closing date for applications is Friday 3 October 2025.

This appointment complies with legislation on sex discrimination, relying on the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 22, and Article 3 of the College Charter.

University of Cambridge (UK:Eng), Peterhouse College - Research Fellowships 2026 - Deadline: 8 Sept. 2025[]

The Governing Body of Peterhouse, applying the benefactions of the late William Stone, former Scholar of the College, and others, intends to elect a number of Research Fellows, who will enter upon their tenure on 1 October 2026.

Candidates must, by 1 October 2026, have passed all examinations required for a first degree at a university and would be expected to have gained at least a 2.i classification or equivalent. They should be capable of performing unsupervised post-graduate research. Eligibility criterion requires a period of no more than 18 months between completion of the thesis and the start of the Fellowship. Furthermore, candidates must be graduates of, or current students at, universities in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.

The electors will make a shortlist of candidates who will be invited to submit dissertations or other written work. Some of these candidates will subsequently be invited for interview.

The annual remuneration of a residential Research Fellow will, from 1 October 2026, be equivalent to point 35 on the University Scale, at present £32,172*. Stipends will be subject to deductions in consideration of emoluments from other sources. Research Fellows who wish to live in College will be provided with College accommodation free of rent and council tax.** The College will support the Fellow’s research expense claims up to a value of £1,796 and an entertainment allowance of £794*. For international candidates, all visa costs and health surcharges will be covered. In the case of a Research Fellow who has not yet taken the Ph.D., the College may pay certain approved University fees. Research Fellows are expected to engage in full time research, but may be permitted to teach for up to six hours a week and will be paid for this. All Research Fellows are allowed seven free meals a week at the Common Table. In addition to pursuing research it is expected that Research Fellows will take a full part in College life and activities. The tenure is three years and in certain circumstances may be renewed. Up to one year’s absence may be granted.

The closing date for receipt of electronic applications is Monday 8th September 2025

Must have a degree from or be a current student at a UK university

University of Chicago - Postgraduate Instructor in Theater & Performance Studies - Deadline: 18 Dec 2025[]

The Committee on Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago invites applications for Postgraduate Instructors in Theater and Performance Studies with an expected start date of September 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. Selected candidates will pursue their research agenda under the guidance of a faculty mentor and will participate in the creative and intellectual life of TAPS and the Arts & Humanities Division, including by delivering public presentations of their artistic work and/or scholarship. Postgraduate Instructors will also teach three courses per year, including both Arts Core courses as well as electives in the history, practice, or theory of theater, dance, or performance. They will also serve as an adviser and/or mentor to undergraduate and graduate students in the program, and will participate in curriculum design and planning, as well as in other programmatic work in TAPS. The initial term of appointment will be two years, renewable up to one additional year following successful review.

TAPS comprises a vibrant undergraduate curriculum, an extensive co-curricular performance ecology, and an interdisciplinary PhD program, all of which are designed to explore and enliven the relation of critical inquiry to artistic practice. The Committee on Theater and Performance Studies encourages applications from candidates who share its commitment to robust creative practice and critical thinking—and to enlivening the dialogue between them.

Salary Range or Pay Grade:

Postgraduate Instructor: $70,000; This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment paid over twelve months. The position also includes a relocation allowance for qualifying expenses.

This position is benefits-eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Qualifications

We seek candidates with an active creative and/or research agenda in theater and/or performance studies and who can teach broadly at the university level in theater and/or performance studies. Applicants must have completed all requirements for receipt of a PhD, DFA, MFA, or other relevant terminal degree prior to the start of the appointment.

Application Instructions

Applicants must upload the following materials to the University of Chicago’s recruitment website at apply.interfolio.com/177874 by 10:59 PM Central Time/11:59 PM Eastern Time on December 18, 2025:

CV
Cover letter introducing teaching, research, and artistic interests / experiences, and detailing progress toward completion of the MFA, DFA, and/or PhD, if not in hand
Two course descriptions (up to 250 words each) for courses in Theater and Performance Studies in the applicant's subfield
Research statement describing applicant’s current and proposed scholarly and/or creative research and its significance (up to 2 single-spaced pages or 1200 words)
Critical writing sample (publication or unpublished research paper or dissertation chapter) of up to 35 pages or 10,500 words
Contact information for three references

Optional:

Applicants with a creative practice may also supply a representative creative portfolio or link to a website with details about professional experience

Applicants may be asked to provide additional materials following the initial review of applications. Questions may be directed to Vicki Walden at vwalden@uchicago.edu. This position is contingent upon budgetary approval.

University of Helsinki (FIN) - Postdoctoral Researcher in the Study of Religion - Deadline: 17 Dec. 2025[]

We are recruiting 8-10 early-career researchers at different career stages (doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers for fixed-term employment) to the four UH-based research groups within the Centre of Excellence, Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering (MePhiS), funded by the Research Council of Finland. At a later stage, we will also recruit university researchers.

MePhiS will engage in philosophical and interdisciplinary scholarship that places the concept of suffering at the center of philosophical reflection and offers conceptual and argumentative tools for a deeper understanding of human engagement with affliction, starting from the meliorist (Lat. melior, better) idea that the world can and should be made better through active human efforts. According to meliorism, a positive outcome is neither guaranteed (optimism) nor impossible (pessimism). MePhiS aims at (1) reinterpreting ethical and other philosophical issues by emphasizing their entanglement with suffering; (2) integrating philosophical inquiries into suffering and meliorism with research emerging from key disciplines in the humanities, especially the history of ideas, literary studies, and theology and religious studies; and (3) critically renewing relevant philosophical and interdisciplinary methodology.

As a research team within MePhiS, the research team Future, Futurelessness, and Vernacular Responses to Suffering seeks researchers in the field of the study of religion to investigate both empirically and theoretically the vernacular responses to suffering within the contexts of lived spirituality and lived non-religion today. The questions we aim to explore include the following: What are the vernacular responses to suffering (including explanations, justifications, imaginations, and rituals), particularly in relation to human and non-human death, climate change, loss of nature, inequality, and changes in the media landscape? Whose suffering is deemed more justified than that of others? What perspectives and tools do various religious and non-religious worldviews, standpoints, and practices offer for addressing suffering today? Who are the vernacular authorities on the meaning of suffering, and how do they justify their roles? We are interested in the expressions of optimism, pessimism, and meliorism among caregivers of the elderly and the dying, young adults and migrants, or other groups that provide unique perspectives on suffering and potential ways to alleviate it.

Towards these ends, we invite applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Study of Religion for a three-year employment contract starting in February 2026 or as agreed.

The researcher will be responsible for

Conducting research on the topics described above;
Authoring academic publications on these topics;
Collaborating with the other CoE members in theoretical work, including joint publications, as well as the activities of the research group and the CoE.
Providing research-based teaching and supervising dissertations.

Requirements for the position and assessment of qualifications

According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, an appointee to the position of postdoctoral researcher shall hold a doctoral degree and have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work as well as the teaching skills necessary for the position.

Other requirements shall include knowledge of the study of contemporary religion and worldview. A track record in international publishing and other academic activities in these research fields is expected. Candidates need to be able to write and publish independently and collaboratively. A pre-existing interest in the general theme of the CoE is an advantage.

When assessing applicants’ qualifications, attention will be paid to international academic activities, including high-quality peer-reviewed publications.

The position is filled with a six-month trial period.

What we offer

The salary for the position will be based on level 5 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance. The annual gross salary is €42,000 - €49,000.

In Finnish universities, the teaching and research staff (app. 65% of total staff) have a special system regarding the free time equivalent to holiday. They belong to the 1,612 annual working hour system, in which the annual amount of paid holiday is app. 5-6 weeks on average per year.

The University of Helsinki offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development.

The University provides support for internationally recruited employees with their transition to work and life in Finland. More information here: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/welcome-finland-information-arriving-staff

Four research groups within MePhiS are based at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, on the City Centre Campus, while one group is based at Tampere University. The Faculty of Theology is well-known for its internationally acknowledged research in all the fields represented by MePhiS, and there are close ties with the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Education, as well as other units on the City Centre Campus.

How to apply

The application must be accompanied by the following documents in PDF format:

A curriculum vitae
A list of publications.
A free form report (max. 3 pages) describing the applicant’s research activities, such as activities in the scholarly community, success in obtaining research funding and international research experience (e.g., a university portfolio), including a description of how the applicant’s research would contribute to realizing the research plan of MePhiS and its research group, Future, Futurelessness, and Vernacular Responses to Suffering.
Names and contact information of two referees.

Further information about academic portfolios is available on our website.

Other attachments, including letters of recommendation or certificates, are not required at this point. We expect that you will send us a self-written application that reflects your own voice and thoughts. Applications generated by artificial intelligence do not meet our expectations.

Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Current employees of the University of Helsinki must submit their applications through SAP Fiori’s Suffeli recruitment portal.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Professor Tehri Utriainen (terhi.utriainen@helsinki.fi) or MePhiS CoE Director, Professor Sami Pihlström (sami.pihlstrom@helsinki.fi). Further information about the recruitment process can be obtained from HR Specialist Reeta Korhonen (hr-teoltdk@helsinki.fi).

University of Helsinki (FIN) - Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy / Philosophy of Religion - Deadline: 17 Dec. 2025[]

We are recruiting 8-10 early-career researchers at different career stages (doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers for fixed-term employment) to the four UH-based research groups within the Centre of Excellence, Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering (MePhiS), funded by the Research Council of Finland. At a later stage, we will also recruit university researchers.

MePhiS will engage in philosophical and interdisciplinary scholarship that places the concept of suffering at the center of philosophical reflection and offers conceptual and argumentative tools for a deeper understanding of human engagement with affliction, starting from the meliorist (Lat. melior, better) idea that the world can and should be made better through active human efforts. According to meliorism, a positive outcome is neither guaranteed (optimism) nor impossible (pessimism). MePhiS aims at (1) reinterpreting ethical and other philosophical issues by emphasizing their entanglement with suffering; (2) integrating philosophical inquiries into suffering and meliorism with research emerging from key disciplines in the humanities, especially the history of ideas, literary studies, and theology and religious studies; and (3) critically renewing relevant philosophical and interdisciplinary methodology.

As a research group within MePhiS, the group Antitheodicy and the Methodology of Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering will serve the entire CoE by investigating, for example, conceptual issues concerning meliorism, suffering, and antitheodicy, and especially the methodologies of the philosophy of suffering. The group will specifically focus on examining, both historically and systematically, pragmatist and transcendental methodologies enabling an in-depth critical analysis and assessment of the prospects of antitheodicy in developing meliorist approaches to suffering.

Towards these ends, we invite applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy / Philosophy of Religion for a three-year employment contract starting in February 2026 or as agreed. We are looking for a researcher with a background in philosophy and/or philosophy of religion (or relevant neighbouring fields).

The researcher will be responsible for

Investigating and developing conceptual analyses and methodologies of meliorist philosophy of suffering, especially in relation to antitheodicy (see the description of the research group above);
Authoring academic publications on these topics;
Collaborating with the other CoE members in theoretical work, including joint publications, as well as the activities of the research group and the CoE;
Providing research-based teaching and supervising dissertations.

Requirements for the position and assessment of qualifications

According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, an appointee to the position of postdoctoral researcher shall hold a doctoral degree and have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work as well as the teaching skills necessary for the position.

Other requirements shall include academic competence in philosophy, philosophy of religion, the history of philosophy, and/or systematic theology, and interest in philosophical methodology and the theodicy vs. antitheodicy debates. A track record in international publishing and other academic activities in these research fields is expected. Candidates need to be able to write and publish independently and collaboratively. A pre-existing interest in the general theme of the CoE is an advantage.

When assessing applicants’ qualifications, attention will be paid to international academic activities, including high-quality peer-reviewed publications.

The position is filled with a six-month trial period.

What we offer

The salary for the position will be based on level 5 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance. The annual gross salary is €42,000 - €49,000.

In Finnish universities, the teaching and research staff (app. 65% of total staff) have a special system regarding the free time equivalent to holiday. They belong to the 1,612 annual working hour system, in which the annual amount of paid holiday is app. 5-6 weeks on average per year.

The University of Helsinki offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development.

The University provides support for internationally recruited employees with their transition to work and life in Finland. More information here: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/welcome-finland-information-arriving-staff

Four research groups within MePhiS are based at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, on the City Centre Campus, while one group is based at Tampere University. The UH Faculty of Theology is well-known for its internationally acknowledged research in all the fields represented by MePhiS, and there are close ties with the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Education, as well as other units on the City Centre Campus.

How to apply

The application must be accompanied by the following documents in PDF format:

A curriculum vitae
A list of publications
A free form report (max. 3 pages) describing the applicant’s research activities, such as activities in the scholarly community, success in obtaining research funding and international research experience (e.g., a university portfolio), including a description of how the applicant’s research would contribute to realizing the research plan of MePhiS and its research group, Antitheodicy and the Methodology of Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering.
Names and contact information of two referees.

Further information about academic portfolios is available on our website.

Other attachments, including letters of recommendation or certificates, are not required at this point. We expect that you will send us a self-written application that reflects your own voice and thoughts. Applications generated by artificial intelligence do not meet our expectations.

Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Current employees of the University of Helsinki must submit their applications through SAP Fiori’s Suffeli recruitment portal.

Further information about the position can be obtained from MePhiS CoE Director, Professor Sami Pihlström (sami.pihlstrom@helsinki.fi). Further information about the recruitment process can be obtained from HR Specialist Reeta Korhonen (hr-teoltdk@helsinki.fi).

University of Helsinki (FIN) - Postdoctoral Researcher in History of Ethics / Legal History - Deadline: 17 Dec. 2025[]

We are recruiting 8-10 early-career researchers at different career stages (doctoral researchers and postdoctoral researchers for fixed-term employment) to the four UH-based research groups within the Centre of Excellence, Meliorist Philosophy of Suffering (MePhiS), funded by the Research Council of Finland. At a later stage, we will also recruite university researchers.

MePhiS will engage in philosophical and interdisciplinary scholarship that places the concept of suffering at the center of philosophical reflection and offers conceptual and argumentative tools for a deeper understanding of human engagement with affliction, starting from the meliorist (Lat. melior, better) idea that the world can and should be made better through active human efforts. According to meliorism, a positive outcome is neither guaranteed (optimism) nor impossible (pessimism). MePhiS aims at (1) reinterpreting ethical and other philosophical issues by emphasizing their entanglement with suffering; (2) integrating philosophical inquiries into suffering and meliorism with research emerging from key disciplines in the humanities, especially the history of ideas, literary studies, and theology and religious studies; and (3) critically renewing relevant philosophical and interdisciplinary methodology.

As a research group within MePhiS, the group History of Ethics and Law of Responding to Suffering focuses on extreme human and non-human suffering caused, for example by unbearable pain, famine, war, and natural disasters in Western history. We will analyze how medieval and early modern jurists and moral theologians/philosophers have responded to extreme suffering in their texts and what kind of active means they recommended to alleviate suffering. We will also consider how to employ these responses to extremes in reflecting on meliorist stance to suffering.

Towards these ends, we invite applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in history of ethics and/or legal history for a three-year employment contract starting in February 2026 or as agreed. We are looking for a researcher with a background in history of ethics/moral theology or legal history (or relevant neighbouring fields within history of ideas).

The researcher will be responsible for

Conducting research on the topics described above;
Authoring academic publications on these topics;
Collaborating with the other CoE members in theoretical work, including joint publications, as well as the activities of the research group and the CoE;
Providing research-based teaching and supervising dissertations.

Requirements for the position and assessment of qualifications

According to the Regulations of the University of Helsinki, an appointee to the position of postdoctoral researcher shall hold a doctoral degree and have the ability to conduct independent scholarly work as well as the teaching skills necessary for the position

Other requirements shall include knowledge of history of ethics/moral theology or legal history. A track record in international publishing and other academic activities in these research fields is expected. Candidates need to be able to write and publish independently and collaboratively. A pre-existing interest in the general theme of the CoE is an advantage.

When assessing applicants’ qualifications, attention will be paid to international academic activities, including high-quality peer-reviewed publications.

The position is filled with a six-month trial period.

What we offer

The salary for the position will be based on level 5 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance. The annual gross salary is €42,000 - €49,000.

In Finnish universities, the teaching and research staff (app. 65% of total staff) have a special system regarding the free time equivalent to holiday. They belong to the 1,612 annual working hour system, in which the annual amount of paid holiday is app. 5-6 weeks on average per year.

The University of Helsinki offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development.

The University provides support for internationally recruited employees with their transition to work and life in Finland. More information here: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/welcome-finland-information-arriving-staff

Four research groups within MePhiS are based at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, on the City Centre Campus, while one group is based at Tampere University. The Faculty of Theology is well-known for its internationally acknowledged research in all the fields represented by MePhiS, and there are close ties with the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Education, as well as other units on the City Centre Campus.

How to apply

The application must be accompanied by the following documents in PDF format:

A curriculum vitae
A list of publications.
A free form report (max. 3 pages) describing the applicant’s research activities, such as activities in the scholarly community, success in obtaining research funding and international research experience (e.g., a university portfolio), including a description of how the applicant’s research would contribute to realizing the research plan of MePhiS and its research group History of Ethics and Law of Responding to Suffering.
Names and contact information of two referees.

Further information about academic portfolios is available on our website.

Other attachments, including letters of recommendation or certificates, are not required at this point. We expect that you will send us a self-written application that reflects your own voice and thoughts. Applications generated by artificial intelligence do not meet our expectations.

Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Current employees of the University of Helsinki must submit their applications through SAP Fiori’s Suffeli recruitment portal.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Senior University Lecturer Virpi Mäkinen (virpi.makinen@helsinki.fi) or MePhiS CoE Director, Professor Sami Pihlström (sami.pihlstrom@helsinki.fi). Further information about the recruitment process can be obtained from HR Specialist Reeta Korhonen (hr-teoltdk@helsinki.fi).

University of Oxford, Pembroke College (UK:Eng) - Junior Research Fellowship in the Northern Ireland Peace Process (Quill Project) - Deadline: 10 Dec. 2025[]

Pembroke College wishes to appoint a Junior Research Fellow in the History of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. The appointment will be from early 2026 until 31 July 2027. The post is full-time and based in Pembroke College, Oxford.

The post is funded by the generosity of the Carnegie Foundation of New York and offers an opportunity to contribute to the development of the Quill Project’s Writing Peace programme, with particular emphasis on creating materials for use in secondary-level education.

The successful candidate will meet the following essential criteria:

• Recent doctorate in a relevant discipline.

• Excellent academic track record.

• Outstanding written communication skills.

• Experience of archival research and working with archival material in a digital context.

• The personal motivation to pursue an independent research project, and

• The ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary, international team.

The following additional qualifications are desirable but not essential:

• Prior experience of working with the Writing Peace digital platform; and

• Detailed knowledge of the secondary education sector in Ireland and/or the UK.

The salary for the role is £38,700 per annum. Benefits include lunch in Hall when the kitchens are open, a research and welfare allowance, access to the Senior Common Room, and membership of the USS pension scheme.

Applications should be submitted by email to ruth.murray@pmb.ox.ac.uk by 5pm (UK GMT) on Wednesday, 10 December 2025, and should include:

A letter of application explaining your suitability for the role.
A curriculum vitae detailing your higher education, research, and any publications to date.
A research proposal of approximately 1,500 words.
The names, positions, and email addresses of two academic referees. Applicants should ask their referees to submit references by email by the same deadline; references will not be requested by the College.

The Further Particulars for this post are available from the college website: click the 'Apply' button above.

The successful candidate will need to provide evidence of the right to work in the UK and to complete an enhanced DBS check for working with under-eighteens prior to taking up employment.

University of Oxford, St Edmund Hall (UK:Eng) - Early Career Teaching & Research Fellowship in Ancient Philosophy - Deadline: 17 Dec. 2025[]

The College proposes to create an Early Career Teaching and Research appointment in association with a Junior Research Fellowship in Ancient Philosophy. This is a funded fixed-term, non-renewable post available immediately and no later than 1 October 2026 for three years and will be known as the Haworth Early Career Teaching and Research Fellow in Ancient Philosophy.

The aim of this post is to provide support to Tutorial Fellows in Philosophy, while providing an opportunity to undertake independent research. The duties of the post-holder will therefore include teaching and administration alongside research activity. It is expected that the post-holder will spend no more than 50% of their time on teaching and administration, with the remainder spent on research activity. The precise balance of teaching and other administrative support (pastoral oversight, admissions and learning support) will be under the direction of the Tutorial Fellows. The post-holder will be expected to work in Oxford during weeks 0 to 9 of the University term

Applicants must demonstrate:

an outstanding level of academic achievement, appropriate to the stage of their career, with evidence of, and potential for, producing distinguished research in their field.
the ability to provide excellent tutorial and small group teaching in a range of undergraduate topics as specified above.
a commitment to supporting and inspiring academic excellence in all students.
excellent communication skills and the sensitivity to deal with pastoral duties.
the organisational skills and motivation to undertake College administration.
an informed interest in the full range of academic duties of the post and the ambition to progress to an academic post, whether at Oxford or elsewhere.
evidence of commitment to their professional development.
evidence that the post-holder’s development as an academic will benefit from this appointment.

View Further Particulars Here

Salary: The successful applicant will be appointed on Grade 6.2 of the St Edmund Hall salary scale (currently £35,075 per annum) and will have the option of becoming or remaining a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

The appointee will be entitled to an Academic Allowance (currently £3,000 per annum). An entertainment allowance, based on student headcount, will also be available to support cohort-building events.

Fellows are members of the Senior Common Room and entitled to full dining rights when the College kitchen is open.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit the following in PDF format:

A covering letter no longer than three pages of A4, setting out their research plans and teaching experience.
A curriculum vitae.
A sample of their research output of no more than 5000 words.

The names of three academic referees (see below).

If candidates have been examined for a PhD or equivalent, but the degree has yet to be awarded, they should ask referees to comment on the timeline for graduation. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to contact their referees to request them to submit references directly to the College prior to interview. If candidates do not yet have a PhD or equivalent, please ask referees to comment on the submission of the thesis.

Applications should be sent via the 'Apply' button above (E:recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk) no later than GMT noon on Wednesday, 17 December 2025. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Online interviews are expected to be held for shortlisted candidates remotely in early February 2026.

University of Oxford (UK:Eng), St John's College - Career Development Research Fellowships 2026 - Deadline: 24 Oct. 2025[]

Career Development Research Fellowships for full-time research offered by St John’s College to early career researchers who have recently completed or are close to completion of a doctorate (and will have submitted their thesis no later than three months before their start date of this post), or who have recently been awarded a doctorate. They provide an unrivalled opportunity to establish a research profile as a member of a collegiate community.

St John’s College Oxford proposes, provided that suitable candidates present themselves, to elect up to six such Fellows, with effect from 1st October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter, one in each of the following subjects:

Classics (Including Ancient History)
English- This post will be open to applicants with a research specialism in the period 1550-1760, who will have completed, or be just about to complete, a doctorate in this area of specialism at the time of appointment. Further details can be found via the above ‘Apply’ button.
Geography- This post will be open to applicants with a research specialism in Human Geography.
Modern Languages – This post will be open to applicants with a research specialism in modern and contemporary German or French literature and film; preference will be given to applicants working in the field of German Studies.
Physics
Theology

Candidates must indicate for which subject they are applying. Interdisciplinary applications will be allocated within this list of subjects at the discretion of the College.

Applications for these posts are particularly welcome from candidates who are women, have a disability and those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

Duties

The basic obligation of a Career Development Research Fellow is to engage full-time in research and its dissemination in some branch of the Humanities, Sciences or Social Sciences. The successful candidate will be expected to propose, plan and manage a high-quality programme of original research; publicise the outcomes of that research through presentation of papers and publications; and engage in the life and activities of the College.

While the principal focus of the CDRF post will be on the postholder’s programme of research, it will also include a proportion of time, approximately equivalent of 0.1 FTE, devoted to academic work other than research. This may be undergraduate teaching, or could include leading masters-level classes and seminars, giving lectures, access or outreach work, teaching outside of Oxford, or other academic service, as determined by the College in consultation with the postholder. The aim is to offer the individual postholder development opportunities and integration with the academic life of the subject in College and in Oxford.

Terms and Benefits

Career Development Research Fellowships are fixed-term posts, tenable for four years. The start date of a Fellowship may, with the agreement of the college, be brought forward or delayed in exceptional cases, to accommodate personal circumstances; if so, the terminal date will be adjusted accordingly.

The CDRF is intended to allow postholders to develop their early career by completing a research project, without embarking upon a medium-term or permanent appointment. Having taken account of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002, the college would not regard appointment to a CDRF as entitling the Fellow to permanent employment on the following objective grounds:

(a) It is the College’s policy that Career Development Research Fellowships should provide opportunities for academics at the beginning of their careers;

(b) In order to achieve a turnover of appointments in a wide range of subjects so that this policy can continue into the future for a succession of academics at this stage of their careers, it is an essential feature of these Fellowships that they are limited in duration.

The annual salary is equivalent to point 7.5 on the University Scale (currently £42,254) plus a pensionable £1,730per annum Oxford University Weighting payment which will be paid in equal monthly instalments and pro-rated for part time appointments. The appointee will automatically be enrolled in the Universities Superannuation Scheme pension. Further details can be found here - USS

The salary will normally be adjusted if the Fellow is in receipt of other remuneration and may be subject to annual increment.

Successful applicants will normally be required to spend most of their time in Oxford during the tenure of the appointment.

CDRFs will enjoy full dining privileges in the Senior Common Room (access to lunches and dinners without charge when the kitchen is open). They will have a research & development allowance, currently £3k/year. CDRFs will be eligible to apply for additional research funding from certain competitive College grant schemes.

The College offers parental leave provision comparable to the University’s. Further details are available on request. St John’s College has a purpose-built college nursery which provides places for children of College and University staff and students. Further information is available at http://www.baintonroadnursery.co.uk/

Selection Criteria

Candidates should:

Hold a doctorate or be close to completion and will have submitted their thesis no later than three months before the start date of this post. Those who formally submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination prior to 1 October 2023 are not eligible, unless they have had a career break (e.g. a period of parental leave, family commitments, illness or other circumstances), or there are exceptional circumstances. Students (such as medical students) whose doctorate interrupted their professional training, should have completed their professional training since 1 October 2023;
Have research expertise in their chosen field as demonstrated by a completed (or close to being completed) doctoral thesis and/or published or forthcoming books, or articles in refereed journals, as relevant to the candidate’s field; or promise of such achievement, as relevant to the candidate’s field;
Have the ability to present research findings effectively to fellow professionals at national and international conferences or in professional research seminars;
Have a coherent plan of research for the duration of the appointment which can either be the further development of the doctoral work or an entirely new area with the potential to make an outstanding contribution to the candidate’s field of research;
Have not already held a comparable career development appointment at Oxford or another university. A comparable appointment is deemed to be a salaried research-only appointment for the purposes of self-directed research.

Successful candidates will be expected to contribute fully to the life of the College.

How to Apply

Applicants are asked to indicate on their application their chosen subject area, from those listed, which best matches the area of research they would undertake should their application be successful. Applicants whose subjects might be thought to fall into more than one of the subject areas listed are asked to indicate this fact in their application and are invited to draw the attention of the College authorities to factors which they consider relevant to the classification of their research project.

Applications will be accepted only if made according to the following instructions:

Hard copy applications are not necessary, and late applications will not be accepted.
Candidates applying more than three years since submitting their doctoral thesis or since completing their professional training should bring to the College’s attention any special factors to be considered.
Candidates requiring laboratory or studio space must communicate with the relevant department at the time of application and will be required to submit a letter of support from the host department if they are called for interview. The College cannot meet expenses associated with research beyond the annual allowance mentioned above.
Applications should be submitted electronically via this website, where detailed instructions on how to complete the application can be found via the above ‘Apply’ button

The closing date for receipt of applications is noon on 24th October 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. Please ensure you check all junk and spam folders for communications.

References

Every candidate is asked to name two referees in their application and referees will be e-mailed to asked to provide a reference. Hard copy references should NOT be sent.

Candidates are responsible for notifying referees that the college will be contacting them to provide a reference; they should therefore give referees enough time to write in their support by the closing date.

Closing date for receipt of references is noon on the 24^th October 2025.

Selection Process

Interviewing and appointing procedures will be conducted in early 2026. Interviews will normally be conducted via Teams.

St John's College is committed to equality of opportunity. It is the policy and practice of St John’s that entry into employment and progression within employment will be determined only by criteria which are related to the duties of a particular post and the relevant salary scale. No applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of their age, disability, ethnicity, marital or civil partnership status, parental status, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The appointment will be subject to the provision of proof of the right to work in the UK.

If you require a visa, we have a dedicated Staff Immigration Team to support successful applicants through the immigration process (for Skilled Worker visas) from job offer through to arrival in the UK. This is subject to the eligibility criteria being met for the required visa route. In particular, that they have sufficient English language skills (evidenced by having passed a secure English Language Test at CEFR B1 or above, or coming from a majority English-speaking country, or having taken a degree taught in English).

They are also to asked to note that the visa application process will require them to submit no later than three months prior to the start date of this post, either a copy of their doctoral award certificate, or an academic reference confirming that their doctorate has been awarded, or an academic reference confirming that they have submitted their thesis, if they have not yet completed.

University of Oxford - Wadham College (UK:Eng) - The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History - Deadline: 1 Dec. 2025[]

Wadham College, University of Oxford, invites applications for the David Richards Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Economic History, to be held from September 2026 to August 2029. This fixed-term post provides an opportunity for an outstanding early-career academic to pursue independent research and become part of the intellectual community at Wadham. The Fellowship is intended to support promising scholars who are completing or have recently completed a PhD in Economic History.

The JRF was established through the generosity of the late David Richards, an alumnus of Wadham College, and his family. The current appointment will be the fourth in the series. The Richards Fellow will join a vibrant research environment that includes two Richards doctoral students and Fellows across history, economics, and related disciplines. The position aims to strengthen Wadham’s tradition in economic history, a field with deep roots in the College. Notable alumni include Henry Phelps Brown, the first Professor of the Economics of Labour at LSE, and Roderick Floud, pioneer of British anthropometrics. Previous Richards Fellows—Judy Stephenson, Rebecca Simson, and Robert Yee—have made major scholarly contributions in early modern wages, African postcolonial development, and European business and financial history, respectively.

The Fellow’s principal duty will be to conduct self-directed research within the broad field of economic history, demonstrating independence and scholarly distinction. They will also be encouraged to engage with the academic life of the College, including supporting students in undergraduate and graduate programmes. Possible contributions may include acting as a graduate advisor, supervising theses, offering optional tutorials, facilitating seminars, and participating in undergraduate admissions. The Fellow will also be expected to submit annual research progress reports to the Academic Policy Committee.

While there are no formal teaching obligations, the Fellow may teach up to six hours per week in term time. They will also participate in seminars, including those hosted by the Economic and Social History group at Oxford, which runs two weekly seminar series and several postgraduate programmes (MSc, MPhil, DPhil). The postholder will be encouraged to take advantage of professional development courses through the Oxford Centre for Teaching and Learning, designed to prepare early-career academics for permanent posts.

Applicants should hold, or be close to completing, a doctorate in Economic History. They must show evidence of outstanding academic achievement, a strong record of independent research, and the potential to make a significant contribution to the discipline. Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills are essential, as is a willingness to participate in College administration and academic life.

The post is salaried on the University’s Grade 7 scale (£39,424–£47,779), with annual increments and cost-of-living adjustments. Additional benefits include pension contributions under the University Superannuation Scheme (USS), a study room in College, dining privileges in the Senior Common Room, research allowances of up to £1,274 per year, and access to accommodation at a reduced stipend rate.

Applications, including a cover letter, research statement, CV, and three references, must be submitted by Monday, 1 December 2025, to the Warden’s Executive Assistant (warden.ea@wadham.ox.ac.uk). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on 26 January 2026. Wadham College welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment and academic life.

University of Oxford (UK:Eng) - Koch History Centre Fellowship, "Scarcity and Abundance" - Deadline 17. December 2025[]

The Koch History Centre provides a new institutional home in Oxford for the pursuit of world-class historical research. Funded initially for 5 years, the Centre received its first intake of fellows in 2025. The Centre aims to promote curiosity-driven humanities research with a strong emphasis on multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches to the study of history. The Centre has its home at Wadham College, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PN, and the Faculty of History, which is based in the new, purpose-built Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG.

The Centre appoints 9 Fellows each year. The emphasis on attracting early-career scholars flows from the desire to nurture outstanding researchers, who will shape the field for the next generation. Fellowships will be for one year (i.e., 12 months), and are open to any postdoctoral, early career (tenure track) or tenured academic within 10 years of being awarded their PhD at the time of application.

Allowances will be made in the assessment of an applicant’s track record within this 10-year limit for periods of maternity or carers leave, and illness. Extensions to the 10-year limit will not be made, but those beyond this are encouraged to apply to the Senior Fellowship positions.

Please ensure that you have applied to the correct ad for your situation, as ineligible Fellowship applications will not automatically be considered for Senior Fellowships.

The theme chosen for 2026-7 is Scarcity and Abundance. Given the Centre’s commitment to attracting historians with expertise in a broad range of periods and cultures, these terms should be understood as widely as possible. We welcome applications from scholars of ancient history through to contemporary history, and across all geographical and thematic ranges.

About you

You will hold a relevant PhD/DPhil with post-qualification research experience (postdoctoral, early career (tenure track) or tenured academic within 10 years of being awarded a PhD at the time of application), with an established (inter)national reputation and publication record. You will also possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research projects and methodologies, and have the ability to independently plan and manage a research project.

This post is full time, fixed-term for 12 months.

Application Process

All practical and procedural queries should be sent to our recruitments team: recruitments@history.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.

You will be required to complete a three-page supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria for the post and including details of your proposed project, a three-page curriculum vitae, and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application. Please check the further particulars for more detailed instructions on formatting and what these documents should include.

Only applications submitted online and received before noon Wednesday 17th December 2025 can be considered.

Please note that you will receive an automated email from our online recruitment portal to confirm receipt of your application. Please check your spam/junk mail if you do not receive this email. You may also receive updates or questions on your application via the same means.

Please be aware that due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.

University of Edinburgh (UK:Scot) - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Medicine without Doctors) Deadline: 22 Sept. 2025[]

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: 60 months (1st April 2026 - 31st March 20)

The Opportunity:

You will join the Wellcome-funded research project, ‘Medicine without Doctors: Reimagining Care and Voice through Play’, which examines the changing landscape of medical authority, voice and care. You will be responsible for developing your own 5-year project on the Physician Associate case study, aligning with the Medicine without Doctors wider vision and combining methodological approaches from medical sociology, medical anthropology, STS, and history, to study the emergence and standardisation of the role of the Physician Associate in the UK national health service.

Medicine without Doctors is a six-year Wellcome-funded project exploring the changing authority of medical practices in the UK through four case studies: LGBTQ+ health, Autonomous Systems, abortion care, and the physician associate. The project is underpinned by two theoretical pillars: the sociology of care and the philosophy of voice. It brings together a multidisciplinary and sector-spanning team of investigators, from philosophy, socio-legal studies, STS, history, sociology and design, with the aim of creating new, interdisciplinary knowledge. In this project, we are excited to develop and draw on play methodologies collaboratively. Through play we seek to advance all aspects of the project creatively and will engage entrenched issues with new perspectives and approaches.

This full time (35 hours per week) post is fixed term for 60 months from 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2031, and is based on-campus.

Your skills and attributes for success:

A PhD awarded in a relevant discipline e.g. social sciences, history, science and technology studies, anthropology, or other discipline with a strong background in conducting qualitative research and engaging with law and policy
Knowledge and understanding of current issues in medicine and health systems
Experience of designing and conducting empirical research including organising, conducting, collecting, managing and analysing data from interviews, focus groups, surveys, or other forms of data collection.
Experience of working independently and collaboratively with others to deliver projects
Ability to work in a compassionate and socially responsible manner

Apply Before: 22/09/2025, 23:59

University of Exeter (UK:Eng) - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Medieval History - Deadline: 23 July 2025[]

We are recruiting to a new full-time post, available from 1st Oct 2025 on a fixed term basis for 3 years.

The posts

The Faculty wishes to recruit a post at Postdoctoral Research Associate level to undertake archival research on five historic landed estates, focusing on the period (c. 1300-c.1600) for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded ‘Informing contemporary UK land use policy through a sustainability assessment of farming systems in the medieval and early modern period’ research project. This project is led by Alex Inman within the Land Environment, Economy and Policy Institute (LEEP), University of Exeter Business School. This post will be jointly supervised by the project co-lead James Clark Professor of medieval history in the Department of Archaeology and History.

About you

For both roles, applications are invited from candidates with strong skills in the following areas:

Experience of undertaking historical research in specialist libraries and archival collections with an understanding of handling and reproduction protocols
Strong background in the economic, social, agrarian or landscape history of Britain in medieval and/or early modern periods
Confidence in the use of database packages and spreadsheets in historical research
Evidence of producing peer-reviewed academic publications (including work in press).
Capability in and commitment to the presentation of research insights and outcomes to non-academic audiences
Experience of undertaking directed research and/or working as part of a research-team and/or experience of interdisciplinary research
An awareness of and familiarity with some of the following categories of record: manorial deeds, accounts, valors and surveys; estate accounts, estate surveys and rentals; maps and plans; common law court records (such as equity court depositions or pleadings); probate materials (wills and probate inventories); taxation records (clerical and lay subsidies, tithe evidence).
Ability to transcribe, read and translate Latin records of the late medieval and early modern period and a familiarity with Medieval Latin vocabulary and usage common in agricultural contexts.

Please ensure you read the Job Descriptions and Person Specification for full details of this role.

University of Exeter (UK:Eng) - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Early Modern History - Deadline: 23 July 2025[]

We are recruiting to a new full-time post available from 1st Oct 2025 on a fixed term basis for 28 months.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit at Postdoctoral Research Associate level to undertake archival research on five historic landed estates, focusing on the period (c. 1300-c.1600) for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded ‘Informing contemporary UK land use policy through a sustainability assessment of farming systems in the medieval and early modern period’ research project. This project is led by Alex Inman within the Land Environment, Economy and Policy Institute (LEEP), University of Exeter Business School. This post will be jointly supervised by the project co-lead Henry French, Professor of early modern history in the Department of Archaeology and History.

About you

Applications are invited from candidates with strong skills in the following areas:

Experience of undertaking historical research in specialist libraries and archival collections with an understanding of handling and reproduction protocols
Strong background in the economic, social, The School of Critical Studies seeks to appoint a Research Associate to make a leading contribution to a Leverhulme Trust Research Project, ‘A Mutual Fascination: British horror and the psy disciplines, c.1955-present’ working with PI Dr Gavin Miller (University of Glasgow) and co-I Dr Timothy Jones (University of Stirling). The project investigates the relationship between the psy disciplines and horror fiction in post-war British culture, examining horror fiction across different media, including print, cinema, TV, and image-text. As well as working with published sources, including digitised and print newspaper collections, the project employs archival sources relating to psychological, media, and literary history.

The successful candidate will travel within the UK in the course of conducting archival research and will also be required to be physically resident within a reasonable commuting distance of the University. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

This post is full time, and has funding for up to 30^th September 2027, with the post holder available to commence 1^stOctober 2025.

Visit our website for further information on the University of Glasgow’s School of Critical Studies: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical

Informal Enquiries should be directed to Dr Gavin Miller, Gavin.Miller@glasgow.ac.uk

For more information and to apply online: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-associate-85

Closing date: 21^st September 2025 at 23:45agrarian or landscape history of Britain in medieval and/or early modern periods

Confidence in the use of database packages and spreadsheets in historical research
Evidence of producing peer-reviewed academic publications (including work in press).
Capability in and commitment to the presentation of research insights and outcomes to non-academic audiences
Experience of undertaking directed research and/or working as part of a research-team and/or experience of interdisciplinary research
An awareness of and familiarity with some of the following categories of record: manorial deeds, court rolls and accounts; estate accounts, surveys and rentals; maps and plans; common law court records (such as equity court depositions or pleadings); farm accounts; probate materials (wills and probate inventories); taxation records (clerical and lay subsidies, land taxes, tithe evidence, particularly tithe apportionments).
Ability to read and accurately transcribe records of the early modern period. A familiarity with archaic vocabulary and usage common in agricultural contexts are desirable.

University of Glasgow (UK:Scot), Reseach Associate - Deadline: 21 Sept. 2025[]

The School of Critical Studies seeks to appoint a Research Associate to make a leading contribution to a Leverhulme Trust Research Project, ‘A Mutual Fascination: British horror and the psy disciplines, c.1955-present’ working with PI Dr Gavin Miller (University of Glasgow) and co-I Dr Timothy Jones (University of Stirling). The project investigates the relationship between the psy disciplines and horror fiction in post-war British culture, examining horror fiction across different media, including print, cinema, TV, and image-text. As well as working with published sources, including digitised and print newspaper collections, the project employs archival sources relating to psychological, media, and literary history.

The successful candidate will travel within the UK in the course of conducting archival research and will also be required to be physically resident within a reasonable commuting distance of the University. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

This post is full time, and has funding for up to 30^th September 2027, with the post holder available to commence 1^stOctober 2025.

Visit our website for further information on the University of Glasgow’s School of Critical Studies: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical

Informal Enquiries should be directed to Dr Gavin Miller, Gavin.Miller@glasgow.ac.uk

For more information and to apply online: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-associate-85

Closing date: 21^st September 2025 at 23:45

University of Helsinki (FIN) - Postdoctoral Researcher in Legal History - SHORT Deadline: 1 Nov. 2025[]

The Faculty of Law invites applications for a fixed term employment as a postdoctoral researcher from 1.1.2026 to 31.12.2026. The post is linked to the project Labour Evolution: Forging Individual Rights in the Transformation of Early Modern European Empires, led by Docent Adriana Luna-Fabritius and funded by the Research Council of Finland.

The successful candidate will work with Dr Luna-Fabritius and the project team, developing an individual research agenda aligned with the project’s focus on early modern labour governance, coerced labour, legal reforms, patriarchal structures and police regulations across the Portuguese and British empires.

The work will include:

Collect and analyse relevant archival and bibliographical material for the project. Produce at least one single-authored, peer-reviewed journal article/or book chapter per year. Co-author at least one academic output with the PI or another team member per year. Organise and participate in the international conference and contribute to the editing of the resulting volume. Teach or co-teach (up to 10% of annual workload). Contribute actively to the project and the host institution’s research community.

Eligibility and assessment

Applicants must hold a PhD (candidates who are in the final stages of completing their doctoral dissertation may also be considered), demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research, and have prior experience of academic publishing (teaching experience is an advantage). A research proposal aligned with the project is expected.

Candidates are expected to reside in Helsinki, attend on-site activities regularly, and participate actively in project events. Postdoctoral researchers have a teaching load of 10% of their annual working time, corresponding roughly with one or two courses of 20 hours contact teaching.

Evaluation criteria

Ability to develop research independently and collaboratively.
Knowledge and/or experience in intellectual history, legal history, labour history, imperial history, cameral sciences, public law, or science of police in Early Modern period.
Familiarity with relevant theoretical frameworks (e.g. rights formation, political economy, legal practices, governance and patriarchal regimes in colonial contexts).
For postdoctoral applicants: a record of peer-reviewed publications.
Excellent command of English. For work requiring Portuguese sources, proficiency in Portuguese is highly desirable (Spanish is an asset).

What we offer

The salary for the position will be based on level 5 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance. The annual gross salary is €42,000 - €46,000. There will be a six-month trial period for the position.

How to apply

The application must be accompanied by the following documents in PDF format:

a cover letter;
a curriculum vitae;
a numbered list of publications (highlight two key items)
a research plan (max. 4 pages), explaining how your project aligns with Labour Evolution project, including objectives, methodological and theoretical approach, deliverables, and a publication plan.
Contact details for one referee and/or one letter of reference

Further information about academic portfolios is available on our website.

Other attachments or certificates are not required at this point.

Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Current employees of the University of Helsinki must submit their applications through SAP Fiori’s Suffeli recruitment portal. The University of Helsinki welcomes applicants from a variety of genders, linguistic and cultural backgrounds, and minorities.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Docent Adriana Luna-Fabritius (adriana.fabritius(at)helsinki.fi). Further information about the recruitment process can be obtained from HR Specialist Mella Mattila (mella.mattila(at)helsinki.fi).

University of Kent (UK:Eng) - Postdoctoral Research Associate SOH-010-25 - Deadline: 17 Oct. 2025[]

NB This institution is about to undergo a major merger/reorganisaton

The School of Humanities is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral Research Associate for 36-months to undertake close analysis of Latin letter-writing in early medieval Britain. The position will entail data collection, analysis and dissemination of findings as part of a multi-person team, led by Dr Robert Gallagher (University of Kent) and Professor Francesca Tinti (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU).

As a postdoctoral Research Associate you can expect to be involved in:

Archival research to identify manuscript witnesses to letters composed in and sent to Britain in the early medieval period
Analysis of linguistic and literary features of Latin epistolary texts
Palaeographic analysis of letters extant in early medieval forms
Conducting research that addresses the project aims and research questions

What will you bring to the role?

PhD in Medieval Studies, or equivalent
An advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin
Demonstrable knowledge of early medieval communication and literary cultures
A good understanding of the history of early medieval Britain and its neighbours

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SOH-010-25.

University of Kiel (Germany): Postdoctoral Research Position in the Reflective Turn Forum - Deadline: 15. December 2025[]

Subproject A5 „Postdoctoral Research Position in the Reflective Turn Forum”

Profile: Humanities, Archaeology, Archaeological Theory

Within the Reflective Turn Forum, the position involves pursuing collaborative research that operationalises philosophical and/or cultural theories with archaeological and historical, and palaeoecological data and interpretation, while at the same time facilitating the mutual integration of ROOTS subcluster topics and the Reflective Turn Forum. Close collaboration with the Core of Synthesis is expected, in order to share conceptual and operational insights and to foster discussions on the four core topics across the subclusters, thereby promoting interdisciplinary dialogue and catalysing scientific approaches. In addition, independent studies on subjects such as neolithisation, urbanisation, industrialisation, and boundaries, globalisation, and the Anthropocene, are strongly encouraged.

Required qualifications: Eligible candidates will have an outstanding doctoral degree in archaeology, as well as an excellent track record in interdisciplinary theoretical work in this field. Candidates should demonstrate that they are exceptionally well prepared to apply cutting-edge perspectives from philosophy and broader scientific theory to the humanities.

This position is part of a joint Job Advertisement. For further information and the full Job Advertisement please visit our website: www.uni-kiel.de/en/cluster-roots/career/jobs

University of Leeds (UK:Eng) - Research Fellow - Deadline: 30 July 2025[]

Constructing Moral Babies: The Science of Infancy in Nineteenth-Century America and Britain explores the dynamic interface between philosophy, theology, science, and medicine that gave rise to a culture of modern babyhood that continue to shape and inflect contemporary understandings and treatment of babies in both public and private realms. This study will develop the first comprehensive history of infants that generates new historical and philosophical narratives of infancy. This project places infants at the centre of analysis, rather than as dependents. By interrogating archives, published texts, and objects associated with the ‘science’ of infancy the project will fundamentally shift our understanding of infants and consequently, our treatment of them in both public and private spaces.

The project’s Research Fellow is central to developing and enhancing the research, impact and engagement of this medical humanities project, particularly in relation to public policy. This role requires a passion for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and for accurate and clear communication of knowledge and research that is meaningful and accessible to those outside of academia. The Research Fellow will assist the Principal Investigator, Wellcome Trust Fellow Dr. Elisabeth Yang, in bringing the gap between theory and practice whilst gaining essential skills, experience, and mentoring in pursuing independent research and engaging with both US and UK public policy audiences. You will co-develop a plan for research with the Principal Investigator, involving both independent and collaborative activities

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

In addition to the job application form, please provide the following:

Covering letter
CV
500-word statement describing your approach to the project, with special attention to the public policy implications and outputs of the topic.

University of Leeds (UK:Eng) - Research Fellow - Deadline: 5 Nov. 2025[]

Contract type: Fixed term (Fixed Term for 12 months from 01/02/2026 to 31/01/2027)

This full-time job starts on 1^st February 2026 and ends on 31^st January 2027.

The Research Fellow will join an international team of researchers working on the AHRC-DFG-funded project titled ‘Transitions: Examining changing regimes of sexuality in post-Soviet Muslim Republics’. It brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers based at the Universities of Leeds and Regensburg, and also research partners from the region that collaboratively examine cultural and political shifts in the counties in the Caucasus and Central Asia where Islam is a dominant religion, taking Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan as principal case studies. This job will provide an opportunity for the candidate to work alongside experienced and early career researchers working across the disciplines of Cultural Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Art History, Literary Studies, Media Studies, History, and International Relations. The Research Fellow will facilitate activities such as conferences and field trips whilst developing own research trajectory within the project, resulting in publications and professional development.

Leiden University - Lecturer in Visual and Multimodal Anthropology (deadline October 15)[]

The Institute of Cultural Anthropology at Leiden University invites applications for a Lecturer (12-month contract) in Visual and Multimodal Anthropology starting 1 December 2025 or 1 January 2026.

What you will do

Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) at Leiden University studies the everyday practices of individuals, groups, and communities worldwide, to situate them within complex global challenges. The CADS research program focuses on three areas of research: Sustainability, Diversity, and Digitalization. CADS aims to strengthen its team in the field of Multimodal Anthropology and Visual and Sonic Ethnography and is currently looking for a lecturer in this area.

The candidate will teach courses at Bachelor and Master’s level, most likely courses on the following: Expanded Ethnography, Mediated Anthropology and Visual Ethnography
The candidate will supervise B.Sc. and/or M.Sc. theses

Where you will work

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences consists of five institutes: Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Political Science, and Psychology. The faculty has approximately 7000 students and 1000 staff members. Within the institutes, not only education is provided but also groundbreaking research is conducted that pushes the boundaries of our understanding of human behaviour and societal structures. What makes our faculty unique is the diversity of research topics, the various styles of teaching, and the way professional support is organized; this provides you with the opportunity to explore and develop your interests and expertise. Visit our website for an impression: Welcome to the Leiden Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences - Leiden University.

Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology concentrates on 'global vulnerability and social resilience'. The institute has three main themes: Diversity, Sustainability, and Digitalization. CADS is dedicated to making a real-world impact, not just studying change, but also working with communities to promote positive change through education and research. We use a unique approach that blends qualitative, quantitative, audiovisual, and digital methods based on ethnographic fieldwork.

With our unique blend of interdisciplinary interests, comparative regional studies, and social science research methods, we emphasize our role in the extensive collaborative network within Leiden University. In both our research and education, we engage in extensive interdisciplinary and international networks.

What you bring

We are looking for an engaged, committed lecturer who brings particular expertise in the field of Multimodal Anthropology and Visual Ethnography.

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Anthropology, have a thorough knowledge of Visual Anthropology (or Multimodal Anthropology) and Anthropology of Media.
Applicants should have a promising publication record, notably international peer-reviewed publications and/or (forthcoming) monographs and films.
Applicants should have experience in film-making and in teaching hands-on visual and sonic ethnographic methods.
Applicants are innovative and inspiring teachers who have a strong commitment to teaching in graduate and undergraduate courses.
Applicants are willing and able to meet the requirements for a Basic Teaching Qualification (BKO) within two years if they do not already possess a Dutch University Teaching Qualification.

If you recognise yourself in this profile, or if do you not quite meet all the requirements, but you believe that this is the right job for you, we look forward to your application!

What we offer

Our goal is to work together to create a transparent and inclusive work environment in which everyone feels welcome and appreciated. Our organisation is always evolving and we need your ideas for improvement and innovation to take us further. We want to devote attention to your personal development.

You can expect an enjoyable job within the socially relevant world of education and research. The University's challenging and international work environment is located just steps away from Leiden’s lively city centre or the bustling city centre of The Hague. We also want to work with you to devote attention to your health and vitality, for example with the fun activities we organise through Healthy University.

We also offer:

A temporary employment contract for the duration of one year starting per 1 December 2025 or 1 January 2026. This contract falls under the CLA of Dutch Universities;
A salary of a minimum of € 3.546 and a maximum of € 6.433 gross per month, based on a full-time appointment (38 hours) scale 10 or 11.
A holiday allowance (8%), an end-of-year bonus (8,3%), and an attractive pension scheme at ABP;
Flexible working hours: as a standard, you are entitled to a minimum of 29 leave days on the basis of a full-time working week of 38 hours; you can also save for extra leave, for example by working 40 hours a week, and in this way accrue an extra 96 leave hours, or exchange 96 leave hours for a 36-hour week.
Lots of options when it comes to secondary employment conditions; we can, for example, discuss options for a sabbatical or paid parental leave. Within our terms of employment individual choices model, you can exchange leave days and/or salary for benefits such as an advantageous sports subscription or bicycle scheme, and we also offer child-care options;
If your work allows it, hybrid working is possible within the Netherlands;
A home-working allowance (day and internet allowance) and attention for good workplaces. The University will also provide you with a laptop and a mobile telephone (if applicable for the position).

For more information about employment conditions, see https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/werken-bij/sollicitatieprocedure-en-arbeidsvoorwaarden What we find important Promoting an inclusive community is central to Leiden University’s values and vision. Leiden University aims to be an inclusive community in which all students and staff members feel valued and respected, and are able to develop to their full potential. Diversity in experiences and perspectives enriches our teaching and strengthens our research. High-quality education and research means inclusive education and research.

Want to apply or find out more?

To apply, click the application button on the job listing page: https://careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Leiden-Lecturer-Visual-and-Multimodal-Anthropology/1248672601/

If you would like more information about what the job entails, please contact Sarah Smith, Institute Manager, at s.e.c.smith@fsw.leidenuniv.nl. You can apply until 23:59 on Wednesday 15 October 2025; applications will be processed immediately. The first round of interviews will take place in the week of 20 October 2025 (likely that Monday, 20 October).

To help us get to know each other better, we follow a number of steps in the application procedure. For more information, see https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/werken-bij/sollicitatieprocedure-en-arbeidsvoorwaarden

See job posting here: https://careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Leiden-Lecturer-Visual-and-Multimodal-Anthropology/1248672601/

University of Manchester (UK:Eng) - Research Associate in Early Modern Global History - SHORT Deadline: 25 Aug 2025[]

Job reference: HUM-029486

Salary: £37,694 per annum

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities

Location: Oxford Road

Employment type: Fixed Term

Division/Team: History

Hours Per Week: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 25/08/2025

Contract Duration: Fixed term for 21 months

School/Directorate: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Applications are sought for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Prof Edmond Smith, conducting research for the ERC-selected, UKRI-funded project “Institutional Transformation and the Entangled Commercial Cultures of International Trade, 1450-1750” (INTRECCI). The project is based in the Department of History at The University of Manchester. The PDRA will be expected to work closely with Prof Smith and the rest of the project group, composed of two other full-time PDRAs, Dr Mariana Boscariol and Dr Shounak Ghosh

The INTRECCI project is a five-year project that investigates globalisation’s multipolar and adaptive institutional origins. It employs a global and intrinsically comparative analysis on institutional transformation between 1450 and 1750 – to challenge long held beliefs about the origins of capitalism, globlisation and European economic dominance.

What you will get in return:

Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Edmond Smith

Email: edmond.smith@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support: jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

University of Michigan (USA:MI) - Forsyth Postdoctoral Fellowship (Ancient Greek Art and Architecture) - Deadline 19. December 2025[]

The Department of the History of Art at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Forsyth Postdoctoral Fellowship, dedicated this year to Ancient Greek art and Architecture. Candidates working on any aspect of ancient Greek societies, broadly conceived, in relation to art history, urban history, architectural history, cross-regional and cross-cultural practices, ecocriticism, theories of the image, and visually-informed theoretical and other frameworks, are welcome to apply.

The one-year appointment begins September 1, 2026, with a possible one-year renewal. The Forsyth Fellow will teach two courses per academic year and will be expected to be in residence in Ann Arbor during the academic year. The Forsyth Fellow will work with a mentor, who will help open doors to the UM community, providing guidance as requested or needed.

Required Qualifications*

A PhD in a relevant specialized field, acquired within the past six, or maximum seven, years, is required before appointment. Applicants should provide a cover letter, CV, research plan, teaching statement, dissertation abstract, an article or dissertation chapter as a sample of scholarly writing, and two letters of recommendation. Application materials should be consolidated into 1 (one) PDF document before uploading the materials onto Interfolio by December 19, 2025. Please request your referees to submit their letters of recommendation through the Interfolio portal by the same date.

The fellowship is open to applicants irrespective of nationality. The University of Michigan is a public R-1 institution. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

This is a 12-month term-limited position with the possibility of renewal. The anticipated start date is September 1, 2026. Further information about the Department of the History of Art can be found on our website at https://lsa.umich.edu/histart

University of Notre Dame: College of Arts & Letters: Franco Institute. Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2026-2028 DEADLINE: Dec 01, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time[]

Location: Notre Dame, Indiana

Open Date: Aug 25, 2025

Deadline: Dec 01, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

In the spring of 2025, the University of Notre Dame announced the creation of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a university-wide initiative to support outstanding early-career scholars in science, engineering, and the liberal arts who seek to make a difference in the world.

The College of Arts and Letters will appoint and host a cohort of six postdoctoral fellows for the 2026-2028 academic years. Each of the following units will host one fellow each: Department of Anthropology, Department of Music, Department of Philosophy, Department of Political Science, Department of Theology, and the Institute for Latino Studies. For more information about each unit and potential areas of study within them, see the Program’s webpage.

These prestigious fellowships target exceptional early-career scholars interested in advancing their careers in an academic environment that is both committed to disciplinary expertise and vibrant in interdisciplinary exchange. The College will appoint the fellows for a two-year term. They will receive an annual salary of $75,000 and an additional $15,000 to cover expenses related to research endeavors and further training. Hosting units will provide fellows with office space and work together with the director of postdoctoral studies in the College to identify primary faculty mentors for the fellows’ proposed research projects. Co-mentors with appointments at the University can be named at the discretion of the director and hosting units. Every six months, the director and hosting units will review the fellows’ progress in their research and discuss future plans.

Monetary support and faculty mentoring will be coupled with professional development and networking opportunities in and outside of the hosting unit. The Provost’s fellows will be a part of a university-wide cohort of distinguished researchers who participate regularly in lectures, colloquia, and panel discussions designed to advance their research and career aspirations.

Notre Dame has recently launched eight strategic initiatives intended to identify research areas where the University can make a significant impact. These initiatives will support dramatically expanded research efforts in the arts; data, AI, and computing; democracy; ethics; health and well-being; sustainability; poverty; and, global Catholicism. The University also sustains premier research programs in traditional disciplines as well as having more than 30 university-wide interdisciplinary centers and institutes. Candidates for the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship are encouraged to explore these opportunities, as well as the areas of excellence and growth identified by hosting units, and to select a field of study in which they can excel.

Qualifications: Applicants must have successfully completed (or plan to complete) a doctoral degree between June 2023 and June 2026. Earlier dates may be accepted if maternity or paternity leave, or Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave occurred within the past two years. Scholars of all nationalities may apply. We welcome candidates with or without permanent full-time research or teaching positions. Doctoral candidates and graduates of the University of Notre Dame, as well as current postdoctoral scholars at the University, are not eligible.

Applicants should submit the following via the Interfolio website: https://apply.interfolio.com/171503

1. A cover letter including: the motivation for your application, how this fellowship will further your career goals, and your research interests at Notre Dame. Your cover letter should not exceed 4 pages in length, double-spaced, with font size 12 and 1-inch margins. Please also clearly specify your preferred primary host department or institute in your cover letter:

Department of Anthroplogy
Department of Music
Department of Philosophy
Department of Political Science
Department of Theology
Institute for Latino Studies

2. Your curriculum vitae.

3. A statement describing your previous research accomplishments and your proposed research project(s) for the fellowship period. Your research statement should not exceed 5 pages in length, double-spaced, with font size 12 and 1-inch margins. This statement may include the names of faculty from whom you would like to receive mentorship if you should be selected as a fellow, and why you think you would benefit from their expertise and experience. Please do not, however, reach out to faculty in the hosting department or institute to arrange a primary mentor or co-mentor prior to submitting your application.

4. Candidates must submit a writing sample representative of their own work (no more than 10,000 words in length).

5. Candidates must also arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be submitted via Interfolio. (Do not ask your letter writers to email their letters directly.)

Timeline: The application deadline is December 1, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST. Decision by March 2, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions can be found on the Program's webpage.

For further questions or concerns about the application process, please email alprovostpostdocs@nd.edu.

University of Nottingham - 7 Postdoctoral Fellows (Leverhulme Trust Funded, new Centre for Research on Slavery in War) - Deadline: 2 Sept 2025[]

In 2025, the University of Nottingham and King’s College London will launch the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, funded by the Leverhulme Trust for up to £10 million over ten years. For more information please see the announcement of this initiative.

The Centre will be the first overarching and integrative attempt to understand the relationships between slavery and war. Structured around four interconnected research strands—(Re)conceptualising, Understanding, Forecasting and Tackling—the Centre’s programme aims for far-reaching insights that transform global responses to modern slavery in conflict settings.

This attempt requires a large, interdisciplinary team working within a cross-cutting framework to connect vast amounts of data and answer many fundamental questions with innovative methodological approaches. The Centre will reshape knowledge of how slavery in war can be analysed, forecasted and tackled, shaping in the process a new interdisciplinary field of study and a step-change towards the global goal of eliminating forced labour, modern slavery, and human trafficking.

Seven new roles are being recruited into the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham as part of the new Centre:

Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Concepts and Theories)

Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Comparative Contexts)

Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Trends and Indicators)

Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Geospatial and Data Science)

Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Forecasting and Data Science)

Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Laws and Justice)

Research Fellow in Slavery and War (Governance and Interventions)

The Centre’s early-career researchers (ECRs) are at its core and pivotal to its work. The role-holder will be part of the Centre’s inaugural ECR cohort. As well as being embedded in one of the Centre’s four research strands, with mentorship from strand co-leads, the role-holder will be part of the Centre’s central ECR cohort, with support from a cohort director / Centre deputy director and access to a Centre-wide ECR development programme—for example, co-writing workshops, methods training, joint stakeholder sessions, and work-in-progress presentations. The Centre's ECRs will work as teams on specific projects. The role-holder will also collaborate with ECRs based at King’s College London within this Centre. There will be opportunities for mobility between the Nottingham and King’s sites.

These are full-time roles, available as a fixed-term posts commencing by November 1, 2025 (date to be negotiated) and ending August 31, 2028, with potential for continuation.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an on-campus interview day at the University of Nottingham, to be scheduled for a day between September 15 and September 25. Interview invitations will be made in the week commencing September 1. The interview day will include opportunities to meet with current ECRs based in the Rights Lab, informational sessions, and a campus tour, as well as your formal interview, and a recruitment task.

About the role: The role holder will conduct primary and secondary research and contribute to the development of new approaches, methodologies, and techniques appropriate to the research. Specific projects will be identified in line with the role-holder’s expertise and skills, as well as Centre need. The role-holder will have the opportunity to use their initiative and creativity to identify areas for research, develop research methods and extend their research portfolio within the thematic area of slavery in war.

About the team: This role is based in the University’s Rights Lab. The Rights Lab is the world’s largest, leading group of modern slavery researchers. Our challenge-led, team-based approach to research fosters interdisciplinary collaboration. We are committed to ensuring our work is relevant, timely, responsive, accessible, and actionable. With King’s College London, the Rights Lab is launching the new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War. This collaboration combines the complementary strengths of both institutions: KCL’s School of Security Studies, the world’s largest academic community dedicated to the study of war and security, and Nottingham’s Rights Lab, the global leader in modern slavery research. Together, these institutions will form a powerful interdisciplinary partnership that builds a new research field of slavery in war and a new generation of field-leading early-career researchers.

About you: Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant field and experience or demonstrable interest in working as part of a research team. You will be at a relatively early stage of your academic careers. Funder (Leverhulme Trust) guidelines on the definition of ‘early career researcher’ for its own, separate fellowship scheme include: you have not yet held a full-time permanent academic post; you hold a doctorate by the time you take up the role; and you have not held postdoctoral positions to pursue your own independent research for more than three years. These guidelines are helpful indications of the Centre’s expectations of candidate career stage.

Here are some examples of the expertise we are seeking; however, this list is not exhaustive:

Ability to foster a collaborative, team-based research culture
A track record of publication on relevant topics
Experience working across and with multiple disciplines
Knowledge of research methods, research design, explanation, and understanding.

INTERVIEWS: Interviews will take place on a specific date per post on one of the following dates:, Sept 15-17, Sept 19 and Sept 22-24 (requiring each shortlisted candidate for one day on our campus).

EMPLOYMENT TERMS: This role is 36.25 hpw and is available from November 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028 as a fixed term contract.

SALARY: £35,116 to £46,735 per annum, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

LOCATION: Based within the Rights Lab and dedicated Leverhulme Centre space in Highfield House on University Park at the University of Nottingham (UK) for at least 60% of the working week.

University of Oxford (UK:Eng) - Fellowship in the History of Visual Culture in the Ottoman Empire: The Celsing Collection - Deadlne: 3 Oct. 2025[]

The Khalili Research Centre for the History of the Art and Material Culture of the Middle East and Wolfson College, University of Oxford, invite applications for a Fellowship in the History of Visual Culture in the Ottoman Empire. This will offer a scholar an exceptional opportunity to carry out research on a major, largely unpublished assemblage of artworks: the Celsing Collection. The two-year Fellowship is being established in collaboration with Lusail Institute, the research arm of the future Lusail Museum in Doha. Both early career and senior researchers are invited to apply.

The Celsing Collection of paintings and artefacts was assembled by three members of the Celsing family, Gustaf Celsing the elder (1679-1743) and his two sons, Gustaf the younger (1723-1789) and Ulric (1731-1805), during their service as Swedish diplomats in Istanbul in the 18^th century. The paintings show portraits, diplomatic receptions, architectural buildings and landscapes of Istanbul. The Celsing Collection forms an exceptional body of visual evidence about Istanbul, Ottoman-Swedish relations, the networks of European artists in Istanbul, the phenomenon of the “Oriental room” in Europe and, more broadly, European visions of the “Orient”. In 2014, it was acquired together by Qatar Museums, with a view to maintaining its historical integrity. Meanwhile, most of the family’s historical letters and documents were transferred to archives in Sweden.

The Fellowship will enable a scholar of outstanding ability to carry out research on the Celsing Collection with a view to publishing a monograph. The research is expected to lean primarily on archival documents kept in Sweden and elsewhere, in addition to the paintings themselves (*). The Fellow will be based at the Khalili Research Centre, which forms part of the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) at the University of Oxford. AMES hosts one of the largest concentrations of specialists of Ottoman history and material culture in the world. In addition to the Fellow’s stipend, finding may be provided for work on archives in Sweden, Europe and/or Turkey, and (if required) to assist research in additional languages.

The Fellow will be expected to organise an international conference around the topic, and to publish its proceedings. While spending the bulk of their time working on their own research, the Fellow will be required to produce short research reports geared towards the needs of the future Lusail Museum, which is currently under development in Doha.

The Fellowship carries a stipend aligned with Oxford University salary scales.

The successful candidate should hold a doctorate in a relevant subject and preferably have significant post-doctoral research experience, including a strong publication record. The post will be tenable for two years, during which the Fellow will normally reside in Oxford.

Candidates may request further information on the Celsing Collection by contacting: krc@ames.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 3 October 2025.

(*) Due to ongoing conservation work, direct access to the paintings will be limited but the Fellow can expect to work from a set of high-resolution images.

University of Oxford, Magdalen College (UK:Eng) - Fellowship by Examination (JRF) 2025-2026 - Deadline: 16 Oct. 2026[]

The College proposes to elect up to four Fellows by Examination (elsewhere known as Junior Research Fellows (JRFs)) in 2026. The successful candidates will already have demonstrated outstanding promise in their research.

Each Fellowship is tenable for three years at a stipend currently starting at £43,519 per annum, subject to an annual cost of living award. This stipend is subject to deduction if a scholarship or similar funding from another source is held concurrently by the Fellow by Examination.

For all three years of appointment, the Fellow is entitled to: free lunches and dinners in College; a research allowance to cover reimbursement of expenses (of up to £2,500 per annum).

During the first two years of appointment, the Fellow is a member of the Governing Body of the College (a Charity Trustee). Fellows by Examination are expected to live in the Oxford area, and their research base must be in Oxford. Fellows by Examination can benefit from flexible working conditions.

Those who formally submitted their doctoral thesis for viva voce examination before 1 July 2024 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break (e.g. a period of parental leave, family commitments, or illness) or there are other exceptional circumstances. No applicant who has been appointed to a permanent academic post in an institution of higher education at any time in their career will be eligible. Candidates who have made a previous application are not eligible.

The main duty of a Fellow by Examination (JRF) is to engage full-time in research and its dissemination. The successful candidate will be expected to propose, plan and manage a high-quality programme of original research; publicise the outcomes of that research through presentation of papers and publications; and contribute to the communal life of the College. The Fellow may, with the leave of the Governing Body, engage in teaching and, if teaching, would normally be expected to give priority to the College’s own teaching needs.

Skills and experience required: research experience at doctoral level in an academic subject. Candidates should be able to manage their own independent research and should have excellent communication skills.

Details of how to apply and further particulars can be downloaded via the 'Apply' button above.The closing date is 12 noon (UK time) on Thursday, 16 October 2025, and applications must be completed at or before that time. Incomplete applications will not be accepted

University of Pennsylvania (USA:PA) - Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities, 2026–2027, theme 'practice' - Deadline: 2 Nov. 2025[]

The Wolf Humanities Center awards five (5) one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships each academic year to scholars in the humanities who are no more than five years out of their doctorate. Preference will be given to candidates not yet in tenure track positions whose proposals are interdisciplinary and would particularly benefit from and contribute to Penn's intellectual life.

The programs of the Wolf Humanities Center are conceived through yearly topics that invite broad interdisciplinary collaboration. For the 2026–2027 academic year, our topic will be Practice.

During their appointment, Wolf Humanities Center's Postdoctoral Fellows are required to teach one course rostered in one or more of the humanities departments or programs in Penn's College of Arts & Sciences (not the Wolf Humanities Center) and must participate in the Center's weekly Mellon Research Seminar (Tuesdays, 12:00–1:30). Fellows also collaborate on the planning of a public symposium on the Center's annual topic, participate in professional development workshops, and are appointed a faculty mentor.

The Wolf Humanities Center's 2026–2027 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship appointment is twelve months (July 1, 2026—June 30, 2027) and carries a minimum stipend of $67,000, a $3000 research fund, and discounted single-coverage health insurance.

The PhD (and its international equivalent, such as the DPhil) is the only eligible terminal degree. The degree must be in the humanities or in allied fields, such as anthropology or history of science. Ineligible categories include an MFA or any other doctorate, such as EdD; social scientists; scholars in educational curriculum building; and performing artists (note: scholars of performance are eligible).
Scholars who received or will receive their PhD (or DPhil) between May 2021 and August 2026 are eligible to apply.
Scholars who received or will receive their PhD from the University of Pennsylvania during our noted window of eligibility are welcome to apply.
The fellowship is open to all scholars, national and international, who meet eligibility requirements. International scholars outside of North America are appointed under a J-1 visa (Research Scholar status). The Wolf Humanities Center reserves the right to revoke the offer if the recipient is unable to meet this condition.
In late January or early February, shortlisted applicants will receive instructions for reaching out to a Penn humanities faculty member who might serve as a potential mentor if awarded the fellowship. It is not advisable to contact Penn faculty earlier in the application process.
Upon receiving the award, finalists who have not received their PhD must provide a letter from their department chair confirming that they have completed, or will complete, all requirements (i.e. dissertation defense) by June 30, 2026. A finalist’s failure to meet this deadline will result in the offer being withdrawn.
Fellows are required to be in residence for the term of the fellowship.
Decisions will be announced in February 2026.

University of Sheffield (UK:Eng) - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Critical Digital Well-Being & Sociotechnical Theory - Deadline: 23. Dec 2025[]

We have an exciting opportunity for a 17-month postdoctoral research position working on the AHRC-funded project Control Shift Escape: New Possibilities for Digital Well-being. Under the supervision of Dr Niall Docherty, you will be part of a team whose aim is to move scholarship and society beyond current ideas of digital well-being as self-control, where living well online is reduced to controlling personal technological habits. Through theoretical investigations, interdisciplinary collaborations, and arts-based public research and events, this project will provide new ways to understand, design for, and practice digital well-being today.

You should hold a PhD in the humanities, social sciences, or related fields. You will be interested in the project topic, sociotechnical phenomena, and critical theory. This role comes with many opportunities to advance your academic career, including the opportunity to publish co-authored and lead-author publications, and access to a personal budget for researcher professional development, networking building, event organising, and international travel for conferences. You will principally be supported to pursue the aims of the project, but will have allocated time, resources, and mentoring to develop your own individual research agenda and future career trajectory. Specific duties are to:

Identify, interpret, and map the intellectual materials that construct digital well-being as an object of interdisciplinary inquiry.
Contribute to new conceptualizations of digital well-being based on rigorous interpretation of historical and contemporary texts.
Help develop and run an extensive arts-based public engagement program with project partners Bloc Projects, including public workshops, events, and exhibitions.
Attend meetings and conferences, presenting project and individual works-in-progress.
Co-produce peer reviewed publications and reports derived from the project.
Contribute to the development of onward research plans and proposals.

The project is based in the School of Information, Journalism and Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield. You will be housed in an interdisciplinary, internationally focussed department with researchers exploring diverse and important issues surrounding technology, data, information, media and communication.

University of Southern Denmark (DEN) - Postdoc for research project: The Morality of Extreme Wealth - Deadline: 31 Oct. 2025[]

The Department of Design, Media and Educational Science (Philosophy Section) invites applications for a 2-year postdoc position on the topic of moral and political philosophy in relation to extreme wealth. The position is part of the research project, The Morality of Extreme Wealth, funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark and is available from 01-02-2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. The project is a collaboration between PI, Lasse Nielsen (SDU) and Co-PI, David V. Axelsen (University of Essex).

The project explores how moral reasons to worry about inequality and poverty are transformed when wealth becomes extreme and aims to build new theory on the morality of extreme wealth. The project aims at three significant academic contributions: (1) to explore and map out distinctive moral reasons to be concerned with extreme wealth from the perspective of distributive justice, (2) to analyze the role of individual responsibility in a theory of extreme wealth morality, and (3) to evaluate the moral obligations of the extremely wealthy in a society with existing injustices.

The postdoc candidate will be responsible for a work package focusing on the moral obligations of the extremely wealthy. While theories of distributive justice concern society-wide measures such as redistributive taxation and caps on wages and capital accumulation, extreme wealth ethics focus on the moral duties of the extremely wealthy individual. The postdoc project enquires into these ethical obligations and should aim to sketch a model of the moral requirements of being extremely rich. We expect the postdoc project to result in at least 2-3 peer-reviewed research articles (some of which may be co-authored with other members of the project).

The postdoc candidate should have a background from philosophy or adjacent relevant fields. The candidate will be expected to be familiar with moral philosophy and political philosophy. Experience with philosophy of economics will be an advantage but is not a requirement. The candidate will be given extensive freedom to pursue personal ideas and to develop the postdoc project individually within the overall frame of the project. To be eligible for the position, the applicant must have obtained a PhD degree in a relevant field and have a PhD-age of max 4 years per October 1st, 2024 (parental leave deducted).

The postdoc candidate will be affiliated with the Philosophy Section, at the Department of Design, Media and Educational Science, University of Southern Denmark. The SDU Philosophy Section is internationally very well connected and has a strong profile in both basic research (especially epistemology, value theory, ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of mind and phenomenology) and applied philosophy (e.g. philosophy of health, philosophy and climate change, philosophy of education and philosophy of technology). It has attracted a substantial amount of external funding in recent years and is strongly involved in interdisciplinary collaboration.

The SDU Philosophy Section is based in University of Southern Denmark Campus Odense. Odense is Denmark’s third largest city with a population of about 200.000. It is one of the oldest cities in Denmark with a rich culture and history. Odense is nicely located and well-connected to both Copenhagen and Aarhus. A train to Copenhagen is approximately 1 hour.

Applicants will be expected to have a documented working level of written and spoken English.

The position is a pure research position with no teaching duties. It may be prolonged.

Contact information

For further information about the position, the Morality of Extreme Wealth project, and the SDU Philosophy Section, feel free to contact Associate Professor, Lasse Nielsen (lasseni@sdu.dk).

For questions related to CV, diplomas etc., please contact humfak-hr@sdu.dk

Working at University of Southern Denmark

The International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. International staff in tenured positions will be offered Danish language training in connection with the employment and are expected to achieve Danish language competences at CEFR B2-level within 5 years from being appointed.

We recommend that as an international applicant you take the time to visit Working in Denmark where you will find information and facts about moving to, working and living in Denmark, as well as The International Staff Office at SDU.

Conditions of employment

The employment as postdoc is temporary. Employment stops automatically by the end of the period. An upgrade of pedagogical qualifications is not part of the position. Thus, employment as postdoc cannot stand alone as a qualification for later employment as associate professor/senior researcher.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations), Cirkulære om overenskomst for Akademikere i staten 2025 (the document only exists in Danish).

Application

Applications should be sent electronically via the link "apply online" and the Faculty expects applicants to read the information "How to Apply" before applying.

The application must include:

Cover letter (max. 1 page)
Project description and research plan (max. 4 pages)
Curriculum Vitae with applicant's e-mail and phone number
Documentation of qualifications (examination certificates/PhD diploma, etc.)
Complete list of publications indicating the publications attached
Applicants may choose a maximum of two publications for assessment. Please attach one pdf-file for each publication. For any publication with a co-author, a co-author statement must be submitted as part of the pdf-file

Application and all appendices must be in Danish, English or one of the Scandinavian languages. Please always include a copy of original diploma/certificates. We only accept files in pdf-format no more than 10 MB per file. In case you have more than one file per field you need to combine the pdf-files into a single file, as each field handles only one file. We do not accept zip-files, jpg or other image files. All pdf-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected.

The assessment process

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee and the applicant will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns him/her. The assessment report will subsequently be forwarded to the Head of Department who will assemble an appointments committee. An interview may form part of the overall assessment of the applicants' qualifications.

The committee may request additional information, and if so, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material.

If the application does not meet the requirements mentioned above, the Faculty of Humanities may reject your application without further notice. Applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated.

Shortlisting and tests may be used in the assessment process. Please note that only a shortlisted applicant will receive an assessment. Here you can read more about shortlisting at SDU.

Application deadline: October 31, 2025, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST)

The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) wishes to reflect the surrounding society and therefore encourages all, regardless of personal background, to apply.

If you are not a Danish-speaking applicant, please ensure that you use the English website to access the electronic application form to receive further information in English.

Read more about University of Southern Denmark: https://www.sdu.dk/en/about_sdu

University of Southern Denmark (DEN)Postdoc Positions in 19th Century Political History: Public Opinion and the Crimean War - Deadline: 14 Aug. 2025[]

The Department of Culture and Language at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for two postdoctoral positions (2 years, full-time), with the possibility of extension within the research project CRIMESCAN – The Crimean War and Scandinavia, funded by the Independent Research Fund Denmark. The positions are available from 1 February 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

About the Project

CRIMESCAN explores the political, cultural, and international ramifications of the Crimean War (1853–1856) for Scandinavia. Bridging international history, nationalism studies, and international relations, the project investigates the interplay between war, nationalism, diplomacy, and the public sphere in mid-19th century Europe. The research team consists of senior and junior scholars in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The two postdoc positions will be part of Work Package 3 (WP3), which investigates the formation and manipulation of public opinion in relation to war policy and nationalist projects, both in Scandinavia and in the Western powers.

Job Description

Each postdoc will independently pursue a subproject within the overall framework of WP3:

Postdoc 1 will focus on how political actors in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway sought to mobilize public opinion in support of Scandinavian unification and possible intervention in the Crimean War. This includes investigating the use of press subsidies, propaganda, and informal diplomatic channels.
Postdoc 2 will study similar strategies in Britain, France, and the German Confederation, with emphasis on how Western powers influenced public debate concerning Scandinavian involvement in the war and regional realignments.

Both projects will require extensive archival research and analysis of newspapers and pamphlets from the period. Candidates will participate in joint weekly meetings, contribute to co-authored publications, and be expected to produce three single- or co-authored articles.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a PhD in history or a closely related field. The following qualifications will be emphasized in the assessment:

Common to both positions:

A strong research profile in 19th-century political history.
Proven skills in historical analysis.
Proficiency in English at academic level is essential.
Experience with archival research, public sphere studies, political communication or nationalism studies will be considered a strong asset.
Familiarity with quantitative text analysis procedures is considered an advantage.
Familiarity with digital tools, including computational methods for textual analysis, will be an advantage.

For Postdoc 1:

Specialization in Scandinavian history of the 19th century.
Reading proficiency in Scandinavian languages is required.
Additional language competencies will be regarded favourably.

For Postdoc 2:

Specialization in European history, especially Britain, France, and/or the German states.
Reading proficiency in French is required; German reading skills are highly desirable.
Additional language competencies will be regarded favourably.

Please indicate clearly in your application whether you are applying for Postdoc 1, Postdoc 2, or both positions. If applying for both, please state your motivation and qualifications for each position separately within the application letter.

Contact information

For information about the project, please contact Professor Rasmus Glenthøj at rasmusg@sdu.dk. For further information about the position and employment at the University of Southern Denmark, Vice Head of Department Anne Klara Bom at akbom@sdu.dk.

For questions related to CV, diplomas etc., please contact humfak-hr@sdu.dk

We recommend that as an international applicant you take the time to visit Working in Denmark where you will find information and facts about moving to, working and living in Denmark, as well as The International Staff Office at SDU.

Working at University of Southern Denmark

The International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. International staff in tenured positions will be offered Danish language training in connection with the employment and are expected to achieve Danish language competences at CEFR B2-level within 5 years from being appointed.

The Department of Culture and Language is located on the island of Funen at the university's campus in Odense – the third-largest city in Denmark with 180.000 inhabitants. Odense provides family-friendly living conditions in a historic city with an urban feel where nature and other recreational areas are never far away. The city has excellent connections with public transportation to Aarhus and Copenhagen.

Conditions of employment

The employment as postdoc is temporary. Employment stops automatically by the end of the period. An upgrade of pedagogical qualifications is not part of the position. Thus, employment as postdoc cannot stand alone as a qualification for later employment as associate professor/senior researcher.

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations), Cirkulære om overenskomst for Akademikere i staten 2025 (the document only exists in Danish).

Application

Applications should be sent electronically via the link "apply online" and the Faculty expects applicants to read the information "How to Apply" before applying.

The application must include:

A letter stating your specific interest, motivation, and qualifications for the project (400 words).
Curriculum Vitae with applicant's e-mail and phone number
Documentation of qualifications (examination certificates/PhD diploma, etc.)
Complete list of publications indicating the publications attached
Applicants may choose a maximum of three publications for assessment. Please attach one pdf-file for each publication. For any publication with a co-author, a co-author statement must be submitted as part of the pdf-file

Application and all appendices must be in Danish, English or one of the Scandinavian languages. Please always include a copy of original diploma/certificates. We only accept files in pdf-format no more than 10 MB per file. In case you have more than one file per field you need to combine the pdf-files into a single file, as each field handles only one file. We do not accept zip-files, jpg or other image files. All pdf-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected.

The assessment process

Applications will be assessed by an assessment committee and the applicant will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns him/her. The assessment report will subsequently be forwarded to the Head of Department who will assemble an appointments committee. An interview may form part of the overall assessment of the applicants' qualifications.

The committee may request additional information, and if so, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material.

If the application does not meet the requirements mentioned above, the Faculty of Humanities may reject your application without further notice. Applications received after the deadline will neither be considered nor evaluated.

Shortlisting and tests may be used in the assessment process. Please note that only a shortlisted applicant will receive an assessment. Here you can read more about shortlisting at SDU.

Application deadline

August 14, 2025 at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST)

The University is signatory of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA). We wish our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.

If you are not a Danish-speaking applicant, please ensure that you use the English website to access the electronic application form to receive further information in English

University of St Andrews (UK:Scot) - Research Fellow '‘Histories of Hope? Museum Redevelopment at Camp Nelson National Monument’ - SHORT Deadline: 29 Aug. 2025[]

Start Date: 15 September [2025] or as soon as possible thereafter.

Fixed Term: 14 months.

Applications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Kristen Treen conducting research and outreach for an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded project entitled ‘Histories of Hope? Museum Redevelopment at Camp Nelson National Monument’. This project will bring together researchers from the University of St Andrews alongside public historians, heritage staff, and community stakeholders at the Camp Nelson National Monument, a major site of African American Civil War history and U.S. National Park Service site in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Its aim is to co-develop an innovative, community-engaged museum exhibit that will inspire visitors to think critically and creatively about processes of commemoration and better understand Camp Nelson’s role in contemporary and historical Black freedom struggles.

The primary duties will be to conduct and contribute research relating to the named project; plan and run a sustained series of outreach activities relating to the named project; co-ordinate the creation and use of appropriate feedback mechanisms designed to gather evidence of project Impact; and produce publications and other forms of research dissemination.

The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD in History, Art History, Archaeology or Museums and Heritage Studies with expertise in one or more of the following: U.S. history and culture; African American history and culture; museums and decolonial practice; memory and cultural heritage.

The post is available for 14 months starting 15 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

University of Texas at Austin (USA:TX) - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Religion and Health - Deadline: 1 Dec. 2025[]

The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Texas at Austin seeks to appoint a one-year postdoctoral fellow for the 2026-2027 academic year. We seek early career scholars with a specialization in Religion and Health. The fellow may specialize in any contemporary religious or secular tradition and any methodological approach. They will engage broadly in religious studies and secular studies through expertise on topics such as: Anthropocene studies; environmental health; artificial intelligence; bioethics; contemplative science; healing; medicine; science and technology studies; histories of science, religion, and atheism; death and dying, psychedelics; or public health.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Religious Studies or a related field. ABD applicants must complete all requirements for the Ph.D. before the appointment begins in August 2026. Ph.D. must have been received no more than three years prior to the start date. Besides a competitive stipend, this position includes support for relocation, research expenses, and organizing a research symposium or conference.

Review of applications will begin December 1, 2025. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

University of Tokyo (JPN) - Postdoctoral Fellow - Deadline: 30 Sept. 2025[]

About Tokyo College Tokyo College is an international institute for advanced study based at the University of Tokyo (UTokyo). Our mission is to serve as an interface between UTokyo and researchers/research institutions around the world and create a shared vision of an ideal future with people from across the globe and to take action together to pursue its realization. Leading scholars, promising early-career researchers, and influential intellectuals from overseas gather and stay at Tokyo College, where they have frequent opportunities to exchange ideas with our scholars and students, creating synergy and generating new knowledge, which help us shape our future. Knowledge created by these activities is delivered directly to the public through lectures, seminars, and symposia organized by Tokyo College.

1. Job Title Postdoctoral Fellow at Tokyo College, the University of Tokyo

2. Field of Expertise Tokyo College is looking to invite researchers from all disciplines including the humanities, social sciences, sciences, engineering and medicine under the research theme "The Earth and Human Society in 2050" to carry out interdisciplinary collaboration that will contribute to the realization of a sustainable and inclusive future for humanity. Applicants’ field of expertise should be related to one or more of the following five research themes.

A. Digital Revolution and the Future of Humanity

B. Sustainable Futures on a Damaged Planet

C. Japan Viewed from the Inside and Outside

D. The Humanities, Society, and the Future of Academic Knowledge

E. Life and its Value for Future Society

3. Job Description Tokyo College promotes interdisciplinary thinking and research, and fosters an inclusive research community of scholars from all over the world.

Postdoctoral fellows are expected to: pursue their own research objectives through an interdisciplinary lens;
undertake collaborative research with researchers both within and outside of Tokyo College;
actively expand interdisciplinary research collaborations and networks within the country and overseas;
actively attend or host research seminars at Tokyo College, including online seminars/events to be broadcasted;
pursue public engagement, such as outreach and social/cultural/artistic activities that connect with constituencies beyond academia.

4. Terms The appointment must start on April 1, July 1, October 1, or December 1, 2026. It is a fixed-term, three-year contract without extension.

5. Eligibility A Ph.D. obtained within five years prior to the contract start date. Applicants scheduled to receive a Ph.D. degree before the start date are also eligible to apply. We encourage applicants, where relevant, to include a brief explanation regarding career interruptions in the AJO Application Form in the relevant box (Note: We will consider extensions of this eligibility period for career interruptions. For a list of career interruptions, please see the FAQ below.)

Excellent communication skills in English. No Japanese language skills are required. Although English is the main language of communication in Tokyo College, we strongly encourage applications from those with diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds. We also encourage applications from promising scholars who have had no or limited opportunities to be based at Japanese institutions and wish to build academic networks in Japan and abroad.

6. Compensation & Benefits

Work environment: office space and access to UTokyo resources
Annual gross salary of JPY 6,360,000 plus benefits
Commuter allowance: Maximum JPY 55,000 per month
Social Insurance: Eligible for MEXT* Mutual Aid Association membership, employees’ pension, unemployment insurance, and workers’ accident compensation insurance (*MEXT: Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Vacation: Annual paid vacation, sick leave (paid), special vacation (paid)
Research fund: Maximum JPY 1,000,000 per annum will be provided to cover research related expenses, including books or references, travel expenses, etc.
Relocation support for researchers from overseas: Tokyo College will provide support including obtaining a work visa.

7. Employment Status and Working Hours In principle, postdoctoral fellows are employed full-time by the University of Tokyo. The working hours may be made more flexible by adopting a discretionary labor system (exemption system) for this position and are left to the employees’ discretion. Other terms and conditions on this employment status shall be subject to the University of Tokyo working regulations.

8. Place of Work This position is based at the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo.

(7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 JAPAN)

9. Application Materials

Academic Jobs Online (AJO) Application Form: Please answer ALL questions on the form. If not relevant, please put N/A. Incomplete application form will not be considered. Please pay particular attention to the following information requested on the form:
- Select one field of expertise that is related to our Tokyo College research themes.
- Name(s) of potential University of Tokyo faculty member(s) who you would like to be hosted by and to work with. You do not need to contact them in advance.
- Number of your peer-reviewed paper
- Preferred start date (either April 1, July 1, October 1, or December 1, 2026)
- Explain briefly your career interruptions, such as caring responsibilities, disaster, medical conditions, parental leave, unemployment, non-research positions, etc.
- Names and contact details of 2 references. Only shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit references.

Curriculum Vitae including a list of publications and work-in-progress

Research Statement, including the following aspects (maximum 2 pages): Your research statement must be understandable to an educated lay reader.
- A brief description of doctoral research, and or other outstanding research you have conducted*,
- An executive summary of your planned research at Tokyo College and its expected impact,
- Demonstrated or potential contributions to interdisciplinary research,
- What you wish to achieve at Tokyo College beyond your own research project, e.g., your career path, interdisciplinary research, public scholarship, etc.
- A demonstrated ability to work as a part of a diverse team as evidenced by activities such as research collaboration, building external networks and linkages, and community building.

One writing sample (e.g., an article, a book chapter, or a chapter from doctoral dissertation, either published or unpublished)

Please bear in mind that Tokyo College is a highly interdisciplinary institute and you must be able to communicate your research in a way that is accessible to both those inside and outside your immediate field of expertise.

10. Application and Selection Process Application deadline: September 30, 2025, Eastern Daylight Time (11:59PM, EDT)

Submission: All application materials should be uploaded via AJO by the application deadline: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30212

Submission through email or postal mail will not be accepted. All documents must be in English.

Selection process: After an initial screening process, shortlisted candidates will be invited for an online interview (around late November to early December). Applicants who have not been shortlisted will be notified about the decision.

University of Wisconsin–Madison (US: WI) - Institute for Research in the Humanities - Solmsen and Kingdon Fellowships - Deadline: 23 October 2025[]

Through the generous bequests of Robert M. Kingdon and Friedrich and Lieselotte Solmsen, the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce competitions for two Robert M. Kingdon Fellowships and four Solmsen Fellowships for the academic year 2026–2027, to be awarded to scholars from outside the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Kingdon Fellowships sponsor scholars working in the humanities in the historical, literary, artistic, and/or philosophical studies of Christian and/or Jewish religious traditions and their role in society. Projects may focus on any period from antiquity to the present, on any part of the world, and in any field(s) in the humanities. They may explore various forms of the Jewish and/or Christian traditions; the interaction of one or both of these with other religious traditions; and/or the relationship of one or both of these religions to other aspects of society within or outside of Europe.

Solmsen Fellowships are to be awarded to scholars working in the humanities on European history, literature, philosophy, politics, religion, art and culture in the classical, medieval, and/or early modern periods (before 1700). Projects on the relationship of pre-1700 Europe to other parts of the world are also welcome.

Kingdon and Solmsen Fellows are required to be in residence at IRH throughout the academic year (except for short research trips, lectures, conferences, etc.) and may extend this residency through the following summer on a non-stipendiary basis. However, the fellowship may not be deferred for any reason. The award provides a stipend of $60,000, office space, limited support services, and access to university facilities (libraries). Health insurance coverage is provided for fellows receiving their award stipend via UW-Madison payroll. Fellows are expected to present their work at an Institute seminar and participate in the weekly seminars. Applicants must be in possession of the doctorate at the time of application.

Access full calls and links to the digital applications here: https://irh.wisc.edu/irh-fellowships/ (scroll down to “External Fellowships”).

Vanderbilt University (USA:TN) Collaborative Humanities Postdoctoral Program - Deadline: December 1[]

The Collaborative Humanities Postdoctoral Program (CHPP) brings together a dynamic cohort of early-career scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences to revitalize humanistic inquiry in today’s moment. At a time when complex challenges—from climate change and migration to questions of democracy, equity, and technology—demand perspectives that cut across disciplinary lines, the humanities provide a critical voice in the conversation. When applying, please include:

Research statement (up to 1,000 words) demonstrating commitment to and experience with interdisciplinary research in the humanities
One-page timeline outlining the major scholarly activities you will pursue over the course of the three-year fellowship (e.g., book manuscript, articles)
CV (no more than 5 pages)
Teaching statement (up to 500 words) with evidence of teaching effectiveness and interest in innovative, interdisciplinary, and immersive approaches
Teaching evaluations, if applicable
If you are ABD: a letter from your dissertation adviser confirming that you are expected to successfully defend your dissertation no later than May 1, 2026
Three letters of recommendation and a writing sample will be requested if your application is shortlisted

*note: they will not sponsor visas and only accept applications from those permitted to work in the US

Yale University (USA:CT) - Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jackson School of Global Affairs - Deadline: 22 Dec. 2025[]

The Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy welcomes applications for the 2026-7 Henry A. Kissinger Visiting Scholar Postdoctoral Fellowship.

The Center was founded after the donation to Yale, in 2011, of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s papers from his pre-government, government, and post-government careers (http://news.yale.edu/2011/06/14/yale-receive-kissinger-papers-and-establish-johnson-center-study-american-diplomacy). In conjunction with the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, the Johnson Center brings academics and practitioners to Yale, hosts conferences, and conducts a range of activities relating to American foreign relations and international affairs.

For this fellowship, the Center seeks to attract outstanding scholars from around the globe whose research is focused on the role of the United States in international affairs from World War II to the present. The fellowship is for one year and is potentially renewable for one additional year. The gift that created this fellowship can support either a scholar who has recently received a doctorate or a faculty member with sabbatical and/or other research funding. Regardless of rank, all candidates must have a plan for using this fellowship at Yale to conduct an archival, empirical research project. We are particularly interested in supporting research on American diplomacy, foreign relations, statecraft, and /or strategy that would benefit from access to the Henry A. Kissinger Papers and/or other archival holdings at Yale (http://web.library.yale.edu/digital-collections/kissinger-collection; http://guides.library.yale.edu/american-diplomacy-primary-sources).

The 2026-7 Kissinger Fellow will work within an active academic community of other fellows, practitioners, visiting scholars, and Yale Jackson School faculty. The Fellow, who must remain in residence throughout the fellowship, will receive access to shared office space and participate in the academic life and public activities of the Johnson Center (along with those of the Grand Strategy Program and the Jackson School). This commitment includes attending Center, Program, and School events and, if requested, presenting research at such an event. If desired, the Kissinger Fellow may also teach on subjects relevant to U.S. statecraft, diplomatic history, and/or grand strategy.

A complete application includes:

c.v.
1000-word research proposal, to include an explanation of (a) how the goals of the project fit the description above, and (b) how access to the Kissinger Papers and/or other archival holdings at Yale would help to achieve the goals of theproject.
A writing sample of the length of a dissertation chapter or journal article; for faculty-member applicants, this writing sample must be published.Names of three referees and confirmation from the applicant that these referees have agreed to provide references if contacted. (For avoidance of misunderstanding: applicants do not need to submit letters of reference; program staff will contact the referees of finalists

Salary

The fellowship stipend will be commensurate with professional experience and competitive with similar fellowships from other leading policy schools and/or institutions focusing on the practice of, and research into, foreign and security policy. For faculty members at other institutions, the stipend will be supplemental to sabbatical salary and/or other partial forms of support in the same academic year. Research funding may also be available depending on the needs of the Fellow’s research in 2026-7.

Syracuse University - Engaged Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships -- deadline 10. December 2025[]

The Syracuse University Humanities Center [humcenter.syr.edu], in partnership with the Engaged Humanities Network, or EHN [thecollege.syr.edu/engagedhumanities], which facilitates publicly engaged projects and coursework in partnership with community arts, education, civic, and cultural organizations, invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Fellows will join a vibrant scholarly and public engagement community at the Humanities Center, University, and in Central New York. This two-year appointment (July 16, 2026 - July 15, 2028) combines publicly engaged research, teaching, programming, and creative work: it is not remote/virtual and the residency period may not be deferred.

Compensation will include salary of $64,000; $2,000 in professional development funds each year; and office space, computing and full SU Libraries access. As exempt 12-month employees, Fellows are eligible to enroll in benefits, including medical insurance.

Qualifications:

Must hold a (disciplinary or interdisciplinary) humanities PhD from between 2023 and no later than June 2026.

Job Specific Qualifications:

Applications welcome from scholars interested in combining research, teaching, and publicly engaged programming; working with diverse audiences (including, but not limited to, students, historically marginalized populations, and wider publics); and pursuing tenure-line as well as professional trajectories.

Preference will be given to applicants who:

Demonstrate scholarly excellence in the humanities, broadly conceived;
Have experience fostering reciprocal campus-community partnerships to advance the humanities as a public good (e.g., with a library, community organization, archive, gallery, social justice project, or school setting);
Engage in work (research, pedagogy, programming) that attends to social differences and structural disparities.

Responsibilities:

While in residence, Fellows will immerse in communities of practice to further their research and deepen their publicly engaged teaching and organizational expertise. Fellows will:

Advance their research agenda (via publications, grants, presentations, etc.) and offer an annual workshop or presentation about their work to the wider University community.
Teach one Engaged Humanities course a year, incorporating participatory, digital, and/or public engagement humanities methods. The course may also contribute to a humanities department (African American Studies; Art & Music Histories; English; Philosophy; Religion; Womenâ€™s & Gender Studies; Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition) or interdisciplinary program in Arts and Sciences. As part of their teaching contribution, fellows will participate in EHNâ€™s Engaged Courses cohort.
Mentor EHN-connected students and help administer core opportunities supporting student-led public scholarship in conjunction with EHNâ€™s Undergraduate Research initiative and the new EHN/Graduate School Public Scholarship Certificate.

Fellows will have the opportunity, as relevant to their interests and research needs, to participate in key Humanities Center research support offerings and in EHNâ€™s Engaged Communities initiative, focused on public projects in partnership with community organizations and arts, educational, and cultural centers.

Application Instructions:

Applications preferred by December 10, 2025 (positions will remain open until filled).

In addition to completing an online application, where you will enter the names and email addresses of three references who can speak to your research, teaching, and public engagement (a non-academic reference is welcome, if desired, to address public humanities experience), please attach the following materials:

Cover Letter: Provide an overview of your research, teaching philosophy and experience, and public humanities experience. Discuss qualifications relevant to project administration and student mentoring, as applicable to supporting EHN's Undergraduate Research initiative and the EHN/Graduate School Public Scholarship Certificate. [2 pages, single-spaced, 12-point font, 1â€ margins]
CV
Research Statement: 1-page project statement discussing the research, including public humanities elements or multi-modal components (as relevant), you will advance in residence [single-spaced, 12-point font, 1â€ margins]
Other Document: 1-page description of a proposed public humanities seminar/topical course aimed at upper division undergraduates [single-spaced,12-point font, 1â€ margins]
Writing Sample: An article or chapter-length writing sample.

Questions may be submitted to the Humanities Center at humcenter@syr.edu

Washington University in St. Louis Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry[]

Position Description

Washington University in St. Louis announces the twenty-fifth year of Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry, a postdoctoral fellowship program endowed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and designed to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching across the humanities and interpretive social sciences. We invite applications from recent PhDs, DPhils, or D.F.A.s (with degree in hand by June 30, 2026, and no earlier than June 30, 2023) who have not previously held a research-oriented postdoctoral fellowship. This fellowship program is housed in WashU's Center for the Humanities. This year we are recruiting one fellow. We are interested in interdisciplinary scholars whose research employs historical methods and approaches as an integral part of their interdisciplinary research.

In mid-August 2026 the new selected Fellow will join the interdisciplinary community at the Center for the Humanities. Each fellowship is anticipated to run for two academic years. Postdoctoral Fellows pursue their own continuing research in association with a senior faculty mentor at WU. During the two years of their fellowship, they will teach two courses. Fellows are expected to remain in residence during all semesters of their appointment.

Qualifications

PhD, DPhil, or D.F.A. (degree in hand by June 30, 2026, and no earlier than June 30, 2023) in humanities or interpretive social sciences. Must not have previously held a research-oriented postdoctoral fellowship.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit, through Interfolio, a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and a description of their research program (no more than 1000 words and accessible to reviewers in other disciplines). Applicants who have not completed their doctoral work should indicate, in their cover letter, how many chapters of their dissertation are complete and how complete the remaining chapters are. Please include the names and email addresses of three references.

Closing Date: December 19, 2025

Positions with 2026 Application Deadlines[]

Australian National University (AUS) - Research Fellow, Ethnography and Sociology of the Artificial Cryosphere - Deadline: 4 Jan. 2026[]

Classification: ANU Academic Level B

Salary package: $118,632 - $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuation

Terms: Full-time, Continuing (contingent funded)

Position Description and Selection Criteria: Position Description.pdf

This position is continuing (contingent funded). The funding that supports this project has an expected duration of 5 years.

Working at ANU

This is an opportunity to work with a world class University that undertakes cutting edge research and has a strong tradition in research-led teaching excellence.

We offer:

Flexible working arrangements including hybrid arrangements working both on our beautiful, green campus and working remotely,
Generous paid personal and annual leave entitlements; and
Career support, training, mentoring & upskilling opportunities.

For more information on a range of lifestyle, financial and non-financial rewards and programs, please click here.

The project

The European Research Council project "Cultures of the Cryosphere" (CultCryo) investigates the cultural preconditions and consequences of the use of artificial cooling and freezing technologies in nutrition, health and reproduction, air conditioning, data processing, laboratory research and other everyday practices. This interdisciplinary research project aims to investigate the far-reaching socio-ecological effects of this energy-intensive planetary "cryosphere" and aims to identify possible alternatives for a more sustainable future of dealing with artificial cold.

The CultCryo project consists of four international research groups at the Technical University of Darmstadt, the University of Paderborn, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the Australian National University Canberra, as well as three participating project partners at the University of Hamburg, the University of Halle-Wittenberg and the Institute for Social-Ecological Research Frankfurt. It has an overarching budget of 10 Millon Euros.

Position overview

Your tasks

In this multi-faceted role, the selected candidate will be expected to conduct multi-sited ethnographic case studies, that will include mapping, across three domains: space cooling, biomedicine and food supply (beef). Additionally, they will contribute as part of the core project group to developing an online atlas on the cryosphere and its corresponding cultural phenomena. The research fellow will also have a key function in co-curating and managing the Cryogenic Cultures Multimedia Archive that acts as a crucial knowledge production and synthesis tool as well as a platform to collectively present our findings. The candidate will also have responsibility for co-advising and supporting the work of the wider CultCryo ethnographic team, as required.

Your profile

You will have a PhD in anthropology, STS, sociology, history, human geography or related discipline, and significant experience in ethnographic or qualitative social science fieldwork. Our ideal candidate will have experience in multi-sited research and working on interdisciplinary and/or international research projects, and a demonstrated record of publishing in high quality academic journals.

The project language is English, thus very good language skills are required. While not mandatory for applying for this position, it will be considered desirable if applicants are willing to familiarise with the German language.

College Overview

The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is the largest single College of six Colleges at ANU. The College, which is structured into two main research schools, offers degrees in more than 20 discipline areas and excels in research across the creative arts, humanities and social sciences. The College has a substantial international research presence and is a major source of national policy advice. Our academic staff are internationally recognised for their research, and 46 are members of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, or both. We also host 13 Australian Research Council Future Fellows and two ARC Laureates. A hub of vibrant activity, we host more than 100 lectures, concerts and exhibitions each year, most of which are open to the public. Our students, staff and graduates come from more than 60 nations, bringing a diversity of perspective to campus life.

For further information please contact Professor Bronwyn Parry, Dean, College of Arts and Social Sciences E: Dean.cass@anu.edu.au

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au  

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion

Application information

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

A 1-2 page statement addressing the selection criteria.
A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
Other documents, if required.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.

Closing date: Sunday, 4 January 2026, 11:55pm (AEDT)

Baden-Württemberg Early Career Rescue Fellowships 2026-2028 (Germany: between University of Freiburg, University of Tübingen, and University of Konstanz), 14 positions - deadline 9. Jan 2026[]

Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. The university based Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), Tübingen College of Fellows (CoF), and Zukunftskolleg Konstanz (ZuKo) invite early career researchers from all over the world, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA, to apply for the Baden-Württemberg Early Career Rescue Fellowships 2026-2028 (Ref. No. 2025/229)

Funded by the State of Baden-Württemberg they are offering:

14 Postdoctoral Fellowships (2 years)

Fellowship Period: between July 2026 – November 2028

Application Deadline: 9 January 2026, 11:00 AM (CET)

The fellowships are available to researchers from all over the world and from any discipline represented at one of the three universities with a minimum of one year and a maximum of seven years of post-doctoral experience, who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. The aim is to provide time and space for their excellent research and open up international prospects for their future career. The programme offers a two-year research position at one of the three universities, preferred by the applicant, and local disciplinary cooperation, as well as support, resources, networks and exchange within the respective Institute for Advanced Studies with its international and interdisciplinary community of fellows.

For application, please consult the Programme and Application Manual available on the institutes’ homepages and then apply under: APPLICATION FORM

For further questions please contact one of the participating Institutes for Advanced Studies: FRIAS, University of Freiburg: Annette Doll, fellowships@frias.uni-freiburg.de, or Tübinger College of Fellows, University of Tübingen: Niels Weidtmann, info@cof.uni-tuebingen.de or Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz: Mihaela Mihaylova, zuko-application@uni-konstanz.de

Bard College (USA:NY): Hannah Arendt Center Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Deadline: 1. March 2026[]

The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College announces one post-doctoral fellowship for the 2026-2027 academic year. The fellowship runs from July 2026 through May 2027 and includes compensation of $50,000. The fellowship is for one year; renewable for a second year.

In residence at the Arendt Center, the fellow will pursue independent research at the Center, which includes Hannah Arendt's personal library. The fellow will have access to Arendt's Digital Archive through a relationship with the Arendt Center in New York City. In addition, the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in seminars, conferences, lectures, colloquia, and workshops organized by the Center. The fellow will hold the title of the Klemens von Klemperer Post-Doctoral Fellow and teach one (1) course each semester at Bard College's Annandale campus. Additionally, the fellow will teach one (1) course during one semester (either Fall or Spring) in their field of expertise at one of Bard College's satellite campuses in a NY State Correctional Facility with Bard Prison Initiative.

The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) enrolls 300 men and women across seven New York State prisons in Bard College degree programs. BPI's rigorous and ambitious courses represent the full diversity of the liberal arts including history, literature, social thought, mathematics and political studies.

The fellow should have a Ph.D. in political theory, philosophy, or a related field in the humanities, and their work should intersect meaningfully with Hannah Arendt's thinking.

Please upload a cover letter that includes a description of your teaching experience as well as an explanation of your research project and interest in the Center, a CV, and two letters of reference through Interfolio at: https://apply.interfolio.com/177734

The deadline for consideration is 11:59 pm on March 1st, 2026.

Brown University (USA:RI) - Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate in the History of Computational Technology - Deadline: 30 Jan. 2026[]

Position Description

The Department of History and the Cogut Institute for the Humanities at Brown University invite applications for a two-year appointment as Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate in the History of Computational Technology. The position is to be held jointly at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities and the Department of History, with additional affiliation with the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.

We seek a scholar whose work addresses the historical significance, impact, and/or trajectory of the “information age,” cybernetics, computing, digital technology, artificial intelligence, and/or the emergence of data-driven methods in the sciences and beyond.

Applicants in any discipline of the humanities (history, philosophy, literature, language, and the arts) or deploying humanistic methods in Science and Technology Studies, Media Studies, or related fields are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will teach one course per semester (which will be listed by History and may be cross-listed with the Cogut Institute, the Data Science Institute, and/or the Program in Science, Technology and Society), and will interact with Brown’s world-renowned faculty and students both within and beyond its expanding History community in a supportive environment focused on community and career development. The postdoctoral research associate will be expected to participate in the Cogut Institute’s weekly research seminar each Tuesday as well as other activities as appropriate to their research.

Postdoctoral research associates receive standard benefits and a $2,000 per year reimbursable research fund. For this position, Brown offers only the J-1 visa classification to scholars who need immigration sponsorship in order to enter the U.S. and commence lawful employment under the terms of their appointment.

Qualifications

The appointment will begin on July 1, 2026. Receipt of the Ph.D. or completion of all degree requirements is required by July 1, 2026. Recipients of a Ph.D. from Brown University are ineligible as are any applicants whose Ph.D. was earned prior to the last five years. Application Instructions Please submit a CV, a cover letter that details relevant qualifications and addresses how the candidate would contribute to the research and/or teaching missions of our diverse and inclusive university community, and three confidential letters of recommendation online at https://apply.interfolio.com/177555. Review of applications will begin on January 30, 2026.

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Postdoctoral Fellow(s) in the Humanities - Deadline 31. January 2026[]

The Research Institute for the Humanities (RIH) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is recruiting for Postdoctoral Fellow(s) in the humanities, working within the Faculty of Arts.

Applicants should obtain a Ph.D. before 31 July 2026 and not to be more than three years beyond receipt of the doctoral degree at the start of their fellowship.

The appointee(s) are expected to pursue a major research project as proposed in their applications, attend RIH events, and actively participate in the intellectual life of the Faculty of Arts. Applicants whose research interests align with RIH’s current interdisciplinary projects are preferred. Please refer to the RIH website for details on the six interdisciplinary research projects.

Appointment will be made on contact basis for two years commencing August 2026.

Applicants should submit the following documents in the online application: (1) a cover letter; (2) updated curriculum vitae; (3) a 1,000-word research statement explaining the originality and significance of the proposed project; (4) a 25-page writing sample in English; and (5) three reference letters (only for shortlisted candidates).

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Basmah Lok, Project Co-ordinator at RIH, at basmahlok@cuhk.edu.hk.

Application Procedure

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.

Chinese University of Hong Kong: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Translation - Deadline: 15. Feb 2026[]

The Department of Translation is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow. As the first Department of Translation in Hong Kong, our programme has a long history of excellence in a variety of fields, including but not limited to translation history, translation and technology, digital humanities, translation theory, and practical translation (especially literary). The Department is also home to the Centre for Translation Technology, which has specialised projects undertaken by Centre members. Faculty members are active in securing research grants concerning various aspects of translation history, theory and practice, increasingly with a digital component. Applicants with expertise in the relevant disciplines are encouraged to consult details on the Department's website (http://traserver.tra.cuhk.edu.hk/) relating to ongoing projects and expertise of staff members before applying.

Applicants should have (i) a relevant PhD degree obtained within the last five years; (ii) a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching; and (iii) outstanding accomplishments and research potential. Applicants with a good command of Chinese is preferred.

The appointee will be assigned to a mentor, and to work under his/her supervision to complete a research project according to the proposal. Duties include (a) teaching one course on the Department’s undergraduate programmes; and (b) participating in departmental activities.

Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for one year commencing August 2026, renewable subject to mutual agreement.

Applicants should submit a proposal (two to four pages) of the research to be carried out in the online application. Preference will be given to research proposals that incorporate digital humanities methods. Application without a research proposal will not be considered.

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.

City University of New York (CUNY - USA:NY) - Research Associate (Post-Doctoral Fellow) in Pedagogy – Teaching & Learning Center - Deadline 1. Feb 2026[]

The Graduate Center (GC) is the focal point for advanced teaching and research at the City University of New York (CUNY), the nation's largest urban public university. With over 35 doctoral and master’s programs of the highest caliber, the Graduate Center fosters pioneering research and scholarship in the arts and sciences and prepares students for careers in universities and the private, nonprofit, and government sectors. The Graduate Center’s commitment to research and scholarship for the public good is exemplified by its more than 30 centers, institutes, and initiatives, including its Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC), a 200,000 square-foot facility in upper Manhattan, designed to promote collaboration among scientists in five areas of global research and innovation: nanoscience, photonics, structural biology, neuroscience, and environmental sciences. The Graduate Center (GC) benefits from highly ambitious and diverse students and alumni—who in turn teach hundreds of thousands of undergraduates every year. Through its public programs, the Graduate Center enhances New York City’s intellectual and cultural life.

The Graduate Center’s Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), founded in 2015, creates and connects opportunities for GC students to grow as educators and scholars within the nation’s largest public urban university system. The TLC prepares new college instructors for their entry into the classroom, guides developing instructors as they refine their practices, and helps experienced instructors think through how to best apply what they’ve learned in the next stages of their careers, whether those careers be inside or outside of the classroom. The TLC is staffed by a combination of full- and part-time scholars from a range of disciplines, and collaborates closely with support units, research centers, and academic programs across the institution. All TLC programs share a commitment to intentional, responsive, and liberatory pedagogies that are designed to serve the population of students that CUNY has historically supported.

The Research Associate/Post-doctoral Fellow will build upon the Center’s prior programing by developing new projects and producing original research about select aspects of teaching and learning in the contemporary academy. Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in the humanities, the social sciences, or the sciences, demonstrated excellence in teaching, and a research interest in pedagogy and the scholarship of teaching and learning, discipline-based education research, educational technology, or a related field. All applicants must have excellent research, writing, and communication skills.

The Research Associate will continue to develop their own scholarly work while also assisting the TLC with identifying and carrying out projects that support graduate students who teach at CUNY. Potential areas of research focus are open, but may include accessibility, emergent literacies, the impacts of artificial intelligence on learning, equity-oriented teaching, inclusive STEM instruction, peer learning, assessment, and more. The Research Associate will lead workshops, guide focused inquiry groups, contribute to the TLC’s Critical AI Literacy Institute, and mentor graduate students. Additionally, the Research Associate will actively seek out and apply for grants. The position will work on TLC initiatives including but not limited to the Teach@CUNY Handbook, the Teach@CUNY Institutes, the TLC’s workshop series, Focused Inquiry Groups, and Visible Pedagogy (the TLC’s blog).

This position is an annual appointment with funding for two (2) years, with possibility of extension. The position will begin before the Fall 2026 semester, and report to the TLC Director.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Contributes to the teaching and learning support offered by the TLC.
Conducts independent research and engages in writing projects for publication.
Develops and leads projects that theorize and explore faculty and professional development for graduate students in the contemporary university.
Meets with and assists graduate students on matters related to their research and teaching.
Creates materials and guides for fostering inclusive teaching practices across a variety of disciplines.
Identifies sources of grant funding and contribute to the process of securing funds.
Assists the TLC in identifying and developing SoTL projects.
Helps manage the TLC’s editorial projects, including the Teach@CUNY Handbook and Visible Pedagogy.
Participates, designs, and reflects upon various mentoring projects within the university setting.
Performs related duties as assigned by the director.

Minimum Qualifications:

Doctoral Degree in a related field and demonstrated research ability.

Other Qualifications:

A preferred candidate should have:

Active research agenda in pedagogy, the scholarship of teaching and learning, or discipline

based research.

Familiarity with emerging trends in digital, hybrid, and online instruction, as well as the intersection of AI and education.
Familiarity with accessibility practices.
Experience teaching and designing inclusive and experiential learning opportunities, and an understanding of accessible educational practices.
Knowledge of curriculum development at both the course and program level.
Commitment to public higher education.
Excellent research, writing, and communication skills.
Experience with grant proposals and grant project management.
A commitment to interdisciplinarity and collaboration.

Benefits:

CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria.

How to Apply:

Go to http://cuny.jobs/ and search for Job ID 31270.

Please click on "Apply Now" which will bring you to the registration screen. If you are a new user, you must register to apply. If you already have a user ID, please use your existing ID to apply.

Please upload the following documents as one file as a PDF:

CV
Statement of Interest of no more than two pages indicating your interest in and goals for the position.
Names and contact information of three references.

Cornell University (USA:NY) - Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity, Department of Science & Technology Studies - Deadline: 16 Jan. 2026[]

The Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the area of “Science, Technology, and Governance.” The geographical area of research is open; we are particularly interested in those working in the period between 1900 and the present. Open to scholars with PhDs in Science and Technology Studies and related fields whose research engages with both the social and epistemic dimensions of science and technology. Recent events have drawn particular attention to the ways that technoscientific knowledges and practices have been co-constituted with the modern state. At the same time, we are seeing renewed attention to the roles played by scientists, non-governmental organizations, and social movements in shaping science and technology and contemporary modes of governance.

Possible research programs include, but are not limited to, the social and epistemic dimensions of:

Expertise and the Politics of Regulatory Science
Environmental Politics and Governance
Public Health Politics
Science, Technology, and Social Movements
Patronage and Control of Science and Technology
The Politics of Quantification and Modelling
Senses and Surveillance
Science, Technology, and National and/or International Security
Knowledge, Ignorance, and Governance

The Postdoctoral Fellowship is for two years. The Mellon Fellowship is conceived as 65% independent study and research and 35% teaching. Mellon Fellows will teach one course per semester. These courses will be small innovative seminars of their design or a section of Science, Technology, and Governance in the geographical region of their specialty.

We imagine that the successful candidate’s research would be of considerable interest to colleagues in Anthropology, History, or Sociology (depending on their methods) as well as Government, the Policy School, and/or the relevant sciences.

We ask applicants for all academic positions to share their approach to fostering learning, research, service, and outreach in a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials. As is our custom in STS, a postdoctoral fellow would be assigned a faculty mentor upon their arrival. This mentor, together with the chair and other faculty, would offer detailed feedback on scholarship as well as provide professional guidance. Fellows would have a shared office within Morrill Hall and would be expected to attend our weekly brown bag gatherings as well as colloquia and other talks. We are proud, in STS, of thoroughly enmeshing Postdocs and visiting scholars in the daily life of the department: isolation—particularly for post-docs—is a real issue in academia and we in STS have long been committed to making sure that every member of our department finds our work environment to be supportive, welcoming, and nourishing.

Eligibility Requirements Applicants eligible for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic years include those who have received the Ph.D. degree after August 1, 2022, and no later than June 30, 2026. Applicants who do not have the Ph.D. in hand at the time of application must include a letter from the committee chair or department stating that the Ph.D. degree will be conferred before the term of the fellowship begins. International applicants are welcome to apply, contingent upon visa eligibility.

Application Procedures The following application materials must be submitted via Academic Jobs Online position 30301 by January 15, 2026.

Cover letter
Curriculum vitae
Detailed statement of research interests (1,000 – 2,000 words)
Course proposal with sample syllabus for introductory, 2000-level course
Course proposal with sample syllabus for upper, 4000-level course
One article-length writing sample
Statement of teaching principles
Letter of degree conferral (only for applicants who do not have the Ph.D. in hand by January 5, 2026)
Three letters of recommendation. Please ask referees to upload their letters directly through the link provided by Academic Jobs Online. Letters must be received on or before January 15, 2025.

Apply through AJO: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30301

Salary: $64,000 Actual salary offers in the College of Arts and Sciences will be based on education, experience, discipline, and relevant skills

Harvard University (USA:MA): Center for Jewish Studies Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica on Jewish Philosophy - Deadline 15. Jan 2026[]

The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies has opened applications for the 2026-2027 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica on the theme of Jewish Philosophy.

The Starr fellowships for 2026-2027 will be available exclusively to post-doctoral and early career (untenured) scholars working on any topics in Jewish philosophy - ancient, medieval, or modern. Preference will be given to scholars whose work conforms to standard methods of rational argumentation in the philosophical discipline, but candidates working in any disciplines of the humanities (philosophy, theology, literature) or the Social Sciences (anthropology, sociology, ethnography) are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have their Ph.D. by the end of January 2026* or a letter from the degree-granting institution's registrar's office as a verification document confirming that the requirements of the degree were completed, and the date on which the degree will be conferred. Please provide documentation of the Ph.D. degree upon accepting the fellowship.

Starr Fellows will work on campus for the duration of their appointment (unless University policy forbids Harvard-sponsored travel and access to Harvard buildings and resources). Fellows are expected to participate in our weekly Starr Seminars during the spring semester. We encourage fellows to come for the entire year. Starr Fellows will receive a stipend of $40,000 for the spring semester or $70,000 for the full academic year.

Basic Qualifications

Ph.D. required. Applicants must have their Ph.D. by the end of January 2026* or a letter from the degree-granting institution's registrar's office as a verification document confirming that the requirements of the degree were completed, and the date on which the degree will be conferred. Available exclusively to post-doctoral and early career (untenured) scholars working on any topics in Jewish philosophy - ancient, medieval, or modern. Preference will be given to scholars whose work conforms to standard methods of rational argumentation in the philosophical discipline.

Additional Qualifications

Candidates working in any disciplines of the humanities (philosophy, theology, literature) or the Social Sciences (anthropology, sociology, ethnography) are encouraged to apply.

Special Instructions

Applicants are required to submit a short project proposal, C.V. (all files must be pdfs), and two letters of recommendation.

Starr Fellows will work on campus for the duration of their appointment. Fellows are expected to participate in our weekly Starr Seminars during the spring semester. We encourage fellows to come for the entire year.

The application deadline is January 15, 2026.

The recommendation deadline is January 23, 2026.

Harvard University (USA:MA): Harvard University - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global American Studies - Deadline 8. Jan 2026[]

The Charles Warren Center, Harvard’s research center for North American history announces next year of its Global American Studies postdoctoral fellowship. This postdoc, distinct from the Center’s long-standing faculty fellowship, will select one fellow in winter 2026. The appointment is for one year starting July 1, 2026, renewable for a second.

We seek scholars with research interests in Global American Studies: the history of the United States in the world, and the world in the United States. Applications are welcomed from scholars with a variety of disciplinary backgrounds who bring a historical perspective to topics such as empire, migration, race, indigeneity, and ethnicity, and whose work investigates and/or interprets the history and experience in the United States of native peoples, or peoples of African, Asian, or Hispanic descent.

The Ph.D. must be in hand before the fellowship term begins on July 1, 2026, and the program is available for up to four years after receipt of the Ph.D. We are interested in applications in Global American Studies which relate to the nation’s life during or as a consequence of war, and/or concern the history and promotion of ideas and practices of social justice. Salary for the position will be set according to the University’s rates ($67,600-$80,000 in 2026-27); the postdoc position includes benefits. (Pay offered to the selected candidate is dependent on factors such as years of experience, training or qualification, field of scholarship, and accomplishments in the field).

The final deadline for this postdoc is January 8, 2026.

The recommendation letter deadline is January 9, 2026.

Contact Information

Monnikue McCall

Charles Warren Center

Emerson Hall, 4th Floor

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA 02138

Contact Email: cwc@fas.harvard.edu

Salary Range: $67,600-$80,000

Job URL

https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15448

Website

https://warrencenter.fas.harvard.edu/postdoc-fellowship

Harvard University (USA:MA): Postdoctoral Fellowship in Russian and Eurasian Literature and Culture - Deadline 15 Jan 2026[]

The Davis Center Postdoctoral Fellowship program offers comprehensive research, training and professional development opportunities for scholars advancing their careers in history. Fellows pursue their research with support from an interdisciplinary community of experts and with access to world-class resources. The program provides scholars with experiences and connections that endure well beyond their fellowship year.

About this position:

9-month, full time, in-residence fellowship (September 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027)
Stipend of at least $50,700 for 9 months (based on an annual stipend of at least $67,600)
Additional research funding of at least $2,500
Eligible for employee benefits, including subsidized health insurance
Citizens of all countries may applyThe Davis Center will award one Postdoctoral Fellowship in Literature and Culture. Research proposals must be on topics related to the literature and culture of Russia or Eurasia.

Basic Qualifications This position is for junior scholars who will have completed the Ph.D. or equivalent by September 2026, but no earlier than September 2021. Citizens of all countries may apply. Additional Qualifications The Postdoctoral Fellowship is a 9-month, in-residence fellowship. Postdoctoral Fellows are in residence full-time at the Davis Center from September 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027. Special Instructions Applications must be submitted no later than January 15, 2026. Supporting letters of recommendation are due no later than 11:59 p.m. EST onJanuary 21, 2026.

Contact Information Kate Flaherty, Research Programs Coordinator Contact Email: kflaherty@fas.harvard.edu

Salary Range Stipend of at least $50,700 for 9 months (based on an annual stipend of at least $67,600) Minimum Number of References Required: 2

Maximum Number of References Allowed: 3

Harvard University (USA:MA) - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Russian or Eurasian History - Deadline 15. Jan 2026[]

The Davis Center Postdoctoral Fellowship program offers comprehensive research, training and professional development opportunities for scholars advancing their careers in history. Fellows pursue their research with support from an interdisciplinary community of experts and with access to world-class resources. The program provides scholars with experiences and connections that endure well beyond their fellowship year.

About this position:

9-month, full time, in-residence fellowship (September 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027)
Stipend of at least $50,700 for 9 months (based on an annual stipend of at least $67,600)
Additional research funding of at least $2,500
Eligible for employee benefits, including subsidized health insurance
Citizens of all countries may applyThe Davis Center will award one Postdoctoral Fellowship in History. Research proposals must be on topics related to the history of Russia or Eurasia.

Basic Qualifications This position is for junior scholars who will have completed the Ph.D. or equivalent by September 2026, but no earlier than September 2021. Citizens of all countries may apply. Additional Qualifications The Postdoctoral Fellowship is a 9-month, in-residence fellowship. Postdoctoral Fellows are in residence full-time at the Davis Center from September 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027. Special Instructions Applications must be submitted no later than January 15, 2026. Supporting letters of recommendation are due no later than 11:59 p.m. EST onJanuary 21, 2026.

Contact Information Kate Flaherty, Research Programs Coordinator Contact Email: kflaherty@fas.harvard.edu

Salary Range Stipend of at least $50,700 for 9 months (based on an annual stipend of at least $67,600) Minimum Number of References Required: 2

Maximum Number of References Allowed: 3

Harvard University (USA:MA): Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Mihaychuk Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Studies - Deadline: 15. Jan 2026[]

The Mihaychuk Postdoctoral Fellowship is awarded to promising junior scholars to support academic research that advances knowledge of Ukraine. This fellowship is designed to bring early-career scholars to Harvard University for nine months of focused, independent research. Fellows enjoy access to Harvard's vast research resources and vibrant intellectual environment.

Benefits

A total stipend of $54,000, paid biweekly for nine months and subject to US income tax.
The fellowship supports full-time independent research for nine months in residence at Harvard from September 1 to May 31.
Postdoctoral fellows are eligible for Harvard employee benefits, including subsidized health insurance.
Access to shared office space but fellows should bring their own computers.
Full access to Harvard's vast libraries and archival materials, including electronic resources.
Fellows will pursue their proposed independent research project within the vibrant intellectual environment at Harvard. Fellows are expected to participate actively in the Institute's events and community. This includes giving a lecture on their own research at an event hosted by HURI.
International scholars are eligible for visa sponsorship by Harvard.
Please note that HURI does not provide housing for visiting fellows during their residency term. Fellows are expected to secure housing in advance of their arrival and start date.

Expectations

Participate actively in HURI’s events and intellectual community
Pursue the proposed independent research full-time, without other work commitments, and make substantial progress
Prepare and deliver a public lecture on their fellowship research at an event hosted by HURI
Work on campus, in residence at Harvard, for the duration of the fellowship

Eligibility

Research fellowships from the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute support significant, innovative, independent research that advances knowledge of Ukrainian history, culture, and society while in residence at Harvard University.
Fellows must hold a PhD degree or international equivalent (Candidate of Sciences, кандидат наук) in the humanities and social sciences.
The Postdoctoral fellowship is for early-career scholars who received their doctoral degree in the past five years, between June 2021 and June 2026. Current doctoral candidates whose degree will be awarded before July 1 are also eligible to apply. Incoming Postdoctoral Fellows will need to provide official confirmation of their degree.
Scholars who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing knowledge of Ukraine through teaching, research, and publication are encouraged to apply.
Citizens of all countries are welcome.
Non-US applicants must be eligible to receive and maintain a J-1 visa to carry out research in residence at Harvard supported by a fellowship from HURI. More information can be found here. Please note the two-year national residency requirements, which may apply if you recently held a long-term J-1 visa (more than 6 months).

Application Instructions

Applications for Academic Year 2026-2027 are due by 11:59 pm EST on January 15, 2026.
Supporting letters of recommendation are due by January 22, 2026.
Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
All application materials must be in English.
Decisions will be announced in April. No fellowship award is final until approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Fellowship applications include the following supporting documents, all of which must be submitted within the online application on Harvard's Academic Positions platform:

Supporting Documents

Cover letter

No longer than two pages. The cover letter should explain your interest in this fellowship and residence at Harvard. It should include your academic biography and a short summary of your research plan during the fellowship term.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Not longer than three pages. The CV must clearly indicate all academic degrees with the date received, degree-granting institution, and department/field/discipline, current employer(s) and position(s), any publications, if applicable.

Research Proposal

Detailed description of your proposed fellowship research, 3-5 pages, double-spaced. Include the title and abstract of your proposed research project, its significance within your field, and the intended outcome (book project? chapter? article? in which language?).

Title, Abstract, and Table of Contents of your PhD Dissertation

Writing Sample

Please submit one dissertation chapter, article, or book chapter, representing recent work. Please include basic information about the writing sample, such as where it appears and when (journal name, peer-reviewed? Edited volume title? Publication date?). English is preferred, but Ukrainian and Russian are accepted.

Letters of Recommendation

Two (2) letters of recommendation are required. You are responsible for contacting your letter writers in advance and ensuring that the letters are received by the deadline. Letters are due one week after the application deadline.

Recent graduates should include a letter from their dissertation advisor and/or a member of the dissertation committee. Your recommenders should be able to address your career path and prospects, the significance of your proposed project, and your ability to successfully conduct the proposed research.

Haverford College (USA:PA): Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship for scholar-practitioners of contemporary Global Majority diasporic art - Deadline: 9. Jan 2026[]

Haverford College invites applications for a two-year, full-time Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship.

The John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities at Haverford College invites applications for a two-year, full-time Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship to begin Fall 2026. We seek a scholar-practitioner whose research and artistic practice focus on contemporary—21st century—Global Majority diasporic art. We welcome applications from candidates whose work challenges colonial modes of disciplinarity through creative practice and scholarly inquiry.

We welcome applications from scholar-practioners whose work moves beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries and engages with Global Majority diasporic artistic and intellectual traditions. Artistic practices of interest include installation art, socially engaged art, video art, sound design, curation and other experimental forms. Humanities fields of interest include sound studies, Asian American studies, Black studies, and Latinx studies.

During the first year of the program, the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow will participate in the faculty seminar "Un-disciplined: Experiments in the Humanities and Contemporary Diasporic Art" led by Professors Emily Hong (Anthropology, Visual Studies) and Ava Shirazi (Classics), which will bring together faculty, artists, scholar-artists, and curators from a variety of disciplines. The seminar will explore how contemporary diasporic art can challenge colonial and disciplinary modes of knowing, focusing on anti-disciplinary research methods and artistic-scholarly forms. We will explore how thinking, feeling, and sensing the diaspora through and alongside contemporary art enables new liberatory research and artistic practices that center Black, Indigenous, Asian and Latinx communities' intellectual and artistic traditions.

During each of their four semesters at Haverford College, the Fellow will teach one course at the intermediate/advanced level and engage a diverse student body.

Candidates are encouraged to explain in their applications how their creative practices can be incorporated into their teaching while at Haverford. The postdoctoral fellow will deliver a lecture in the spring semester of the first year and will pursue mentorship opportunities in the second year to support their professional growth. While the Fellow is under no obligation to organize any additional activities – they are to focus on their own writing and protect their time – we encourage the Fellow to make use of our proximity to Philadelphia and engage with artists, activists, and intellectuals in the Greater Philadelphia area.

The Fellow will have an office, but not an art studio, in the interdisciplinary VCAM (Visual Culture Arts and Media) building, the College's 24/7 creative hub for students, faculty, staff, and the wider community. Home to Haverford's Visual Studies Program, the Haverford Innovations Program, and the John B. Hurford ‘60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, VCAM features a host of flexible spaces for teaching, including a Film/Media Edit Studio, Maker Arts Space, two Create Spaces, Artist Residency Studio, Object Study/Media Production Classroom, and exhibition spaces. Candidates are encouraged to explain in their applications how their creative practices can be incorporated into their teaching while at Haverford.

Candidates who have earned their Ph.D. no earlier than 2021 and will have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. by May 1, 2026, are eligible to apply. Candidates should submit application materials via Interfolio ( https://apply.interfolio.com/176244 ). Materials should include:

A cover letter that includes descriptions of research and artistic practice
A C.V.
A syllabus for an advanced undergraduate seminar that the candidate could teach
A single PDF with links to work samples consisting of up to 10 images of visual work, 10 minutes of time-based work (if the video/audio files are longer than 10 minutes, please indicate which 10 minutes the committee should evaluate, or the equivalent documentation for other artistic forms) including titles, dates and media
Applicants should arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted directly by the recommenders via Interfolio.

All applications are due via Interfolio by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on January 9, 2026. Questions about the position can be directed to Kelly Jung, at hjung1@haverford.edu . For technical questions about Interfolio, please contact Interfolio directly at 1-877-997-8807 or help@interfolio.com .

University of Helsinki (Finland) - Postdoctoral Researcher in American Convict Lease System (1868-1928) - Deadline: 5. Jan 2026[]

The ERC-funded project “Death, Smoke, and Mirrors: Manipulation of Health Data in Authoritarian and Custodial Institutions” (2025–2030) investigates how custodial institutions in both liberal and authoritarian regimes manipulated health and mortality data from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, and what these practices reveal about governance, accountability, and the politics of life and death.

The Aleksanteri Institute invites applications for two (2) Postdoctoral Researcher positions (starting from March 2026 or as agreed) in this project, led by PI Dr. Mikhail Nakonechnyi. The positions are full-time and fixed term for two (2) years, with the possibility of extension. The appointments include a six-month probationary period in accordance with University of Helsinki regulations. Regular physical presence in Helsinki is required; these positions cannot be performed remotely.

Key responsibilities include:

Archival fieldwork in state repositories in the U.S. South (Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina).
Analysis of penitentiary records, coroner materials, gubernatorial papers, and statistical series.
Qualitative analysis of official reports, inspector narratives, legislative debates, and prisoner accounts.
Quantitative work involving demographic or medical statistics.
Production of peer-reviewed articles and contribution to comparative analyses across subprojects.

Required qualifications:

Doctoral degree in History, African American Studies, or a closely related field.
Research expertise in the nadir of American race relations, including Reconstruction, Jim Crow, racialized state violence, and the convict lease system.
Demonstrated ability to work with quantitative or demographic data (e.g., historical mortality, health statistics).
Proven archival research experience.
Excellent command of written and spoken English.

General requirements:

Ability to undertake extended archival research trips abroad.
Strong commitment to research ethics, transparency, and high-quality scholarship.
Regular on-site presence at the Aleksanteri Institute (Helsinki).

What we offer

The salary for the position will be based on level 5 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance. The annual gross salary is €42,000 - €49,000.

In Finnish universities, the teaching and research staff (app. 65% of total staff) have a special system regarding the free time equivalent to holiday. They belong to the 1,612 annual working hour system, in which the annual amount of paid holiday is app. 5-6 weeks on average per year.

The University of Helsinki offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development.

The University provides support for internationally recruited employees with their transition to work and life in Finland. More information here: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/welcome-finland-information-arriving-staff

You will be working in a stimulating and supportive research environment at a leading European centre of expertise. We also offer funding for international archival research.

How to apply

The application must be accompanied by the following documents in PDF format:

Curriculum vitae and list of publications
Cover letter (max. 2 pages) describing the applicant’s research experience and motivation
One writing sample (article or dissertation chapter)
Names and contact information of two referees

Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Current employees of the University of Helsinki must submit their applications through SAP Fiori’s Suffeli recruitment portal.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Dr. Mikhail Nakonechnyi, Principal Investigator (mikhail.nakonechny@helsinki.fi) or Ryan Reed, Project Technical Assistant (ryan.reed@helsinki.fi). Further information about the recruitment process can be obtained from HR Specialist Reeta Korhonen (reeta.korhonen@helsinki.fi).

A diverse and equitable study and work culture is important to us. That is why we do our best to promote an inclusive university community. We encourage all qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for our positions.

Library Company of Philadelphia - Mellon Scholars Program in African American History Postdoctoral Fellowship - Deadline: 16 Jan. 2025[]

Mellon Scholars Program in African American History Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Program in African American History at the Library Company of Philadelphia invites applications for its Mellon Scholars Program in African American History Postdoctoral Fellowship. PAAH Fellowships support research in the collections of the Library Company, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and other nearby institutions into the experience of people of African descent in the Americas from the beginnings of European colonization through 1900. The fellowships provide scholars the opportunity to investigate such topics as the western discovery and exploitation of Africa, the rise of slavery in the new world along with the rise of movements against slavery, the development of racial thought and racism, descriptions of African American life, slave and free, throughout the Americas, slavery and race in fiction and drama, and the printed works of African American individuals and organizations.

The stipend is $55,000 for the academic year (September 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027) or $27,500 for the fall or spring semester. Fellows must reside in the Philadelphia area for the duration of their fellowship.

Applications

The application deadline is January 16, 2026, with a decision to be made by April 1, 2026. Applicants may be citizens of any country, and they must hold a PhD by September 1, 2026. Scholars at any stage of their career are welcome to apply.

To apply, fill out the online application form and upload a single PDF file containing the following elements: a project abstract of approximately 150 words; a two- to four-page description of your proposed research (single-spaced, not to exceed 1,500 words), making clear how Library Company collections will support your research; a brief CV; and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages. In addition, two letters of recommendation should be uploaded directly by the writers here.

About the Library Company of Philadelphia

The Library Company, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731 and located in Center City Philadelphia, holds over half a million rare books and graphics that are capable of supporting research in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of the United States and the Atlantic world in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The holdings include the nation’s second largest collection of pre-1801 American imprints and one of the largest collections of 18th-century British books in America. Information about the subject strengths of the collections can be found here.

Library Company of Philadelphia - Postdoctoral Fellowship: Program in Early American Economy and Society - Deadline: 16 Jan 2026[]

The Library Company of Philadelphia invites applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Program in Early American Economy and Society (PEAES). PEAES Fellowships support research in the collections of the Library Company, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and other nearby institutions into the origins and development of the early American economy, broadly conceived, to roughly 1850. The fellowships provide scholars the opportunity to investigate such topics that relate to political economy, agriculture, commerce, business, entrepreneurship, banking, money, transportation, labor, servitude, slavery, technology, the environment, cartography, oceanic and maritime circulations, and continental expansion, invasion, and resistance.as history of commerce, finance, technology, manufacturing, agriculture, internal improvements, and economic policy making.

The stipend is $55,000 for the academic year (September 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027) or $27,500 for the fall or spring semester. Fellows must reside in the Philadelphia area for the duration of their fellowship.

Applications

The application deadline is January 16, 2026, with a decision to be made by April 1, 2026. Applicants may be citizens of any country, and they must hold a PhD by September 1, 2026. Scholars at any stage of their career are welcome to apply.

To apply, fill out the online application form and upload a single PDF file containing the following elements: a project abstract of approximately 150 words; a two- to four-page description of your proposed research (single-spaced, not to exceed 1,500 words), making clear how Library Company collections will support your research; a brief CV; and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages. In addition, two letters of recommendation should be uploaded directly by the writers here.

About the Library Company of Philadelphia

The Library Company, founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1731 and located in Center City Philadelphia, holds over half a million rare books and graphics that are capable of supporting research in a variety of fields and disciplines relating to the history of the United States and the Atlantic world in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The holdings include the nation’s second largest collection of pre-1801 American imprints and one of the largest collections of 18th-century British books in America. Information about the subject strengths of the collections can be found here.

Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory - Centre for Legal History of India (CLHI) (DEU) - Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Deadline: 6 Jan. 2026[]

The Department for European and Comparative Legal History, under the directorship of Professor Stefan Vogenauer, is looking to recruit, from 1 April 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter, one Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) for its newly established Centre for Legal History in India (CLHI), headed by Dr Reeju Ray.

Your tasks

You will develop, co-ordinate and pursue an independent project within the field of Legal History in India. The research project can be situated within the large scope of the field, including but not limited to colonial and precolonial legal doctrines, law and society, constitutional history, diplomatic and international legal history.

You will publish your findings and actively contribute to the research activities of the Institute under the guidance of Professor Vogenauer. You will have the opportunity to advise doctoral researchers in the Department working on the field.

Your profile

You hold a first class degree in law, the humanities or the social sciences and you produced an outstanding doctoral thesis or an equivalent portfolio of publications in one of these disciplines. You are fully proficient in the English language, at least one Indian language, and willing to learn German if necessary.

Your CV should demonstrate your capacity to pursue research at the highest international level. You are able to adopt interdisciplinary approaches, work independently and efficiently, have excellent communication skills and the capacity to work in a team.

Our offer

We offer an attractive and international research environment with an unparalleled research infrastructure and a good working atmosphere. The salary is based on the German Civil Service Collective Agreement (TVöD); the social benefits for public workers are awarded, including a pension plan (‘VBL’). Depending on your qualification and relevant job experience, the annual salary before tax will be on a scale from 60,000 € (E 13 band 1) to 89,500 € (E13 band 6) for a full time position (39 hours per week). Applicants may also seek a part time position. While you will be based in Frankfurt/Main, there are generous opportunities for mobile working (at present, up to 40 per cent per week). The position is a fixed-term appointment for five years in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal for a further fixed-term period (up to five years). There is no obligation or expectation to teach, although we encourage you to take up limited teaching assignments if you wish to do so.

You will have unlimited access to our world leading library and a multitude of databases. You will be provided with office space and will receive extensive academic and administrative support. There are generous grants for research trips to archives and libraries, as well as for attending conferences. A variety of personal and development opportunities is available, including funding for German language classes.

We are located on Campus Westend, one of the most beautiful university campuses in Europe, right at the heart of the thriving and cosmopolitan city of Frankfurt, the centre of finance, banking and the legal professions of Europe’s biggest economy, with many law firms and job opportunities for lawyers.

The Institute belongs to the Max Planck Society, Germany’s most successful research organization. Since its establishment in 1948, no fewer than 31 Nobel laureates have emerged from the ranks of its researchers, thus outperforming many of the most prestigious research institutions worldwide. The mission of the Max Planck Society is to conduct fundamental (i.e., non-applied) research in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences and the humanities at the highest possible level. Its 84 Institutes are scattered across Germany and beyond, and they focus on research fields that are particularly innovative and resource-intensive.

The Institute is part of Max Planck Law, the network of nine Max Planck Institutes engaging in advanced legal research. The first of these was established in Berlin in 1924. Today, we cover a broad range of legal studies, from the anthropology of law to tax law, at seven different locations across Germany.

The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Application procedure

Your application should be written in either English or German and contain the following documents, joined together in a single pdf file:

Names and addresses (postal and electronic) of three scholars who have agreed to provide a reference for you;
Detailed CV;
List of publications;
Research proposal (up to ten pages);
Transcripts of your achievements at school and university, copies of degree certificates;
Two of your publications of some 20 pages length each (journal articles, book chapters etc).

Your application must be submitted online via the application form (via the above 'Apply' button) on our homepage by the closing date of 6 January 2026.

Please provide your referees with all the documents that you submit for your application and ask them to send their references direct to jobs@lhlt.mpg.de by the closing date of 6 January 2026. References may only be submitted by email. They do not have to be signed as long as they are emailed from the official mail address of the referee.

Strong applicants will be invited for an online interview scheduled on 3 February 2026, and, as the case may be, to an interview at the Institute at a later stage.

Informal enquiries as to the substance of the research topics may be directed jointly to Professor Stefan Vogenauer (vogenauer@lhlt.mpg.de) and Dr Reeju Ray (ray@lhlt.mpg.de). Questions as to the terms and conditions of employment may be directed to jobs@lhlt.mpg.de.

New York University Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Postdoctoral Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World - Deadline: 5. Jan 2026[]

The NYU Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World (HRF) invites early-career scholars who wish to contribute to the vibrant research culture of NYUAD’s Saadiyat campus to apply for a residential postdoctoral fellowship, starting September 2026.

We welcome applications from recent PhD graduates (PhD in hand between September 2021 and September 2026) working in all areas of the Humanities related to the study of the Arab world, its rich literature and history, its cultural and artistic heritage, and its manifold connections with other cultures and regions. We particularly welcome interdisciplinary research applications for projects thematically connected to existing research projects and initiatives at NYUAD’s divisions of Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences (see https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/research.html).

The program awards up to two postdoctoral fellowships for the duration of the academic year (ten months). Each postdoctoral fellow receives a stipend and free housing, as well as health insurance, work space on campus, full access to NYUAD’s library facilities (with close connections to NYU’s main library in New York), a research allowance, an opportunity to host a small workshop, and support for travel to and from Abu Dhabi. Fellows are required to present their current research via a research talk or workshop, to attend their colleagues’ presentations, and to participate regularly in HRF seminars and related scholarly events.

We expect successful candidates to relocate to Abu Dhabi and commence their appointment on September 1, 2026, pending final approval and budget availability.

The fellowship program is hosted by the NYU Abu Dhabi Division of Arts and Humanities. For more information, please visit our website.

Applications are due January 5, 2026.

For questions, please reach out to nyuad.humanities.fellowships@nyu.edu.

Job URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/160447

Princeton University (USA:NJ) - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hellenic Studies and the School of Public and International Affairs - Deadline 8. Jan 2026[]

The Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies and the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University invite applications for the Paul Sarbanes '54 postdoctoral positions on contemporary Greek politics, society, policy, or current affairs, to support a highly promising early-career scholar who is trained in international studies, public policy, or a related academic discipline, such as politics, economics, law, public administration, contemporary history, or sociology, with a research focus on Greece in the world today, including the European Union and/or other regional context(s), such as the Eastern Mediterranean, Southeastern Europe, Cyprus, or transatlantic relations. Scholars working on policy-related issues will be considered, particularly if their approach is comparative and/or crosses regions and fields. The appointment is expected to start on September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with the possibility of renewal for a second year, following academic review and contingent upon availability of funding, satisfactory performance, and University approval. Candidates must have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree by February 1, 2026. Candidates must have no more than 2 years of post-Ph.D. research experience by the start date. Candidates may apply for reimbursement (up to $3,000 per academic year) for research-related expenses. Fellows will be required to conduct research full-time and demonstrate the ability to be on campus daily, fulfilling responsibilities related to in-person participation. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University. This position does not include reimbursement of relocation or housing expenses.Candidates may have the opportunity to spend time at the Princeton Athens Center, conducting research during the summer (June/July) and/or winter (January). Travel grants will be available via application. If awarded, the grant will be towards travel and lodging during time in residence at the Princeton Athens Center.Candidates must apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/40942 and submit (1) a cover letter with a title and summary (200 words) of the proposed research project; (2) a research proposal (five pages; 2,000 words), including a detailed description of the project, and timetable, explicit goals, selected bibliography, and the reason it is proposed to be pursued at Princeton; (3) curriculum vitae with list of publications; (4) sample chapter (in English) of dissertation or other recent work; (5) names and contact information of three referees from individuals who are not current members of the Princeton University faculty; (6) a scanned copy of their doctoral degree or a letter from a dean or registrar-level officer on department letterhead confirming the date of completion of all the requirements for the doctoral degree. With the exception of the official transcripts, all submitted documents must be in English.DEADLINE: All materials must be received by 11:59 pm EST on January 8, 2026. All reference letters must be received by 11:59 pm EST on January 12, 2026. Awards will be announced by late March 2026. This position is subject to the University's background check policy. For the full posting with all relevant details, please visit: https://hellenic.princeton.edu/opportunities/paul-sarbanes-54-postdoctoral-research-associate-hellenic-studies-and-school-public

Expected Salary Range: $5,416.67 a month

The University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, work experience, education/training, key skills, market, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The posted salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate for a full-time position; salaries for part-time positions are pro-rated accordingly.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. Please see this link for more information.

Princeton University (USA:NJ) - Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Research Fellowships - Deadline: 8 Jan. 2026[]

The Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University invites applications for a limited number of Stanley J. Seeger Visiting Research Fellowships for scholars based in Greece or other overseas countries who wish to spend time in residence at Princeton, pursuing research projects in the humanities or the social sciences, free of teaching and other obligations. Individuals based in the United States and Canada are not eligible to apply.

Fall term appointments are expected from September 1, 2026, until December 16, 2026 (3.5 months). Spring term appointments are expected from January 15, 2027, until June 1, 2027 (4.5 months). Summer appointments are expected from June 15, 2027, until August 16, 2027 (2 months). These fellowships are residential, and, therefore, fellows must be at Princeton at all times, devoting the majority of their time to research and writing. They are expected to participate in Hellenic Studies activities and the University's intellectual life. They present their work-in-progress at Hellenic Studies workshops and are encouraged to meet colleagues in their respective academic disciplines. They enjoy full access to the University's library, archival, and computing resources.

Eligibility: (a) scholars in all humanities or social science disciplines affiliated with Greek academic institutions, including universities and research institutes. Early-career scholars with adjunct appointments at Greek institutions may also be considered; (b) professionals who are affiliated with Greek institutions: libraries, museums, the Archaeological Service, governmental agencies, etc.; (c) established independent scholars, (i.e., persons not affiliated with an institution) who are residents of Greece or other overseas countries, and have a distinguished record of published work; (d) Hellenists, irrespective of nationality, who hold regular faculty or research appointments at academic institutions in overseas countries other than Greece, and who specialize in Classical reception studies, Late Antique studies, Byzantine studies, or Modern Greek studies. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree.

Fellows normally receive a monthly salary of at least $5,186. The salary level may be adjusted if scholars receive outside funding. Fellows are offered modestly furnished, one-bedroom, non-smoking, and pet-free apartments. This position does not include reimbursement of relocation or housing expenses. Qualified candidates are required to apply online via https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/40943. For applications to be considered, the following material must be uploaded via the online application: (1) a cover sheet with a title and summary (200 words) of the proposed research project and a brief bio (one paragraph); (2) a research statement (five pages; 2,000 words max.), including a detailed description of the project, timetable, explicit goals, and a rationale for why it should be pursued at Princeton; (3) selected bibliography; (4) a standard, detailed curriculum vitae including a list of publications; (5) two samples of recent work (in English); and (6) All non-US citizens and non-US permanent residents are required to provide TOEFL results or equivalent, or a letter from their department head on department letterhead confirming certification of language proficiency in English. All submitted documents must be in English. You will be asked for contact information for two referees who are not current members of the Princeton University faculty.

DEADLINE: All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on January 8, 2026. All reference letters must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on January 13, 2026. Fellowship awards will be announced in late March 2025. The work location for these positions is in-person on campus at Princeton University. Please review the more detailed job description and qualifications at the following link: https://hellenic.princeton.edu/opportunities/stanley-j-seeger-visiting-research-fellowships-2025%E2%80%932026

The University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, work experience, education/training, key skills, market, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The posted salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate for a full-time position; salaries for part-time positions are pro-rated accordingly.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. Please see this link for more information.

Queen's University (CAN) - Marjorie McLean Oliver Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026[]

The Department of History and the Department of Classics and Archaeology at Queen’s University invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for the Marjorie McLean Oliver Postdoctoral Fellowship in the history of Classical Antiquity and/or Medieval Europe. The fellowship will be awarded for a two-year term from July 1, 2026.

The terms of the fellowship stipulate at the donor’s bequest that only candidates who identify as women are eligible for the position. Candidates must thus self-identify during the application process. Applicants must have completed a PhD in a discipline relevant to the position’s terms prior to beginning the fellowship. Previous teaching experience and evidence of scholarly research and publication related to the terms of the position will also be considered an asset. A postdoctoral supervisor will be named based on the successful candidate’s field of specialization.

The successful applicant will be expected to maintain an active scholarly profile and to teach two semester-long courses per year in their subject field. The total salary for 2026-2027 will be approximately $70,143 CAD, comprising a fellowship salary of $51,475 CDN and a $9,334 teaching stipend per one-term course. An additional $2,000 per year has been allocated for academic travel and research.

The university invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous/Aboriginal people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

The university has policies in place to support its employees with disabilities, including an Accommodation in the Workplace Policy and a policy on the provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee's accessibility needs due to disability. The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the application/interview process, please contact Jenn Lucas at jenn.lucas@queensu.ca.

Postdoctoral fellows at Queen's University are governed by two collective agreements. The terms of the overall appointment are governed by the Collective Agreement between PSAC 901, Unit 2 and Queen’s University. The candidate will also be appointed to a term adjunct teaching position, which is governed by the Collective Agreement between QUFA and Queen’s University. Information about these bargaining units, including the Collective Agreements can be found on the Faculty Relations Office’s website.

Application Instructions: Applications should be submitted electronically in PDF format and include the following: 1) a cover letter that outlines current or proposed research project(s) to be pursued during the fellowship and ideas for courses the candidate would propose teaching. 2) a complete and current curriculum vitae. 3) letters of reference from two referees sent directly to history.chair@queensu.ca. 4) a writing sample such as a dissertation chapter or article. 5) any other relevant materials the candidate wishes to submit for consideration such as a teaching dossier.

Please arrange to have applications and supporting letters sent electronically to: history.chair@queensu.ca.

Applications will be received until 15 January 2026. Final appointment is subject to budgetary approval.

Please visit our websites for more information about the Department of History and the Department of Classics at Queen’s University. Please direct inquiries to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Dr. Andrew Jainchill aj3@queensu.ca.

Rice University (USA:TX) - Postdoctoral Associate - Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality - Deadline 10. Feb 2026[]

Position Summary:

The Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (CSWGS) at Rice University seeks candidates for a postdoctoral associate in the humanities or social sciences whose research and teaching centers on gender and sexuality. Research focus on global South site(s) and/or issues of race is a plus.

The Center is particularly interested in applicants who demonstrate a record of feminist research, innovative teaching, and the potential to contribute to the Center by offering courses and workshops in engaged research.

The postdoc is expected to make significant progress in their research and publication, to participate actively in the intellectual life of the Center, and to teach three courses per year.

Ph.D. must be conferred between June 29th, 2023, and June 30, 2026.

The fellowship has a term of one year, beginning July 1, 2026, and is renewable for a second year upon successful completion of the first year.

The postdoc will receive an annual salary of $70,000 plus benefits, a signing bonus of $1,500 in lieu of relocation reimbursements, and $1,500 for research expenses.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. in a humanities or social science discipline, conferred between June 29th, 2023, and June 30, 2026

Preferred Qualifications:

Research and/or teaching focused on global South site(s)
Research and/or teaching focused on issues of race
Familiarity with engaged research methodologies

Essential Functions:

Teach three undergraduate courses in the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality per academic year
Progress significantly in research and toward publication, for example, by conducting research, developing manuscripts, and presenting at conferences
Participate in the intellectual life of the Center alongside undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and visiting scholars
Serve on the Center’s Steering Committee for the duration of the fellowship

Special Instructions to Applicants - Required Documents include:

Letter of interest
Curriculum vitae
Writing sample (about 25 pages)
Sample syllabus for the course SWGS 100 “Introduction to the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality”

Please combine all materials into one PDF and upload them to the “Supplementary Documents” section when prompted.

Also required are:

Two letters of reference

Please ask your recommenders to email their letters to cswgs@rice.edu before the application deadline.

Deadline for online applications is Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

Contact Information

cswgs@rice.edu

Rutgers University, New Brunswick (USA:NJ) - Postdoctoral Associate - Deadline: 20 Jan. 2026[]

The Center for Cultural Analysis at Rutgers University-New Brunswick seeks to appoint two external Postdoctoral Associates for a year-long residential fellowship during academic year 2026-27. Successful candidates may come from any relevant discipline. All requirements for the PhD or other terminal degree in the relevant field must be completed by August 1, 2026. A record of publication and scholarly engagement relevant to the seminar’s topic is required. During the academic year, Postdoctoral Associates will attend a bi-monthly research seminar, present their own work, and organize a symposium. CCA Postdoctoral Associates receive a salary of $70,000.00, health benefits, a private office, and administrative support. Fellows normally teach 1 undergraduate course during their fellowship year. Since the CCA Postdoctoral Associate position is considered a residential appointment, candidates must agree to establish residency within a forty-mile radius of the New Brunswick campus during the 2026-27 academic year.

Please submit a cover letter, CV, 250-400 word abstract of your research project, a research statement (no more than 4 single-spaced pages), and a brief description of an undergraduate course you would like to teach. Three confidential letters of recommendation must be uploaded by your references.

Posting Summary

Theme for 2026-27: Translation

Translation has been central to the global history of cultural exchange, and translators pivotal to navigating social, political, and religious divides. While professionalization and advocacy movements have brought greater visibility to the field, recent scholarship has put pressure on the concept of translation, arguing that we should move beyond traditional understandings of the term as the simple rendering of one language into another. In this seminar, we plan to build on this exciting intellectual entry point by focusing on the role that translation has played across academic, artistic, and everyday spaces. How does translation function in each of these environments? How do different disciplinary engagements with translation relate to and inform one another? How do daily practices of translation shape literary, visual, and political culture?

Our approach to what counts as translation is chronologically and conceptually open—spanning ancient to modern periods as well as plurilingual sites and more contingent zones of linguistic fluidity (for example, spaces such as Rutgers itself, where 68% of undergraduates speak a language other than English at home, or geographically contingent regions such as diasporas or “the Americas”). We hope that deeper attention to practices of translation—including (but not limited to) translingualism, code-switching, AI-generated translation, literary translation, legal translation, ethnographic transcription, film subtitling, intermedial adaptation, religious exegesis, and even acts of political and cultural representation—will allow us to consider how seemingly monolingual spaces are often, at heart, constituted through translation. At the same time, we suggest that foregrounding processes of translation can radically revise the conventional view of translation as a straightforward transfer of meaning between two linguistically equivalent cultural systems

Science History Institute (USA:PA) - 2026-27 Research and Curatorial Fellowship at the Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry - deadline 15. Jan 2026[]

The Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the Science History Institute is now accepting applications for our 2026–2027 fellowships. Scholars from any field whose research would benefit from the use of our collections are invited to apply for one of our programs by January 15, 2026.

The Institute offers dissertation, distinguished, short-term, and postdoctoral fellowships on an annual cycle for researchers. In addition, scholars may also apply to our Curatorial Fellowship program. These fellowships are two-year, benefit-eligible positions dedicated to individual curatorial projects, integrating fellows as staff members, offering professional development, portfolio building, networking, and mentorship opportunities in the library and museum fields.

Collections

The Institute's Othmer Library of Chemical History is home to a world-class collection of research materials dating from the 15th century to the present. Our extensive holdings include thousands of rare books and unique early modern manuscripts, supplemented by over 100,000 modern primary-source volumes and journals. Our archives span nearly 7,000 linear feet, comprising significant business collections, the personal papers of numerous Nobel laureates, and historical photographs documenting laboratories, people, and processes. Our Center for Oral History has produced over 1,200 oral histories and the Museum at the Science History Institute houses thousands of scientific instruments and artifacts and more than 500 works of fine art.

This year, the Institute is delighted to invite researchers to work with our new History of Molecular Biology Collection. Considered one of the most significant scientific archives ever compiled, this collection includes the papers of Nobel laureates Aaron Klug and Max Perutz, plus unique materials from other Nobelists and celebrated scientists, including Rosalind Franklin, Francis Crick, James Watson, Maurice Wilkins, and Linus Pauling. Originally assembled by rare book dealer Jeremy Norman, sold to the J. Craig Venter Institute in 2005, and acquired by the Science History Institute in 2025, this archive documents the foundation of molecular biology and the race to describe the structure of DNA.

Science History Institute museum and library collection strengths include:

Bioscience and Medicine: We hold broad primary and secondary source collections covering molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, physiology, pharmacology, toxicology, balneology, and agriculture.
Corporate Records: We possess the corporate records of chemical companies and senior business and scientific figures within them, including the Dow Chemical Company, Rohm & Haas, the Aldrich Chemical Company, and Arnold O. Beckman and Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Scientific and Scholarly Organizations: Our archives hold the records of major international scientific organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemists, The Chemists’ Club, and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, as well as the records of the Gordon Research Conferences.
Immigration and Exile: Our oral history and archive collections document scientists’ experiences throughout the twentieth century as they fled Cuba, Hungary, South Africa, China, Turkey, and Germany. Archival collections include the papers of Gabor Levy, Ernest Ludwig Eliel, and most recently Georg Bredig and his son Max; the Bredig Archive collection consists of correspondence, books, photographs, and scientific notes smuggled out of Germany during World War II and bears witness to Bredig’s significant scientific contributions and his family’s struggle to survive the Holocaust.
Food Science: We possess substantial collections documenting and analyzing the production, packaging, and marketing of food, including advertisements, printed ephemera, recipe books, and photographs. Subjects include food additives and adulteration, flavoring essences, and safety standards, as well as substances such as monosodium glutamate (MSG) and margarine.
Information Science: We hold the papers, oral history, and extensive works of Eugene Garfield, as well as oral histories of several early information scientists and historical materials including punch cards, card punching equipment and documentation of the patenting of LCDs.
Materials Science: The Othmer Library holds substantial resources on materials science topics across six centuries, including inorganic and organic chemistry, mineralogy, mining and metallurgy, geochemistry, and astrochemistry. Our museum holdings preserve the diverse material heritage of chemistry, from early handheld analytical balances to late twentieth-century mass spectrometers.
Women in Science: In addition to a range of materials related to prominent female chemists (see below), our collections include oral histories of women in the chemical industry, images of women working in laboratory and industrial settings, women’s laboratory and lecture notes, and numerous historical materials and objects related to women's health.
Chemists: Our Archives hold the papers of numerous notable polymer chemists, such as Carl Marvel, Daniel W. Fox, and the Nobel laureate Paul Flory. Other Nobel laureates in the archival collection include Sir John Pople, Alan MacDiarmid, Paul Lauterbur, John Fenn, Robert Bruce Merrifield, Johann Deisenhofer, and Richard Smalley. Additionally, our library collections contain a range of materials related to prominent female chemists including Marie Curie, Irène Joliot-Curie, Bettye Washington Greene, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, Stephanie Kwolek, and Rosalyn Yalow.
Alchemy and Alchemical Medicine: Our rare books collection includes a world-class collection of hundreds of manuscripts and published sources relating to Renaissance and early modern alchemy, as well as books of secrets.
Fine Art: We hold more than 500 works of art including oil paintings and portraits, prints, sculpture, multimedia works, and nontraditional media, depicting alchemists, early medical practitioners, chemists, and the modern chemical industry.
Color: The applications of materials science in the world of color are represented across our collections, including home and industrial dyes and dyeing, pigments, enamels, gunpowder and pyrotechnics, and color theory.
Education and Pedagogy: Pedagogical materials in our scientific instrument collections include some 170 different chemistry sets from all over the world, molecular models, and science kits used for both instruction and play. Related archival documents include lecture notes, such as Louis Pasteur’s on stereochemistry, as well as letters between scientists concerning the state of scientific education, and the library holds an extensive collection of scientific textbooks.

More information and search tools for all of our collections can be found at sciencehistory.org/collections.

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Applications are open for the following 2026-27 fellowships:

Curatorial Fellowship (2 years)

The Institute seeks a Curatorial Fellow to help build, interpret, and share its growing collection of historical materials related to the foundations of molecular biology and the life sciences. We seek a Curatorial Fellow with demonstrated interest in working with archival or oral history collections to help build a robust digitized collection for our signature History of Molecular Biology Collection. The Curatorial Fellow will also receive training through the Institute’s Oral History Training Institute to learn how to conduct new interviews and prepare them for digital publication. The Curatorial Fellow will also work as part of the Museum exhibition team that interprets the 75th anniversary of the double helix discovery (tentatively on display 2027–2028).

Curatorial Fellowships are intended for individuals with advanced degrees who are interested in a professional trajectory outside the academy. Both early career and career-changing researchers are encouraged to apply. Scholars from any relevant field with a demonstrated interest in the history of science, broadly defined, will be considered. This is a two-year, limited-duration staff position with a salary of $55,000 per year. This position is eligible for employee benefits, including medical and dental coverage, paid time off, and 403(b) retirement matching funds. Curatorial Fellows who meet the criteria of the Institute’s Relocation Assistance Program additionally receive a $1,500 payment upon moving to the Philadelphia area.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (12 months)

Postdoctoral research fellowships are open to researchers who have earned a doctoral degree and graduate students who will have defended their dissertations by the end of July 2026. These fellowships are intended to support 12 months of full-time research and writing in residence that will make use of our collections. Fellows will participate in Beckman Center scholarly programs, including the Works in Progress writing group and Fellows’ Talks lecture series. Applicants may be citizens of any country. Postdoctoral fellowship stipends are US$50,000, paid in monthly installments, with an annual US$1,000 stipend for travel and professional development and an additional available reimbursement of up to US$2,500 for health insurance.

See our website for our guide for applicants and instructions on how to apply: sciencehistory.org/fellowships.

Contact us with any questions at fellowships@sciencehistory.org.

Southern Methodist University (USA:TX) - Postdoctoral Fellowship (2 Years) - SMU Center for Presidential History - Deadline 17 Nov. 2026[]

Department: Center for Presidential History (Dedman College)

Title of Position: Postdoctoral Fellow (Position Numbers 53521 and 53761)

Start Date: August 15, 2026

Educational Requirements: Ph.D. in History (or related field), defended by time of appointment

Position Numbers 53521 and 53761. The Center for Presidential History (CPH) at Southern Methodist University invites applications for its two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship program, to begin August 15, 2026. The CPH interprets its mission in "presidential history" in broad terms, and thus welcomes postdoctoral fellows from all fields, topics, and time periods in U.S. history, particularly those pertaining to politics, government, citizenship, the nation, or the presidency. To get a sense of the breadth of the postdoctoral research the CPH has supported, view the profiles of current and past postdoctoral fellows here.

The CPH supports ongoing public engagement through events, podcasts, and education partnerships, and produces the Collective Memory Project (CMP), a filmed oral history of the George W. Bush Presidency and its times. Postdoctoral fellows couple their own research and publishing agenda with their participation in the general academic and public life of the CPH. Fellows seeking teaching experience may have opportunity to offer courses in their field of expertise through the SMU History department or University Honors Program.

The CPH is especially interested in recruiting at least one candidate who will participate significantly in the Collective Memory Project’s primary ongoing initiative, A Global Oral History of PEPFAR. Engagement with the Collective Memory Project will require oral history experience (particularly with in-person, filmed interviews), a willingness and ability to travel for interviews, and familiarity with post-interview production (transcriptions, a/v editing, website). For this project, preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate experience or expertise in oral history, U.S. foreign relations in Africa (or other PEPFAR regions), global health, international development, and/or other topics related to PEPFAR.

Applications must be submitted electronically via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/176645. Applications must include:

Cover letter (2 pages max), outlining applicant’s research agenda, experience, and proposal for engagement with the CPH’s work, including the Collective Memory Project, if applicable.
Curriculum Vitae
Three letters of reference

Review of applications will begin on November 17, 2025. To ensure full consideration for the position, all application materials must be received by COB November 16, 2025, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. The committee will notify applicants of its employment decisions after the position is filled. The search committee will begin conducting interviews with finalists via video conference promptly after the review date. For more information on the SMU Center for Presidential History, visit www.smu.edu/CPH.

Fellows receive an annualized salary of $55,000; access to SMU health insurance and benefits; annual funds to support research & conference travel; and opportunity to host a workshop for their book manuscript. Fellows must be in residence at SMU during the term of the fellowship and must have successfully defended their doctoral dissertation before the appointment begins. Preference will be given to applicants for whom additional time and resources will culminate in the completion of a publishable book-length manuscript. Fellows are officially appointed for one year with full expectation of renewal for a second year.

Swansea University (UK:Wales) - Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History - Deadline: 25 Nov. 2026[]

The department is seeking to make an appointment to a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship as part of a joint project between Swansea University and Jersey Heritage, funded through the generosity of private donors and directed by the Principal Investigator, Professor Daniel Power. The holder of the post will research the history of the fiefs of Jersey and the island’s seigneurial institutions and culture, from the Norman ducal period to the English Civil War. The postholder will research and write a monograph concerning the history of fiefs in Jersey, and other research publications where appropriate. The postholder will consult published and unpublished records, including, where relevant, in public and private archives in Jersey as well as the UK national collections and other archives, and will have access to a travel budget. The postholder will also take the lead in organising a conference concerning the history of Jersey, to be held in Jersey during the project (most probably September 2027), in consultation with Jersey Heritage and the PI, and may also be involved in other public-facing events. The Department of History, Heritage, and Classics is located within the School of Culture and Communication, in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Swansea University. It employs more than 30 permanent staff teaching and researching in Ancient History, Classics, Egyptology, Heritage Studies, and History, and is home to undergraduate and MA programmes covering these disciplines, American Studies, and War and Society. In the 2021 REF, the department achieved a GPA of 3.09 overall, with 76% of its outputs, impact, and environment judged world-leading or internationally excellent.

Welsh Language Skills

The Welsh language level required for this role is Level 1 - A little. The role holder will be able to pronounce Welsh words, answer the phone in Welsh (good morning/afternoon) and use very basic everyday words and phrases (thank you, please etc.). Level 1 can be reached by completing a 1 hour course.

Additional Information

Applications for this role will take the format of a CV submission and cover letter.

Tufts University (USA:MA): Center for Humanities at Tufts Postdoctoral Scholar in Community Health - Deadline 30. Jan 2026[]

The American Medical Directories Project, in collaboration with the Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, invites applications for a 12-month postdoctoral research fellowship (09/2026 – 08/2027).

The AMD Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, is building a longitudinal, physician-level dataset from newly-digitized archival volumes of the American Medical Directory (1906-1938). The dataset will include valuable physician-level information, including place of training and practice, specialization, and demographic information, and will be made available and accessible to the research community and broader public.

What You'll Do

The Postdoc will assist the project PI (Ben Chrisinger, Department of Community Health) with key initiatives, including the development of public-facing outputs, and take leadership of at least two academic papers intended to demonstrate the utility of the dataset. The Postdoc will have dedicated office space at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT), a vibrant intellectual community of interdisciplinary scholars, which affords many opportunities to take part in regular seminars, lectures, and networking events. The Postdoc may also collaborate with a broader team of scholars, including the project co-PI (Sean Smith, Rice University), internal project advisors which include several Tufts historians, and senior scholars on the project’s external advisory board.

What We're Looking For

We invite applications from candidates who have obtained or will obtain a PhD in any discipline by August 2026.

Basic Requirements:

Expertise in the digital humanities, history of medicine, health geography, public health, sociology, social policy, or closely related fields
Experience analyzing large geographic and/or longitudinal datasets
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary environment
Close attention to detail and demonstrated ability to meet project deadlines
Experience preparing and submitting academic manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals
Desired qualifications include:
Expertise in history of medicine, with a focus on the American South
Skills in data visualization, especially with geographic data
Skills in automated data extraction (e.g., using programming code (R, Python) or artificial intelligence (AI) tools to digitize archival sources or create new datasets)
Published academic papers or conference papers on topics relevant to the project

It is expected that the Postdoc will be in residence at Tufts University for the 2026-2027 academic year to participate in activities related to the AMD Project and at CHAT; however, some flexibility may be considered for remote work. Additionally, some flexibility may be allowed for the position start date (up to a month earlier/later). Please clearly indicate these constraints in your cover letter.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit a resume/CV and cover letter (2-page maximum), two (2) letters of reference with one (1) being from their dissertation chair or academic supervisor, and up to two (2) writing samples (e.g., a relevant published paper or dissertation chapter). Applicants who have not yet obtained a PhD should request that their reference-writer include an expected graduation date in their letter.

Review of applications will begin on January 30, 2026, and shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview via Zoom.

Pay Range

Minimum $65,000.00, Midpoint $70,175.00, Maximum $75,350.00

Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Tufts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds.

University of Birmingham (UK:Eng) 125th Anniversary Fellow (Open-field, permanent) - Deadline 11. Jan 2026[]

In 2025, we celebrate 125 years of university status by Royal Charter. To mark this milestone, we are making a significant investment in our research by appointing 125 new Anniversary Fellows and Chairs.

In these appointments, we will provide you with the protected research time, resources, and support you need to advance your research. You will also benefit from our many connections with partners in academia, industry and policy, and with our multidisciplinary community of academics.

As someone with an outstanding track record in exemplary research, evidenced by high quality impact and funding, this permanent appointment will offer you a sustained focus on advancing your research. With a competitive salary, relocation expenses, and a sector leading start-up package to establish your research at Birmingham, this is a stand-out opportunity.

We are seeking diverse talent from across the world to help us make new discoveries and tackle global challenges. As an emerging leader in your field, this is a unique opportunity to shape your career at a prestigious institution. You will work with the brightest minds at the forefront of different subject areas, to tackle the most pressing global challenges, have the opportunity to collaborate across our strong networks of partners, and to be mentored and supported by senior leaders at the University.

Our University is home to a vibrant community of individuals, and we continue to seek different perspectives from a broad range of academics. We are continuing to diversify our workforce and particularly encourage applications from women, and people from minoritised ethnic groups.

Birmingham is an outstanding place to live and carry out your research. We are a family friendly employer, focused on supporting staff to develop and grow their career with us. Find out more about our range of staff benefits.

You will be critical in driving the excellence of our research to make an even greater difference to the world around us. By valuing and nurturing fresh perspectives, we are creating a dynamic environment for global researchers, here in Birmingham. Join us as we celebrate our 125th anniversary, and be part of our ambitious, exciting future. Learn more about our appointed anniversary researchers by visiting the 125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs directory.

Person Specification

Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.

Established research career within your field and able to demonstrate evidence of an emerging track record of high-quality publications and ambitious research plans.

Successful or growing sustained research income generation, e.g. through research grants, contracts, research consultancy or other external funding

National reputation for the development of teaching and learning excellence within the discipline.

Successful performance in significant administrative/managerial role.

Value and actively embrace the diversity of our workforce, students and the environment we work in.

For more information and to download Further Particulars, please visit the 125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs website.

Appointments may be made at either Assistant or Associate Professor level, depending on your career trajectory and demonstrable breadth of research experience. Where an appointment is made at Assistant Professor level, you will be supported through our Academic Development Programme, with a clear expectation of rapid progression to Associate Professor, aligned with your experience and career trajectory.

We welcome applications from international applicants and can offer support for work visas.

University of Helsinki (Finland) - Postdoctoral Researcher in Indian Colonial Jails - Deadline 5. Jan 2026[]

he ERC-funded project “Death, Smoke, and Mirrors: Manipulation of Health Data in Authoritarian and Custodial Institutions” (2025–2030) investigates how custodial institutions in both liberal and authoritarian regimes manipulated health and mortality data from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, and what these practices reveal about governance, accountability, and the politics of life and death.

The Aleksanteri Institute invites applications for two (2) Postdoctoral Researcher positions (starting from March 2026 or as agreed) in this project, led by PI Dr. Mikhail Nakonechnyi. The positions are full-time and fixed term for two (2) years, with the possibility of extension. The appointments include a six month probationary period in accordance with University of Helsinki regulations. Regular physical presence in Helsinki is required; these positions cannot be performed remotely.

Key responsibilities include:

Archival research in the British Library (India Office Records, including IOR/V/27/170).
Fieldwork in the National Archives of India, including Home, Judicial, Medical, and Andaman Penal Colony records.
Work with personal papers of major nineteenth-century reformers (e.g., Florence Nightingale, Mary Carpenter, F.J. Mouat).
Collection and analysis of vernacular (Hindi essential; desirable: Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, or other languages) and English-language newspapers.
Qualitative analysis of official jail reports, administrative correspondence, and vernacular (Hindi essential; desirable: Bengali, Urdu, or Tamil) and English-language prisoner memoirs.
Production of peer-reviewed articles and active participation in project meetings and collaborative outputs.

Required qualifications:

Doctoral degree in History, Criminology, South Asian Studies, or a closely related field.
Research expertise in British Indian penal history and the British Raj generally.
Fluency in Hindi essential; desirable: Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, or other languages.
Demonstrated archival research experience.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an international team.

General requirements:

Ability to undertake extended archival research trips abroad.
Strong commitment to research ethics, transparency, and high-quality scholarship.
Regular on-site presence at the Aleksanteri Institute (Helsinki).

What we offer

The salary for the position will be based on level 5 of the job requirement scheme for teaching and research personnel in the salary system of Finnish universities. In addition, the appointee will be paid a salary component based on personal performance. The annual gross salary is €42,000 - €49,000.

In Finnish universities, the teaching and research staff (app. 65% of total staff) have a special system regarding the free time equivalent to holiday. They belong to the 1,612 annual working hour system, in which the annual amount of paid holiday is app. 5-6 weeks on average per year.

The University of Helsinki offers comprehensive services to its employees, including occupational health care and health insurance, sports facilities, and opportunities for professional development.

The University provides support for internationally recruited employees with their transition to work and life in Finland. More information here: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/about-us/careers/welcome-finland-information-arriving-staff

You will be working in a stimulating and supportive research environment at a leading European centre of expertise. We also offer funding for international archival research.

How to apply

The application must be accompanied by the following documents in PDF format:

Curriculum vitae and list of publications
Cover letter (max. 2 pages) describing the applicant’s research experience and motivation
One writing sample (article or dissertation chapter)
Names and contact information of two referees

Applications must be submitted through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system by clicking on the link below. Current employees of the University of Helsinki must submit their applications through SAP Fiori’s Suffeli recruitment portal.

Further information about the position can be obtained from Dr. Mikhail Nakonechnyi, Principal Investigator (mikhail.nakonechnyi@helsinki.fi) or Ryan Reed, Project Technical Assistant (ryan.reed@helsinki.fi). Further information about the recruitment process can be obtained from HR Specialist Reeta Korhonen (reeta.korhonen@helsinki.fi).

University of Macau (China) - Faculty of Arts and Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow - Deadline 30. Jan 2026[]

The University of Macau (UM) is a leading international, research-oriented comprehensive public university located in the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR), with English as its primary working language. Situated on Hengqin Island, on the western bank of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), UM features a scenic campus covering approximately 1 km². Over the past decade, UM has achieved remarkable growth and significant progress in academic excellence, research innovation, and global recognition. The university currently ranks No. 145 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings and No. 285 in the QS World University Rankings. It offers state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities and is home to three State Key Laboratories in microelectronics, Chinese medical sciences, and the Internet of Things for smart cities. In alignment with the MSAR’s goal of economic diversification and deepening collaboration with Guangdong Province in Hengqin, UM continues to invest in cutting-edge research and develop interdisciplinary programmes in key strategic areas including precision oncology, advanced materials, regional oceanography, artificial intelligence and robotics, data science, cognitive and brain science, as well as economics and finance. Leveraging its ‘4-in-1’ model of education and residential college system, UM provides all-round undergraduate education, nurturing talent to support social and economic development in MSAR and the GBA as a whole. In addition, UM is currently establishing a campus in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, which is expected to be operational in 2028. With unprecedented growth and development, UM offers a wide range of opportunities for high-calibre talents at all levels to achieve their career goals.

The UM Postdoctoral Fellow scheme under the UM Talent Programme aims to attract outstanding PhD graduates to conduct research at UM so as to strengthen the research capabilities of the University.

UM now invites applications for the position of UM Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Website: https://fah.um.edu.mo).

Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Fellow in the academic units on a 2-year contract basis.

Appointees who are holders of Macao Permanent Resident Identity Card will be given a functional title of “UM Macao Fellow”.

Requirements:

Holder of PhD degree or equivalent degree from top-ranked universities or disciplines (e.g., Top 200 ranked universities listed on THE/QS world ranking, or those listed under the Double First-Class Initiatives and Programmes in mainland China);
Holder of PhD degree for less than 2 years. Applicants with doctoral degree award expected within 6 months upon closing of application will be considered;
Proven track record of outstanding academic achievements, including publications, patents, presentations and academic awards;
Current UM Postdoctoral Fellows under the UM Talent Programme are not eligible for application.

Remuneration:

A taxable annual remuneration MOP336,000 (approximately USD41,480) will be commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification, relevant professional experience and offered position in the contract. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% – 7% after various discretionary exemptions experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants should apply online on or before 30 January 2026;
Required documents for application include: 1) Detailed Curriculum Vitae; 2) Academic certificate; 3) Performance summary form (template available on application system); 4) Research proposal (template available on application system); 5) Five representative academic publications; 6) Copy of Macao Permanent Resident Identity Card. Please upload the above documents to your online application.

University of Michigan (USA:MI): Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies (2026-2027) - Deadline: 7. Jan 2026[]

The Center for Japanese Studies at the University of Michigan is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies for the 2026–2027 academic year. This Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to teach two courses over the academic year, as well as to participate in Center events and related activities at U-M. The applicant’s research can cover any historical period of Japan—including contemporary Japan—and involve any academic discipline in the humanities and social sciences. The fellowship will cover up to a 12-month period between August 1, 2026 and July 31, 2027, and will carry a salary of approximately $62,232 plus benefits as well as $3,000 in research funds.

This fellowship is for a one-year term with the possibility of a one-year extension, contingent on satisfactory participation in the program.

Administrative Detail

During periods of your instructional appointment as a LEO Lecturer, your Research Fellow position will also be adjusted to ensure your total work effort does not exceed 100% effort; however, your salary for the LEO Lecturer appointment is separate and distinct from your Research Fellow salary and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the UM/LEO Collective Bargaining Agreement. The postdoctoral fellow will be provided with shared office space and access to libraries and resources at the University.

Qualifications

Applicants must have received their Ph.D. degree within five years of the postdoctoral appointment year (2021 or later)
The successful applicant must have their Ph.D. degree conferred by August 31, 2026
Applicants are expected to have full command of the English language as University of Michigan classes, meetings, and business are conducted in English

Desired

Experience teaching at a U.S. institution

Application Instructions

Applications must be submitted through Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/177054) by January 7, 2026 and will require the following items (only PDF and MS Word formats will be accepted):

Letter of application
Curriculum vitae
Research statement outlining experience and current project(s)
- Please also address how your research fits or matches with current U-M faculty. Fellows are paired with a faculty mentor as part of the postdoctoral experience.
Teaching statement outlining philosophy and mentorship
- Describe formal teaching, teaching assistantship, course development, and any mentorship with students on theses or other projects
Teaching/course evaluations
Title and description for two courses proposed to be taught at Michigan.
- Note: Please include a full syllabus for one of these courses. Since teaching assignments are decided early in 2026, successful candidates will hold one of these courses in Fall 2026.
Writing sample (e.g. dissertation chapter, conference paper, journal article), not to exceed 40 pages
Two (2) letters of recommendation

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

For Inquiries, please contact the Center for Japanese Studies at umcjs@umich.edu.

About

The Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) promotes and disseminates research on Japan, fosters communication among diverse disciplines, and encourages new approaches in the understanding of Japan and its place in the world.

Founded in 1947, CJS is the oldest interdisciplinary center in the United States devoted exclusively to Japanese Studies. CJS serves as a home to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty from a variety of disciplines and professional schools, visiting artists and scholars, and community organizations pursuing Japan-related interests and activities at the University of Michigan.

University of Michigan (USA:MI) Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Postdoctoral Fellowship -Deadline: March 2026 (rolling deadline, applications will be reviewed as they are received)[]

Note: Eligible applicants must be citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S.

The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention generates new knowledge and advances innovative solutions to reduce firearm death and injury across the United States. Our mission is to address the substantial burden of firearm injuries occurring across the lifespan by conducting high-quality research, education, training, and outreach. The University of Michigan has established the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to increase firearm injury prevention research and scholarship across U-M and to expand the research pipeline so that more individuals can study ways to address this national crisis. The Institute explores firearm injuries across the lifespan, including suicide, community violence, unintentional injuries, intimate partner violence, officer-involved shootings, school, and mass shootings, as well as differences in injury outcomes across these areas. The NIH/NICHD-funded T32 Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS): Multi-Disciplinary Research Training Program aims to address the critical need to develop a scientific workforce and continuous pipeline of research scientists focused on addressing the leading cause of pediatric mortality by establishing the nation’s first program dedicated exclusively to providing post-doctoral research training on the prevention of firearm injuries among children and teens.

The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is recruiting outstanding early-career research investigators to join a cohort of postdoctoral fellows who are part of an NIH-funded T32 training grant, Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS): Multi-Disciplinary Research Training Program. Postdoctoral fellows undertake an intensive training program for up to two years in which they will acquire core skills in research methods including analytic skill development, grant and manuscript writing, and project management through a combination of applied research and training on the prevention of firearm injuries. The training program prepares fellows for research independence and an academic career. They will work closely with mentoring faculty to identify a research focus and develop a career development and mentoring plan.

Successful candidates may come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds and have prior experience working at any stage along the translational research spectrum or on any level within the socio-ecological model (individual, family, community, or policy). Selection will be based on scholarly potential and compatibility with interests of a faculty mentor. Candidates from all backgrounds and disciplines are encouraged to apply. We seek to engage talented researchers with wide ranging perspectives, research and life experiences to help further our mission.

Fellows will work on active research projects of faculty mentors which cover a range of topics including the lifespan, urban/rural populations, and work with communities. Examples of research projects may include, but are not limited to, research focused on community firearm violence prevention, including built environment and community interventions, efficacy research on individual interventions (e.g., hospital based or community based violence prevention programs), policy research, implementation studies that translate evidence-based interventions for preventing suicide and violence in communities, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, firearm injury prevention through technology and engineering, data modeling, national surveys and epidemiological research.

The successful candidate(s) will have:

Completed a doctoral degree program (MD, PhD, DrPH, EdD, or equivalent) by the starting date.
Demonstrated commitment and interest in firearm injury prevention research.
Research experience within any relevant discipline and work at any stage along the translational research spectrum or focused on any level within the socio-ecological model (individual, family, community, or policy).
Interest in working with various populations.
A strong desire to work with multi-disciplinary collaborators.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Compensation and Benefits

This Postdoctoral Research Fellowship position includes:

Annual compensation based on levels mandated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipend Levels.
The University of Michigan’s full standard benefit package including medical, dental, and vision.
Dedicated funds to support professional development opportunities including travel funds to scientific conferences, participation in technical seminars and course(s), and other research-related project expenses.
Paid sick leave, vacation time, holidays, and additional benefits.
Childcare stipend annually, if desired, in accordance with the National Institutes of Health notice NOT-OD-25-100

How to Apply

Materials and questions should be sent by email to firearminjuryprevention@umich.edu. Please use the subject line “Fellowship Application.” Please submit:

A written statement describing your research qualifications, experience and specific interest in firearm research, and long-term career goals (up to 3 pages)
Curriculum Vitae
Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from your current graduate or clinical residency training program
Graduate-level academic transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)
Two writing samples, preferably a copy of a previously published manuscript(s) and/or papers from a dissertation thesis

For more information, please see our website: https://firearminjury.umich.edu/education-training/postdoctoral-fellowships/

University of Notre Dame (USA:IA) - Global Irish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship - Deadline: 27 Feb 2026[]

Global Irish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship Deadline Feb 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in Irish Studies.

This fellowship is intended to encourage the development of Irish Studies in regions that have traditionally been underrepresented in the profession, and thus is open exclusively to scholars of any nationality who have received their PhD from institutions outside the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Ireland. Scholars working in any area of Irish Studies are encouraged to apply.

Research & Professional Development: Up to $2500 per year towards research and professional development activities

Facilities: Fellows will be given shared office space, full access to Notre Dame's libraries and archives (including the Hesburgh Libraries), and will be integrated into the Keough-Naughton Institute's scholarly community on campus as well as its scholarly networks and resources in the U.S., Ireland, and internationally.

Research Focus: Fellows are expected to pursue their own independent research full time and will have access to a supervisor throughout their fellowship.

Scholarly Community: To further support research and writing, the postdoctoral fellow will join the Keough-Naughton Institute's supportive and collaborative community of faculty, visiting, and postdoctoral fellows. They will be expected to participate in the life of the institute, including its robust interdisciplinary and international program of public events, and will be invited to present their own work when appropriate.

Qualifications

This fellowship is intended to encourage the development of Irish Studies in regions that have traditionally been underrepresented in the profession, and thus is open exclusively to scholars of any nationality who have received their PhD from institutions outside the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Ireland. Scholars working in any area of Irish Studies are encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions

Applicants should prepare and submit the following materials via Interfolio:

A cover letter
A double-spaced research narrative (maximum 5 pages) describing the proposed research and its scholarly significance.
A curriculum vitae

To apply, visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/176805

University of Oxford (UK:Eng) Christ Church - Junior Research Fellowships 2026/27 (Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences) - Deadline: 13 Jan. 2026[]

Christ Church invites applications for up to two Junior Research Fellowships in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences from the subjects listed below, with effect from 1^st October 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Art History
English
Fine Art
Law
Modern Languages

Junior Research Fellowships are full-time research posts offered by Oxford colleges to early career researchers and provide an unrivalled opportunity to establish a research profile as a member of a collegiate community. The basic obligation of a Junior Research Fellow is to engage full-time in research and its dissemination in some branch of the Arts or Humanities. The successful candidate will be expected to propose, plan and manage a high-quality programme of original research, publicise the outcomes of that research through presentation of papers and publications, and take part fully in life and activities of the College.

The successful candidate will have a coherent plan of research for the duration of the appointment which can either be the further development of doctoral work or an entirely new area and which promises to make a valuable contribution to the candidate’s field.

This is a temporary, four year fixed-term position with a salary of £40,514 (National Spine Point 30) per annum (current rates).

Please click 'Apply’ button above to be redirected to our website, where you can download further particulars, including instructions on how to apply. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 13 January 2026 at noon.

University of Oxford, New College (UK:Eng) - The Juliana Cuyler Matthews Junior Research Fellowship in Philosophy - Deadline: 5 Jan. 2026[]

Start Date: 1 October 2026

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment

Closing Date: 5 January 2026 (11:59)

The College invites applications for this post, tenable for a fixed period of three years from 1 October 2026, and based in New College, Oxford. The person appointed will be expected to undertake their own independent and original academic research in Philosophy. The Fellowship is open to those who are either in the early stages of post-doctoral research (having completed a doctorate no longer than 2 years ago), or at an advanced stage of doctoral research (having completed at least 2 years of a doctorate at the point of application).

Candidates must not previously have held a Junior Research Fellowship or a comparable appointment of more than two years’ duration (excluding breaks for parental/caring leave etc).

The Fellowship carries a stipend of £33,400 p.a. (subject to review). The appointment will be pensionable under the USS scheme, details of which are available here: https://www.uss.co.uk/.

The Fellow is entitled to a housing allowance (currently £2,638 p.a.) or to free accommodation in College if suitable rooms are available. In addition, Fellows are entitled to free lunch and dinner at the common table when this is available, and have access to a research account (£1,765 p.a.). The post also comes with access to an entertainment account of £295 p.a. to support the subject.

The appointment will be for a fixed period of three years without possibility of renewal.

Further particulars are available via the 'Apply' button above.

The closing date for applications and the last date for receipt of references is 5 January 2026. It is the responsibility of each applicant to ensure that their application arrives in full by the deadline.

All enquiries should be in the first instance addressed to academic.registrar@new.ox.ac.uk.

University of Pennsylvania (USA:PA): Postdoctoral fellowship in Korean Studies - Deadline 17. Feb 2026[]

The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania announces a Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year. The postdoctoral fellowship is open to scholars from any discipline with a research and teaching focus on Korea.

The fellowship is the 12-month period between August 1, 2026 and July 31, 2027 and carries a minimum stipend of $67,000 as well as conference travel funds up to $2,000. The postdoctoral fellow will also receive a shared office space and access to libraries and other resources at Penn. The fellowship may be renewed for a second year, based on satisfactory performance, the existence of funding, and programmatic need.

The fellow will be required to: 1) reside in the Philadelphia area; 2) teach one Korea-related course per year; 3) give a public presentation for the Korean Studies Colloquium; 4) mentor the Kim Center graduate and undergraduate fellows; 5) participate in the Kim Center events and related activities at Penn; and 6) organize a Korean Studies Conference (either in Fall 2026 or in Spring 2027).

Eligibility

The applicant who is awarded the fellowship must complete all requirements for the Ph.D. degree (dissertation deposited) by July 31, 2026.

Application Requirements

Cover Letter (including a description of research projects to be carried out during the fellowship, and teaching interests/experiences)
CV
Writing Sample (a published/publishable article or a dissertation chapter)
One Korea-related course syllabus
Two Letters of Recommendation (uploaded to the Interfolio directly by the recommenders) Applications will be accepted only via Interfolio here: The application must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 17, 2026. Award decisions will be made by early April 2026. The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania is committed to cultivating a vibrant community of students, scholars, researchers, and staff and to upholding the highest standards of academic excellence. The School and the Center for Korean Studies strive to create working and learning environments that foster intellectual growth and encourage meaningful connections within our Penn academic community and beyond. Questions can be directed to: Seok Lee, Associate Director of Academics Email: seok2@sas.upenn.edu

University of Rochester (US:NY) - Arnold and Anne Moore Lisio Postdoctoral Fellowship - Deadline: 10 Jan. 2026[]

Arnold and Anne Moore Lisio Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of Rochester Humanities Center

The University of Rochester invites applications for the Arnold and Anne Moore Lisio Postdoctoral Fellowship in Italian and/or Mediterranean Culture, Language, and Literature, or in related humanities fields, broadly defined. This fellowship provides an opportunity for an emerging scholar to pursue research and teaching at the University of Rochester while engaging with the wider academic community.

Eligibility

Applicants may come from a wide range of fields, including but not limited to:

Art and art history
Archaeology
Creative writing (fiction, non-fiction, or poetry)
History
Philosophy
Political thought
Linguistics
Film and media studies
Comparative literature
Anthropology
Religion and Classics

Candidates must demonstrate a partial or full focus in Italian culture, broadly defined and without chronological limitations. Among others, we welcome applications from scholars who:

Contextualize Italian culture within the Mediterranean basin or continental Europe, or
Place Italian culture in dialogue with other non-European cultures.

Fellowship Details

The Lisio Postdoc will be based in the Humanities Center at the University of Rochester and have access to an office space, research support, and an interdisciplinary community of scholars at the Humanities Center.
The appointment will be made through a relevant academic department within the School of Arts & Sciences, depending on the candidate’s field.
The fellowship is open to qualified individuals with no nationality restrictions.
The Visiting Postdoc will:
- Teach courses that support both the Italian program and the Humanities/Humanistic Social Sciences, designed to engage students across disciplines, including those in non-humanistic majors (typically one course per semester, undergraduate and possibly graduate level).
- Deliver at least one public lecture.

Application Requirements

Cover letter describing your research, teaching interests, and suitability for the fellowship.
Curriculum Vitae.
Research statement (3 pages).
Writing sample (no more than 25 pages).
Two course descriptions
Contact information for three references.

Term and Compensation

The fellowship is a nine months, full-time appointment with salary and benefits commensurate with University of Rochester postdoctoral positions.

The deadline to apply is Jan 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

University of Rochester (USA:NY) - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities - Deadline: 10 Jan. 2026[]

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities

The Humanities Center at the University of Rochester invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Digital Humanities. The fellowship period will run from September 1, 2026 to May 15, 2028, with the possibility of a one-year extension at the discretion of the selection committee in consultation with the fellow and the Director of the Humanities Center.

We welcome candidates with a Ph.D. in any humanities discipline, provided they have demonstrated expertise in digital humanities methods, computational approaches, and critical engagement with digital tools and technologies. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand by the start of the fellowship.

The postdoctoral fellow will be housed in the Humanities Center. The fellow will pursue their individual research while also contributing to the Humanities Center’s growing engagement with digital humanities by developing and teaching a graduate-level introductory yearlong course in digital humanities. The course will be designed to introduce students across humanities disciplines to foundational tools, methods, and debates in digital humanities.

In addition to teaching one yearlong course, the fellow will participate in the Center’s bi-weekly seminar and take part in workshops, lectures, and conferences hosted by the Center. The fellow is expected to be in residence in Rochester during the academic year and to be active members of the Center’s community of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. The fellow will present the results of their research at least once every year.

The fellow will receive a stipend in accordance with national guidelines, full access to university resources, and support for research and professional development. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position.

Applications should include the following:

A cover letter
A research proposal of no more than 1000 words
A teaching statement and a draft of a syllabus for an introductory graduate-level Digital Humanities course
A C.V.
A writing sample
Three confidential letters of recommendation

Application deadline: January 10, 2026

University of Sheffield UK:Eng) - Research Associate - Deadline: 5 Jan. 2026[]

Salary: £38,784 per annum Duration: Fixed Term 44 months from 1 April 2026 to 30 November 2029 Hours of work per week: Full time

This post has been designed for an outstanding research associate in the field of psychology, sociology, politics, history, disability studies, medical humanities or related subjects.

The post-holder will conduct research on the project ‘Rebuilding lives, redefining belonging: ex-soldiers, their families and communities in post- war Africa, 1945-60’. This project examines the experiences of African veterans and their families through three research streams: political engagement, physical and mental health, and everyday life under colonialism. It will trace the long and short-term impacts of war trauma through multi-generational oral histories.

You will be working as part of an international team and specialising in the Francophone case study: Senegal. You will develop expertise on the case study and project as a whole. This includes conducting archival research in Senegal, France, and other countries as needed, conducting oral histories and using digital humanities methodologies to consolidate the data. You will help develop a deep multifaceted understanding of (generational) war trauma in order to improve mental health care for veterans and their families, refugees, and other groups seeking reintegration post-conflict. You will develop and lead on knowledge exchange and impact projects in Senegal, the UK and elsewhere related to the project.

The project will include a considerable amount of data collection, data processing and data analysis. Since this is highly labour intensive, a research associate is appointed to assist and support the Principal Investigator, Dr Sarah Frank, in conducting and organising the research and, where appropriate, in providing strategic direction and continuous oversight to ensure the project stays on track and guide the project to success. No technical knowledge or skills are required, beyond general computer literacy, as all training will be provided.

The project requires a highly motivated research associate, with excellent communication skills in French and English, willing to set their own goals and produce research at the highest quality and who will develop the project’s research profile. You will be part of a small international team producing academic and non-academic research and outputs in the UK and abroad.

You will also be expected to contribute to the School and wider Faculty and University through knowledge exchange in Sheffield and beyond.

You will join a dynamic team of researchers in the School and will be line-managed by Dr Sarah Frank.

University of Toronto, The Martha LA McCain Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies - Deadline: 5 Jan 2026[]

The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship during the 2026-27 academic year, with the possibility of an additional one-year renewal, to support emerging scholars pursuing research in queer, trans, and LGBTQ2+ studies. Our search committee welcomes proposals that span disciplinary boundaries. Applicants from all fields of the humanities and the social sciences are encouraged to apply. The successful applicant is expected to be in residence in the Greater Toronto Area during the period of their award and will join the faculty and students who make up our intellectual community and participate in the Centre’s day-to-day activities. They will also be an active member of the Queer and Trans Research Lab 2026-27 cohort (a collaborative research project based at The Bonham Centre with a focus on methods in queer and trans studies across the disciplines as well as across creative and activist research practices). The Postdoctoral Fellow will offer one undergraduate class for the Sexual Diversity Studies undergraduate program and, at some point during the period of their award, deliver at least one public lecture that highlights their work. They will be able to utilize the vast faculty resources, archives, and library collections available at the University of Toronto, the Bonham Centre, and in the city.

The successful candidate will receive a combined research and teaching stipend of $70,000, plus benefits, to support themselves for the duration of their fellowship. To get a sense of the wide disciplinary range and diversity of the Bonham Centre’s community, the Queer and Trans Research Lab, and our academic offerings consult our website (http://sds.utoronto.ca).

Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. within a maximum of 3 years before the appointment date (August 19, 2026).

To apply submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research project outline, writing sample, and three confidential letters of reference (submitted directly by the referees via email). At least one of the reference letters should speak to the applicant’s teaching experience and ability.

All application materials should be submitted via email in a single PDF by January 5, 2026 to The Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the following address: qtrl.sds@utoronto.ca.

Fellowships will normally be awarded to candidates affiliated with a university other than the University of Toronto. The fellowship is open to non-Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and international scholars.

The normal hours of work are 40 hours per week for a full-time postdoctoral fellow (pro-rated for those holding a partial appointment), recognizing that the needs of the employee’s research and training and the needs of the supervisor’s research program may require flexibility in the performance of the employee’s duties and hours of work.

Employment as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto is covered by the terms of the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Collective Agreement.

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Collective Agreement.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ 2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Tsinghua University (China) - TIAS Society of Fellows (a special Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program) - Deadline: 15 Feb. 2026[]

Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences (TIAS) hosts the TIAS Society of Fellows, a postdoctoral program at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Incorporated with the high-profile “Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program,” this program aims to attract exceptional and creative early-career scholars in the humanities and social sciences. Fellows are appointed to conduct full-time research at TIAS for three years.

The TIAS fellows are joined by TIAS resident and visiting scholars who take part in the Society as faculty fellows. Seminars, reading groups, workshops, and lectures are organized regularly for formal and informal discussions. TIAS supports interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences. Fellows in the Society engage in innovative and productive research and contribute to intellectual exchange within the university community and beyond.

TIAS recruits its postdoctoral fellows globally and especially encourages applications from developing countries or underrepresented groups. Every year, about ten fellows are recruited. Those recruited are expected to join TIAS in the fall semester of 2026 (usually no later than October 1). All selections are based on both external and internal reviews.

Eligibility and Requirements:

To apply for a TIAS postdoctoral fellowship in fall 2026, an applicant must have received their PhD degree after 09/01/2023 and before 09/01/2026.

Fellows work full-time and are required to remain in residence at Tsinghua University. They are expected to attend TIAS activities. Fellows may apply for an extension of the fellowship beyond three years if solid research progress can be demonstrated. If they wish, fellows may also participate in teaching activities.

[Although not formally advertised as a an eligibility requirement, all Chinese government sponsored postdoctoral positions do not accept applicants who are 35 or older. TIAS might have a bit of wiggle room in exceptional circumstances, but it probably isn't worth applying if you are over 34.]

Benefits

TIAS fellows are provided with a package of benefits that includes (but is not limited to):

An annual salary of 300,000 RMB (before tax) during the fellowship period.
On-campus housing opportunities, or housing subsidies of 42,000 RMB per year.
Funds and allowances for attending international conferences upon application.
The same medical plan privileges as Tsinghua faculty.
Fellows’ children are offered positions at Tsinghua University’s kindergarten and primary school.
Opportunities to teach and attend career management workshops offered to Tsinghua faculty.

Application:

In either English or Chinese, applicants should submit an application package (download here), which requests: 1) a cover letter; 2）an application form (which includes a curriculum vita and a statement of current and future research plans); 3) a writing sample; and 4) names and email addresses of three references. Please email all materials in PDF or Word to tiastalent@tsinghua.edu.cn.

Deadline: Completed applications must be submitted by February 15, 2026. Reference letters must be submitted by March 1, 2026.

Inquiries may be sent by email to tiastalent@tsinghua.edu.cn

University of Turin (Italy) - 4 postdoctoral researchers in After the Enlightenment: Histories, Debates, and Reinterpretations - Deadline 16. Feb 2026[]

Fondazione 1563 per l’Arte e la Cultura (hereinafter “Fondazione 1563”) has since 2013 supported research and advanced training in the field of the humanities.

In a wider effort to pursue this goal, in 2020 Fondazione 1563 has launched the Turin Humanities Programme, a research initiative that allows junior scholars to work on interrelated research projects under the guidance of especially appointed Senior Fellows.

THP aims at promoting two-year research projects about relevant global history topics.

Under THP in 2020 Fondazione 1563 launched a first call for application for research on the Enlightenmnent legacy: the rights of man in a global perspective, in 2021 a second call for application for research on Political Thought and the Body: Europe and East Asia, ca. 11001650, in 2022 a third call for application for research on Slavery, ethnicity and race in the Mediterranean. Ideas and attitudes from Homer to Columbus, in 2023 a fourth call for application for research on Slavery and Serfdom in Europe and the New World: Debates in the Early Modern Period, and in 2024 a fifth call for application for research on Rethinking the Origins of Political Economy in the European World: Needs, Justice, and the Wealth of Nations.

SUBJECT OF THE CALL

Fondazione 1563 is now pleased to launch the sixth call for applications to award up to 4 two-year fellowships for advanced studies on After the Enlightenment: Histories, Debates, and Reinterpretations.

The Director of Studies for this programme (2026-2028) will be Elisabeth Décultot, the Director of the IZEA Interdisciplinary Centre for research on the European Enlightenment studies and Humboldt Professor for modern written culture and European knowledge transfer at the Institute of German Literature, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg.

For information and questions please email: info@fondazione1563.it

Applicants are invited to submit research projects of a maximum of 3000 words, plus bibliography. Projects are expected to engage with one or more aspects of the general research framework After the Enlightenment: Histories, Debates, and Reinterpretations.

Candidates are invited to propose projects examining how the concept of the Enlightenment has been constructed, adapted, contested and (re)appropriated in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries—that is, after the historical period conventionally associated with it.

The project will focus on the diverse issues surrounding the construction of the concept of the Enlightenment during this period, potentially in connection with related notions such as civilisation, colonisation, Eurocentrism, public space, and secularisation (among others).

It will pay particular attention to the interplay between national, transnational, and global dimensions of the Enlightenment, privileging both comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives.

The subject potentially encompasses all disciplines within the humanities, including history, art history, cultural history, history of science, philosophy, European and non-European literature, political science, and many other fields.

Details of the research framework can be found here.

In addition to the research proposal, applicants must submit their Curriculum vitae et studiorum and:

An article-length piece of writing, published or unpublished, which demonstrates innovative thinking (written in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish) and
The contact information of two scholars familiar with the applicant’s work and willing to act as their referees (one of whom can be their PhD supervisor); only the referees of shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the Fondazione 1563.

Successful candidates will carry out their individual research projects under the supervision of the Director of Studies. They will also collaborate to the organization of activities such as seminars, conferences, exhibitions and summer schools, during which they will be invited to share their research projects with a wider community of academics as well as students and the general public.

ELIGIBLE APPLICATIONS

The call is open to applicants holding a doctorate in the Humanities.

Applicants who will be awarded their doctoral title before 30 September, 2026 are also eligible to apply. Applicants should normally be within 7 years of the award of their Ph.D.

They must be fluent in English, both spoken and written. English will be the working language of THP.

There are no nationality requirements.

Fondazione 1563 encourages applications from scholars of all backgrounds. We welcome diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment.

FELLOWSHIP GRANTS

Each of the 4 Fellowships consists of an overall grant of €60000 (before taxes) to be paid according to the terms and conditions available here.

The grant covers a period of two years, from November 1, 2026 to October 31, 2028. These grants may not be held in conjunction with any other award.

Fellows will be required to reside in Turin for at least seven months per calendar year. All the activities of the programme will take place in person, and the presence of the fellows is expected.

If a fellow is awarded any other grant during the THP fellowship, Fondazione 1563 reserves the right to withdraw and cancel the remaining part of the grant to be disbursed.

For any further information on the grants please refer to the THP Terms and Conditions of Grant, that can be found here.

HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

Applications must be submitted online by filling in the form available on the website of Fondazione 1563 by clicking the 'Apply' button

Applications submitted by other means will not be considered.

For the application instructions please visit the following page.

Applications must be submitted by February 16, 2026 (12.00 PM CET).

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Scientific Committee of the THP and the Director of Studies of the sixth research cycle of the THP will evaluate eligible applications according to the applicant’s qualifications and the quality and feasibility of the research project proposed.

The committee will make its decisions on the basis of a comprehensive evaluation of the dossiers.

The research proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria (in no particular order):

Coherence with the call and the research framework;
Originality, quality, and scientific relevance of the research proposal;
cCarity of the research questions, methods, and expected outcomes;
Contribution to the geographical and chronological remit of the project;
Appropriate planning in terms of research and implementation.

Applicants shortlisted after the first selection will be contacted by email in order to arrange online interviews that will focus on the research proposal and the applicant’s curriculum.

The interviews will be held in English and will take place remotely in March 2026.

Once the interview has been scheduled, it will not be possible to reschedule it. Candidates who do not attend the interview will be deemed to have withdrawn.

HOW THE FELLOWSHIPS ARE AWARDED

The fellowships will be awarded by the Scientific Committee of the THP, by the Director of Studies of the sixth research cycle and with the approval of the Board of Directors of Fondazione 1563.

Successful applicants will be notified in writing via email and will be required to fill out and return the fellowship acceptance form, accepting the terms contained therein, within 7 working days from the notification. Candidates who do not return this form will be deemed to have withdrawn.

University of Turku (Finland): 10 post-doctoral research fellowships in the Institute of Advanced Studies in Economics, Education, Humanities, Law or Social Sciences - Deadline 9. Jan 2026[]

The Turku Intersectoral Excellence Scheme 2 (TIES2) is jointly funded by the European Union’s Marie Skłodowska Curie-actions (MSCA) COFUND programme and the University of Turku. It is located within the University’s Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), a research collegium which supports the bottom-up development of excellent early- and mid- career stage academics through the provision of three years of funding, enabling them to carry out self-designed research projects.

TIAS invites applications for up to ten (10) TIES2 Fellowship positions (Senior Researcher) for a three-year period starting from 1 September 2026. TIES2 Fellows are selected via an international call for applications and TIAS welcomes applications from projects based in any discipline within its five constituent faculties (Economics, Education, Humanities, Law and Social Sciences). Selection of successful applicants will be on the basis of academic excellence.

Job description

TIES2 has been developed in order to enhance TIAS’ provisions by offering a special opportunity for outstanding researchers to undertake a three-year research project of their own design which must directly concern at least one non-higher education sector organisation of the applicant’s choosing.

The main task of TIES2 Fellows is to carry out an internationally excellent research project over a three-year period, during which the results of the project should be disseminated in a number of ways. A particular aspect of the TIES2 programme is that all its Fellows must spend between three and twelve months working on secondment within an organisation external to the higher education sector on a project which is a key part of their TIES2 project. Fellows will continue to receive their salary from the University of Turku for the duration of their secondment.

In addition, TIES2 Fellows are also required to contribute to TIAS’ interdisciplinary intellectual life. This includes an obligation to attend regular TIAS meetings and events and to make contributions to the academic and social life of the Institute.

The positions are located at one of the campuses of the University of Turku and successful candidates are required to be resident in Finland. Applicants must meet the MSCA mobility rule that they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Finland for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline.

Who we are looking for

Applicants must have completed their doctoral degree by the call deadline. They must have gained their doctoral degree a maximum of eight (8) years before the call deadline. Applicants are also expected to have attained other academic achievements.

Successful candidates are requested to demonstrate engagement in international academic networks and must provide evidence of their ability to work in a research environment of high international standard.

In their motivation letter, applicants should state how their work supplements existing work at the University, identifying both the department within which they wish to be located and relevant areas of the department’s research interests which align with their own. Please note that it is not necessary for applicants to contact departments or staff members.

Applicants should outline why they particularly wish to be part of the TIES2 programme, and briefly outline any non-research-oriented training needs which they have and how they propose to address these during the fellowship. Applicants should also outline how their work relates to one or more of the multidisciplinary themes and areas of strength of the University of Turku.

TIES2 applicants are expected to abide by the University of Turku's policies on research ethics, and equality and non-discrimination, as well as the principles of Open Science of the University of Turku and Horizon Europe.

Evaluation of applications

In the evaluation of the project plan, the key issue for the evaluation is academic quality. TIES2 reviewers are also encouraged to take into account the potential for groundbreaking research within its field, documented international collaboration, potential to enhance the applicant’s professional growth and relevance of planned secondments. The focus is on evaluating scientific quality based on three key criteria: 1) excellence, 2) impact, and 3) quality and efficiency of implementation. Reviewers are also asked to comment on any ethical issues around the proposed research. Based on the external evaluations, the TIES2 Selection Committee makes final decisions on the successful applicants.

Benefits

TIES Fellows have limited work obligations beyond conducting research. All TIAS Fellows have the opportunity to contribute to teaching activities at the University of Turku. Such contributions will make up a maximum of 5 % of a Fellow’s annual work load of 1612 hours. In addition, they may devote another 5 % of their total work time to other academic and administration duties.

Please read more about University of Turku as an employee from our Come work with us! pages.

The European Commission has awarded the University of Turku the right to use the HR Excellence in Research quality label. The label is a token of the University's commitment to continuous development of the position and working conditions of researchers according to the guidelines set forth in the European Charter for Researchers.

The university offers good support and orientation for international hires. Please learn more about the Finnish culture and relocation to Finland:

City of Turku
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Finland - a superpower of education and innovations | University of Turku (utu.fi)

The University of Turku is among the top of the world’s universities in most rankings and among the best universities in the world in certain fields. Our high-quality basic research, a multidisciplinary research profile and close cooperation in research infrastructures creates the basis for international top research. Read more about University of Turku in international university rankings.

The University of Turku has several high-quality research infrastructures required for cutting-edge research. Learn more about the roadmap of research infrastructures and how the research infrastructure and expert teams offer tailored solutions for businesses and organizations.

Salary and trial period

The salaries of TIES Fellows are determined within the university salary system for teaching and research personnel. The salary for a TIES Fellow corresponds to a requirement level 6 and the pre-estimated personal performance percentage of 17 % (current gross salary €4,494 per month), and is subject to yearly increases.

In addition, all Fellows are granted with a mobility allowance of around €100/month, meant for personal mobility costs. Family allowance of around €100/month will be provided for Fellows who are eligible. Mobility and family allowances are considered part of the salary and are therefore taxable income as well as the salary. TIES Fellows will also be eligible to receive funding for travel costs, research cost, training costs and opportunities for innovation funding.

The position has a trial period of six months.

How to apply

Please read first carefully the detailed instructions and guidance for applicants including information about the application documents.

Please submit your application through our online recruitment system. The closing date for applications is 9 January 2026 (16:00 Finnish time, GMT +2).

Further information

For more information on TIAS and the TIES programme please see the TIAS website.

An information session for applicants will be held online on Tuesday 9 December 2025 between 14.00 and 16.00 EET (GMT +2). The TIAS Director will introduce the Call, explain the applications and reviews process and answer questions. A recording/Powerpoint slides of this will be placed online. Please sign up to the information session in order to get the online meeting link.

Further questions about the TIES programme may also be addressed to ties@utu.fi.

Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS)

Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) promotes cutting-edge university research in humanities and social sciences. It is a joint enterprise between the faculties of Humanities, Education, Social Sciences and Law and Turku School of Economics, founded in 2008. TIAS aims to establish a community of interdisciplinary researchers dedicated to research excellence.

The University of Turku is an inspiring and international academic community of 25,000 students and staff in Southwest Finland. We build a sustainable future with multidisciplinary research, education, and collaboration. With us, your work will have a significant impact and relevance in the changing world.

University of Virginia (USA:VA): Post-doctoral research associate and lecturer, "Engagement" - Deadline 17 Jan. 2026[]

The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia invites applications for several Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer positions in the College's core Engagements program for a one-year appointment, renewable contingent upon satisfactory performance and funding, starting the fall of 2026.

In October 2019, the Faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences voted to fully adopt a new general education curriculum for its undergraduates, composed of three conceptually related components: the Engagements, Literacies, and Disciplines. Postdoctoral Research Associates, in consort with faculty College Fellows, serve as instructors of record in the Engagements: a series of 2-credit, half-semester courses designed to foster intellectual sensibilities that are generally deployed across all realms of inquiry. Courses align with one of four pillars: Engaging Aesthetics, Empirical & Scientific Engagement, Engaging Differences, and Ethical Engagement. Postdoctoral Research Associates are responsible for developing two courses in one (or two) of the Engagement pillars. For more information about the Engagements, visit: http://gened.as.virginia.edu.

Postdoctoral Research Associates teach six sections of their Engagement courses (2 credits each) per academic year.

Postdoctoral Research Associates are expected to pursue a vigorous research agenda grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. They are active participants in the College Fellows - a cohort of faculty drawn from across the College and entrusted with crafting a unique and compelling first-year general education experience for A&S undergraduates. In addition, Research Associates are expected to participate in (and possibly lead) College Fellows sponsored events such as lectures for the University community, symposia, and seminars regarding the Liberal Arts & Sciences at UVA. Administrative duties include participation in bimonthly professional development sessions and select general education committees that relate to the implementation of the curriculum. These duties are assigned by the Director of the College Fellows.

Candidates must defend their dissertations by June 1, 2026 and have a terminal degree conferred by August 1, 2026, and no earlier than May 2021.

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

Compensation will take the form of 12-month salary with full-time benefits.

This position is based in Charlottesville, VA, and must be performed fully on-site.

To learn more about UVA and in the Charlottesville area, visit UVA Life and Embark CVA.

Review of applications will begin on January 17, 2026, and will continue until the positions are filled. Finalists will participate in a virtual interview with the search committee in Spring 2026.

UVA will perform background checks including receipt of official transcripts from the institution granting the highest degree for all new hires prior to making a final offer of employment.

This position will not consider candidates who require immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

To Apply:

Please apply online, by searching for requisition number R0077199. Complete an application with the following documents:

Cover letter

CV

A two-page course description and syllabus for one of the four Engagements (please clearly indicate which Engagement you have selected)

Contact information for three referencesUpload all materials into the resume submission field. You can submit multiple documents into this one field or combine them into one PDF. Applications without all required documents will not receive full consideration.

Questions about this position should be directed to Laura Goldblatt, Chair of the Search Committee, leg2e@virginia.edu. Questions regarding the application process should be directed to: Melanie Sponaugle, unw5dq@virginia.edu.

University of Warwick (UK:Eng) - Research Fellow x2 (109856-1125) - Deadline: 5 Jan. 2026[]

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Fixed-term contract for 2 years

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact the Wellcome Trust Career Development Award holder, Dr Anna Toropova (Assistant Professor) at anna.toropova.1@warwick.ac.uk.

The Department of History seeks to appoint two Research Fellows for a fixed-term period of 24 months each, one post from 1 April 2026 and one from 1 September 2026 to work with Dr Anna Toropova on the Wellcome Trust funded Career Development Award: ‘Traumatised Minds, Neurosis and Hysteria in Soviet Medicine and Culture, 1917-1953’.

This project examines scientific, medical and cultural approaches to psychological trauma in the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1953. It has often been assumed that Soviet authorities forced conformity to a Pavlovian model that severely neglected the mental realm and silenced the question of traumatised consciousness. ‘Traumatised Minds’ seeks to complicate this narrative by bringing to light a vibrant tradition of research on psychological trauma, neurosis and hysteria that persisted throughout this period.

Examining a diverse body of research and practice across the Soviet republics, the project aims to reveal a unique tradition of understanding trauma which was neither ‘Freudian’ nor straightforwardly ‘Pavlovian’. Spotlighting the scientific and medical work that took place in Soviet Ukraine, the Baltic states, Central Asia and the Caucasus, ‘Traumatised Minds’ will examine how specific local contexts impacted research, diagnosis and strategies of care. The wider cultural resonance of medical understandings of traumatic neurosis will be explored through attention to artistic, literary, and cinematic engagements with the topic of trauma. Uncovering the new meanings that mental distress acquired in popular culture and in first person accounts, the project will examine how ideas about trauma travelled outside the clinic.

You will be part of one of the largest History departments in the UK with a thriving community of teachers and researchers covering a range of disciplines and geographical areas.

CLOSING DEADLINE: Monday 5 January 2025 at 11:55pm (UK Time)*

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply'

* Please note application forms must be submitted before the stated deadline - you will not be able to submit after 23:55 (even if you opened the form earlier). Only applications submitted via our official careers portal (warwick-careers.tal.net) will be considered.

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BEL) - Postdoctoral Researcher in Social and Economic History (12th-20th Centuries) - Deadline: 31 Jan. 2026[]

The research group SHOC (Social History of Capitalism) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel is looking for a postdoctoral researcher. SHOC is a young, vibrant research group that aims to study the social history of capitalism from a global, bottom-up perspective from the 12^th to the 20^th century. The group is home to several large research projects, spanning from migration in medieval Europe over foraging practices in colonial Central Africa to the dynamics of wealth inequality in the 19th century.

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will engage with the following tasks:

You will conduct high-quality research in the field of the social history of capitalism, understood as the interaction with and negotiation of capitalist expansion from a bottom-up perspective. Specific research topics can include, but are not limited to, the study of political economy, welfare systems, social relations, migration, colonisation, economic/social inequality, the social history of medicine, the social history of warfare and armed violence, economic/social lobbying and ecological entanglements in any part of the world from the late Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Connections to existing research strengths of the research group are appreciated.
You will publish your research in international peer-reviewed journals and will present your work at international conferences.
You will apply for external postdoctoral funding and will contribute to funding applications by the research group. We will actively support you in efforts to secure follow-up or long-term research funding.
You will contribute to the organisation of the research group and will participate in its activities (meetings, research seminars). Regular attendance on the VUB Main Campus in Etterbeek (Brussels) is required.
You are encouraged to assist in the supervision of master students working on the social history of capitalism.

Requirements

Doctoral degree or equivalent in History or related disciplines with historical expertise
Research experience in fields related to the social history of capitalism, i.e. the ways in which people engaged with the expansion of capitalism as a process that boosted material production but also generated structural inequalities.
Publication history in international peer-reviewed journals and a track-record of presentations at international conferences.
Expertise on any historical period or across periods from the twelfth to the end of the twentieth centuries.
Experience with global historical perspectives, taking into account interactions between different societies, is particularly welcomed.
You are a team player and have good social skills.

Languages

English/Dutch

What we offer

A contract for a full time appointment for 36 months (pending positive evaluation after twelve months), with planned starting date between 1 June and 31 August 2026.
A yearly gross salary of €63,500 to €69,000 before taxes and social security contributions.
A range of other benefits, including hospitalisation insurance, transport allowances, home-working opportunities, and 35 vacation days (fulltime contract)
https://www.vub.be/en/working-for-vrije-universiteit-brussel-vub

For additional job details, including the required documents, please visit https://shoc.research.vub.be/ or contact SHOC director Bart Lambert at bart.lambert@vub.be

Location

VUB Main Campus (Etterbeek), Brussels, Belgium

Washington University in St. Louis (USA:MA) - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Religion and Politics - Deadline: 5. Jan 2026[]

The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics seeks applications from junior scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates for up to two postdoctoral fellowships in residence at Washington University in St. Louis. The appointment is for one year, renewable for a second year. Eligible applicants must complete the Ph.D. by July 1, 2026, and are expected to have completed it no earlier than January 1, 2021. In exceptional cases a qualified applicant who completed the Ph.D. prior to 2021 may be considered. Research associates will spend most of their time pursuing research and writing for their own projects. They will also serve the intellectual life of the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics through participation in its biweekly interdisciplinary seminar and events hosted by the Center. Their teaching responsibilities will include: 1) developing one course per year to complement and contribute to the Center’s curricular offerings, and 2) possibly assisting in one additional course each year. Washington University in St. Louis is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and especially encourages members of underrepresented groups to apply.

Required Qualifications: Applicants should hold a doctorate in religious studies, politics, anthropology, law, philosophy, theology, English, American studies, history, Jewish studies, Islamic studies, sociology, or another relevant field. Scholars should be engaged in projects centrally concerned with religion and politics in the United States, historically or in the present day. Fellows are expected to be in residence throughout the time of their fellowship.

Application Instructions: To apply, send a letter of application including an overview of the postdoctoral research project, current curriculum vitae, relevant writing sample (25-35 pages), and two undergraduate course proposals (a summary paragraph for each will suffice) to our Interfolio listing at: apply.interfolio.com/177513. Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted via Interfolio.

Applications are due in full by January 5, 2026. Applicants will be notified of fellowship decisions by March 1, 2026. For more information, contact the Center at (314) 935-9345 or via e-mail at rap@wustl.edu.

Salary Range: Competitive salary commensurate with experience; approximately $63,000/annually.

Washington University in St. Louis (USA:MS) - Postdoctoral Fellowship in African and African American Studies and Center for Humanities Deadline: 31 January 2026[]

Description

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.

The fellow will play a key role in shaping the Seminar by organizing, administering, and actively participating in its activities, such as helping with guest speakers, compiling readings, archiving proceedings, and facilitating sessions. This fellowship offers an opportunity for an emerging scholar in Black Studies or a related humanities field to contribute to the intellectual development of the project while advancing their own research and engaged scholarship on the Seminar themes. The fellow is expected to be in residence and active in all aspects of the project. We seek applicants who hold a Ph.D. or concentration in Black Studies and whose research focuses on Black intellectual tradition, social movements, higher education, or other areas outlined below.

The Fellowship anticipates a yearlong (12 month) appointment, starting around July 1, 2026. Candidates must have completed all requirements for their doctoral degree by the start of the fellowship. The postdoctoral fellow will receive a competitive salary, research funds, office space, and access to university resources.

Position Duties

The postdoctoral fellow will play a key role in the Seminar by:

Assisting in the intellectual planning and execution of the Seminar series.
Engaging with faculty, students, administration, and community partners to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and institutional transformation by, for example, leading a monthly working group for graduate students and interested faculty members and/or teaching one course a year that emerges from the Seminar theme and in consultation with the project management team.
Actively participating in the Seminar meetings and other activities.
Researching and producing scholarly work aligned with the themes of the Seminar, which focus on the history, methodologies, and future possibilities of Black Studies in response to contemporary challenges to academic freedom.
Managing and documenting research findings and outputs from various aspects of the Seminars, with assistance from graduate and undergraduate fellows, for scholarly and archival purposes.

The postdoctoral fellow will also participate in the broader intellectual communities of AFAS and the Center for Humanities, including programming, faculty workshops, and mentorship of students.

Qualifications

Ph.D. in Black Studies or a related field with a concentration in Black Studies, conferred by July 1, 2026.
Research interests that critically examine issues that broadly relate to academic freedom, social justice, and democracy.
Strong ability to facilitate interdisciplinary and public-facing conversations on the role of universities in advancing equity and justice.
Demonstrated experience or interest in community or engaged scholarship.

Preferred Areas of Expertise

We encourage applicants whose humanistic research engages with one or more of the following areas:

Histories of Black intellectual traditions and their role in shaping higher education and academic freedom.
Black social movements and activism, including student-led advocacy and institutional transformation.
Critical university studies, with a focus on the role of race, power, and knowledge production.
The political economy of higher education, examining issues such as privatization, divestment, or racialized labor.
Law, policy, and racial justice, particularly as they relate to free speech, curriculum debates, and state intervention in education.
Black digital humanities and public scholarship, including digital archiving and social media activism.
Comparative and transnational perspectives on Black Studies, considering global movements for academic freedom and decolonization.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit (1) a cover letter detailing your research interests, qualifications, and how they align with the Seminar theme, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a writing sample (e.g., a published article, dissertation chapter, or equivalent, no more than 35 pages), and 4) names of three references via Interfolio. If advanced to the next stage, candidates will be informed before their references are contacted.

Applications will be reviewed beginning February 1, 2026, and finalists will be invited for virtual interviews by early March.

Wesleyan University (USA:CT): Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities, theme "Monstrosities" - Deadline: 8. Jan 2026[]

Scholars who have received their Ph.D. degree after June 2022 in any field of inquiry in the humanities or humanistic social sciences - broadly conceived - are invited to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship, made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Wesleyan University. Candidates do not need to have been awarded their Ph.D. at the time of application, but will need to have received it by June 2026. The purpose of this Fellowship is to provide scholars who have recently completed their Ph.D. with time and resources to develop their program of research and teaching in an interdisciplinary setting, and to associate them with a distinguished faculty.

Two Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows will be appointed to Wesleyan’s Center for the Humanities for the academic year 2026-2027 with the possibility of reappointment for 2027-2028 based on performance. Each fellow will be awarded an annual stipend of $70,000 and $3,000 of research funding per year. The Fellows will teach a one-semester undergraduate course, give one public lecture, and participate in the collegial life of the Center for the Humanities, which sponsors conferences, lectures, and colloquia. Fellows will be provided with an office at the Center for the Humanities, and will be expected to work there on weekdays while the university is in session, and to reside locally. Scholars whose interests bear upon one of the chosen themes are encouraged to apply for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship. Please see our Future Themes page for descriptions of next year’s themes.

We regret that we cannot reply to individual inquiries concerning the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Wesleyan's Center for the Humanities. All information that applicants may need is available at this website.

Online applications (see link below) should include:

a) a letter from the applicant with a statement of current research interests and a brief proposal for a one-semester undergraduate course, indicating how they relate to one or both of the Center for the Humanities themes for 2026-2027; b) a full curriculum vitae; c) three letters of recommendation; d) a writing sample of published work, extracts from the dissertation, or drafts of work in progress (not to exceed 25 pages).

Materials should be submitted here. Interviews will be held via Zoom during February or March of 2026. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted.

PLEASE DO NOT HAVE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION SENT DIRECTLY TO THE CENTER STAFF. THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.

University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA:WI): Spanish & Portuguese Postdoctoral Fellow in Puerto Rican Studies - Deadline: 15. Jan 2026[]

The Puerto Rican Studies Hub (PRSH) is an initiative that seeks to foster collaborations between Puerto Rico and its diaspora. We understand our initiative as a hub because it seeks to catalyze and enable interactions, dialogues, and solidarities on multiple scales. It brings together a range of voices, intellectual ecosystems, and practices to foster intellectual, cultural, and artistic production. We envision the PRSH as fertile ground for innovative partnerships, and as a site for emergent and groundbreaking modes of knowledge production that address the most pressing concerns of Puerto Ricans in the archipelago and diaspora.

Attentive to the new patterns of migration that Puerto Ricans have charted in the last two decades, the Midwest is an ideal region to decenter traditional spaces of Puerto Rican Studies and to jumpstart the conversation on a regional, national, and transnational scale. We will do so while expanding the field of Puerto Rican Studies, in a variety of fields through fellowships, workshops, symposia, the arts, and lecture series.

The PRSH seeks a postdoctoral fellow that will work on their scholarly projects with opportunities to participate in the vibrant intellectual communities at UW-Madison, fostering cross campus exchange.

Fellows will be appointed for a fixed-term two-year (2) appointment and welcomes applicants eager to expand their scholarship and research on Puerto Rican Studies.

We seek applicants with a PhD in the humanities received within the last 5 years who are actively working in Puerto Rican Studies and committed to a career producing scholarship in the field. 

The successful applicant will be required to teach one course during the second year of their fellowship. They will have access to UW-Madison’s library and a dedicated office space. Fellows will be provided with health benefits. The fellowship year begins in August 2026 and ends July 2028.

Responsibilities also include:

Assisting with PRSH programming.

As a residential Post-Doctoral Fellowship, fellows are required to attend the weekly Solidarity Eco-System meetings with all other fellows.

Fellows will also be required to participate in biweekly one-on-one meetings with a faculty mentor to establish and assure their scholarly productivity during their fellowship tenure.

Fellows will teach an undergraduate course in either literary or cultural studies at the 400-level (upper division) in Spanish, during the second year of their fellowship.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Appointments as postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral trainees should be made only if it can be demonstrated that the appointee's activities are primarily for the benefit of the appointee's own learning and research. Otherwise, it is more appropriate to use an employment title such as researcher or scientist. Employment titles apply whenever the duties assigned are under the direct supervision and control of the employer and are primarily for the benefit of the University or granting agency. The work of individuals appointed as postdoctoral fellows or postdoctoral trainees should be independent or self-directed, subject only to such supervision as might be given by a teacher to a student.

These criteria do not prevent the university of the extramural source of funds from receiving some benefit from the appointee's activities. Activities still may be of value to the extramural grantor, or may be useful internally to the university in satisfaction of other grant or contract requirements. The test is whether the work undertaken by the appointee is a necessary and relevant part of the appointee's learning program. However, the "primary benefit" test outlined above does forbid assigning tasks to the appointee which are unnecessary and irrelevant to the learning program or are repetitive beyond that which is necessary to achieve excellence in the activity, even if these tasks do not constitute the major portion of the appointee's activities. Except in rare cases, stipends paid to postdoctoral fellows or trainees are not excludable from gross income for purposes of income tax and thus are fully taxable. Since such stipends are not wages, however, the University will not withhold taxes from monthly stipend checks. Therefore, trainees and fellows may be required to pay estimated taxes on a quarterly basis.

Department: College of Letters & Science, History, Puerto Rican Studies Hub Compensation: Year 1: $80,000 Year 2: $82,400 Required Qualifications: Candidates must have earned a PhD in the humanities from an accredited PhD granting institution by the start of the fellowship. Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. How to Apply: Qualified applicants should submit:  1. Cover letter that includes Statement of Alignment and Interest that addresses how their research interests align with the Puerto Rican Studies Hub (2 pages maximum, single-spaced).  2. Writing sample (a publication or dissertation chapter) 3. Project description (3 pages maximum) 4. Curriculum Vitae 5. Course proposal focusing on Puerto Rican Studies (1-page description, including sample readings). Click the "Apply" button to start the application process. Please compile all materials into a single PDF and upload in the attachment field. The deadline to apply for this position is January 15, 2026 at 11:59PM. Contact Information: Félix A. Rodríguez, Project Coordinator, prstudies.hub@wisc.edu.

Yale University (USA:CT): 4 Postdoctoral Associates in East Asian Studies - Deadline 2. Jan 2026[]

The Yale University Council on East Asian Studies seeks applications for up to four Postdoctoral Associates for an appointment period from July 1st, 2026 – June 30th, 2028.

Inaugurated in the 1999-2000 academic year, the Postdoctoral Associates Program at the Council on East Asian Studies provides promising scholars specializing in East Asia two years at Yale University during which they can prepare their dissertations for publication, pursue research projects, gain experience teaching advanced seminars to undergraduates, and utilize Yale’s resources. Proposals with single region or transregional emphasis on China, Japan, and/or Korea are welcome.

Housed in the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, the Council on East Asian Studies provides an important interdisciplinary forum at Yale for academic exploration and support for the study of East Asia, bringing together scholars who specialize in, across, and beyond China, Japan, and Korea.

The salary for this position is commensurate with experience and complies with the Yale Office of Postdoctoral Affairs compensation policy and includes a benefits package.

For more information and complete application requirements, please visit macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/postdoctoral-program.

Qualifications

Ph.D. awarded between 2023 and June 15, 2026 in any field specializing in East Asia.

Job Requirements

Remain in residence for duration of appointment; during appointment revise doctoral dissertation or complete research project resulting in publishable manuscript; provide one lecture as part of the CEAS Postdoctoral Associates Lecture Series; and teach one undergraduate course for majors in East Asian studies. Proposals with single region or transregional emphasis on China, Japan, and/or Korea are welcome.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit cover letter, CV, dissertation abstract (250 words), course proposal, statement regarding intended research project (no more than 2500 words), writing sample (no more than 30 pages), and 3 letters of recommendation by Friday, January 2, 2026. The writing sample can be a dissertation chapter, journal article, or other such academic paper. Letters of recommendation must be uploaded via a dossier service or from the recommenders directly. Please be sure that your recommenders address your teaching abilities in their letters. Names of references will not be accepted in lieu of confidential letters of recommendation.

All application materials must be submitted online through Interfolio. No late applications will be accepted.

Word on the Street[]

** putting some fellowships here so that when we start hearing, people can start to fill out the information

Please remember when adding a new listing to put it in Heading 3

Brown Pembroke Center Postdoc[]

Any news?
Has anyone received a request for additional materials yet? Looks like they went out around this time last year [12/5]

Canada Postdoc Award (SSHRC Postdoc)[]

I know it is early but any news on how many awards there will be available this year?

Christ's College, Cambridge JRF[]

Any news?
29/10 rejection received

Columbia Society of Fellows[]

any news?

No news (11/14)
Last year, interview didn't go out until mid-December (10/24)
NO (10/28)
NO (11/6)
10/6 - are these "NOs" above rejections, or that you haven't had any news?
^^no news (x3)
no news (11/17)
no news (11/24)
I was told by a current fellow last week that they the SoF fellows hadn't even started reviewing applications, if that eases some anxiety. My guess is that they'll start reading shortly after Thanksgiving break. (11/29)

Cornell Klarman Fellowships[]

any news?
10/24: the application was due ten days ago. it's going to take more than ten days for them to review our materials! the website indicates that successful applicants will hear back between mid-December and January; i suspect that interview requests will probably go out next month.
any news?
the website clearly lays out the timeline...."early December: Finalists invited for interview." So I wouldn't expect anything for the next two weeks or so.
no news (11/18)
no news (11/24)
invited to zoom interview (11/25)
nothing here (11/25) x2 (I guess this means we're out since Cornell's Thanksgiving break starts on 11/26...)
invitation to interview (11/26) x 2. email confirms their Thanksgiving break begins at 1 pm ET today
no news (12/1) x2 - not looking great...
(12/2) Request for zoom interview received last week

Cornell Society for the humanities, focal theme survival[]

any news?
no news (11/5) -- do they typically do interviews?
no news here (10/23/25)
It's not due until 10/31/25....... There shouldn't be news yet. Chill.
False, it was due until 9/22/25. Previous commentator may have mistaken the fellowship.
no news (11/18).
Does anybody know if they conduct interviews as part of the evaluation process? When do they usually notify applicants?
There are not interviews. They notify applicants in December. Judging by previous years of the wiki, it looks like last year it was the first week of December, but later in the month the year before.
no news (11/24) (x2)
no news (12/1) (x2)
no news (12/3) waiting.... (x2)

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge JRF[]

10/10: Rejection Received
Are shortlisted / longlisted candidates notified? Does anyone know? R: my FAS page still just says "stage: shortlisting" and I haven't gotten a notification about rejection nor shortlisting yet
11/11 responses to be sent out this week to all candidates
11/14: rejection received
11/14: notification of interview received

CUNY Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean[]

10/21 Any news? No (x2)
11/17 Any news?
12/3 Any news ? No

Emmanuel College, Cambridge JRF[]

11/10 Any news? Website says shortlisted candidates will be notified by 11/11.
None (x2)
Notifications are set to be released at 9:30AM GMT (unofficially told by an internal source)
11/11 No notification :( Are all candidates notified about their status or only shortlisted ones? R1: only shortlisted candidates get notified; rejections will never be contacted (per the jobs.ac.uk listing, and the email I got when registering for the application system). R2: Weird. I can't see that mentioned in the listing or the registration email? R3: actually you're right, it doesn't say that in the listing, my bad. Way too many other applications openly state they'll never contact rejections. However the registration email says "If you are short-listed, we will contact you after 11th November when short-listing takes place", which implies only shortlisted candidates are contacted. In any case shortlisted candidates have to submit written work by the 17th, so I think we have to assume we aren't going to be invited to submit a writing sample.
11/11 notifications will be sent out by the 13th to all candidates. R: Hi, I'm the one who posted the info above saying that notifications would be released this morning. Either the person who told me this a few days ago was wrong or something happened in the meantime. I'm glad to hear that the new date is the 13th, as I haven't received anything... but may I ask how you know this though? R: I emailed the fellowship coordinator directly and asked and this was the reply. R: Thank you, I appreciate it.
13/11 - anything? R: Nothing. Either long-listed candidates have already been notified, or the reasoning behind this schedule is kinda odd (given that selected candidates must submit their written work by Monday). R: ah, my subject already had to submit written work at time of application for Emmanuel.
11/13: Rejection received (x2)
11/13: still nothing here (x7)
11/14: looks like they had a system malfunction and some of the emails didn't go out. You might want to email and ask if you haven't still received yours.
11/14: Rejection received, had to email them and confirm because of the system malfunction
11/14: Has anyone been contacted to submit their writing sample?
- R: 11/13: Long-listed and asked to submit writing samples (field: History)
11/14: rejection received (I did not contact them for it) (x6)
11/14: anyone else still waiting for their long-list outcome? R: I'm also still waiting!

Gonville & Caius College Cambridge JRF[]

Nov 10 – any news?
11 Nov - last year first round rejections were sent mid-Dec and interviews aren't until January so we have some more time to suffer before we hear
11 Nov - R: thanks! That is quite late on! So are all applications sent out for external reviewers then?
21 Nov: Rejection received (x2)

Max Weber, EUI[]

December 4: Any updates?

Harper-Schmidt, Chicago[]

Does anyone know if they will be accepting fellows this year? It's a tough year for Chicago, but I know of some TT lines open.
10/8 - the website for the fellowship has been down for days - is the application even open for people?
The fellowship website has been down since August. I emailed with them then, and they said: "Details about this year's application and deadlines are forthcoming." The fact that their new application website still isn't up two months later leads me to believe they won't be accepting applicants this year. But fingers crossed I'm wrong.
Got some info from a UChicago faculty member that the Harper-Schmidt is suspended from admissions
Harper-Schmidt is not suspending admissions this year, they’re having a ridiculous amount of issues with the transition to interfolio. The admin director confirmed it’s going forward.
anyone knows something new?
11/11 - Application is now live and accepting applications!

Harvard Divinity School - Research Associate and Visiting Faculty (Due Date October 15, 2025)[]

11/6 : Has anyone heard back from HDS?
11/24: Any news?

Harvard Society of Fellows[]

Applications were due August 28, 2025.
09/30 Does anyone know what their "interview" consists of? Is it like a campus visit (with job talk included)?
Does anyone know when interview invitations go out? NB: Application date varies based on nomination date. Interviews have already begun to go out and candidates will continue to be invited through November as all application materials are evaluated.
Has anyone already been contacted for an interview? R: I had a mid-August deadline but haven't been contacted yet. R2: I had a 8/1/25 deadline and haven't been contacted yet either (10/6/25) R3: I submitted my application materials on 11 August and still have not been contacted (10/17/25) R4: I had a mid-August deadline and my interview took place in early October. I’m not sure if they’re moving chronologically from the earliest submissions, but my impression was that my interview fell somewhere in the middle of their overall schedule. They’ve definitely been interviewing since mid-September. Good luck everyone! (this will be my last update in this forum, so any further updates won’t be from me). R5: I had a 8/29/25 deadline and submitted at the last minute, haven't been contacted yet (10/17/25). R6: Interview invitations will be sent out through the end of November. I had an 8/25/25 deadline and haven’t been contacted yet (10/31/25). R7: A close friend of mine applied this year and I’m also internal. I also know a few current junior fellows and one senior fellow. From what they’ve told me, R4’s account is exactly right. Interviews started back in August and will wrap up by the second week of November, with invitations going out around 10–12 days before the scheduled date. My friend submitted materials in late August and already had their interview a few weeks ago. Several others I know interviewed between September and late October. At this point, if you haven’t heard from the SOFs, I’d say your chances are, unfortunately, very low—the interview schedule is almost certainly near its end. I was told they’re selecting fewer fellows this year due to the financial hit Harvard took, so the process has been even more competitive and faster than usual (with fewer interview invites). R8 to R7: do your contacts have any idea when those interviewed will be notified of their acceptance or rejection? R9: early december
Does anyone know if they've scheduled all interviews yet?

Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies[]

- Nov 13 - Rejection received (x5)

Jesus College, Cambridge JRF[]

- any news?

Nov 3 - rejection received

King's College, Cambridge JRFs[]

October 2: notification that longlisting for JRF on theme of fabrication should take place by end of October.
Longlist notifications for both the fabrication and myth JRFs went out on 14 October

Magdalen College, Oxford JRF[]

25 Nov: Has anyone heard anything yet about this application?
11/25 no news. The further particulars say shortlisting happens in January for February interviews

Mandel Scholion Research Fellowship[]

11 Nov - rejection received
11 Nov - notified of moving to the next stage

Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University[]

12/3 - any news?
12/5 - no news

Merton College, Oxford ECF[]

writing sample request (11/19) R: just wondering, which subject did you apply for?
11/21 - no news x4
12/1 - no news, do we assume that we're rejected if we haven't had a writing sample request by now? R: yeah I have assumed rejection
12/3 - rejection received x2

Michigan Society of Fellows[]

any news?

(24 Oct) Last year, the first round of rejections (which happened before any finalists were notified) went out mid-December. We've got plenty of time still.
(5 Nov) Rejection received (x22)
(5 Nov) Notification of advancement to second round received (x17)

New York University Liberal Studies Postdoctoral Fellow[]

2 Dec - any news?
2 Dec - no news x2
After submitted the application in Nov, today on its interfolio application site suddenly appears "Previously submitted; requirements incomplete." After clicking Review, it seems to want a lot other materials, but it does not allow me to upload or edit anything. Not sure if that is a glitch? or something else?? (x2)
6 Dec: Not a glitch, I assume that a long-listed group has already been invited to submit more materials for review. Looking at Interfolio now, I have to say that I'm glad they only asked for CV and cover letter up front. That's a lot of supplemental materials!
6 Dec: Any idea when (i.e. the deadline) we have to submit all of these materials by? It doesn't say

Peterhouse College, Cambridge JRF[]

Oct 13 - they are shortlisting this week. Has anyone heard anything?
Oct 15 - no news (x2)
Oct 16 - rejection received (x3)

Princeton Environmental Humanities Fellow at High Meadows Environmental Institute[]

Any news? (12/2)
(12/2) no news

Princeton Society of Fellows[]

Any news on this one? R1: I submitted my application around 8/8/2025, still haven't heard anything. R2: I submitted in June and haven't heard anything either, R3: the application page said shortlisting would happen mid-November. R4: Any news?! R5: no news R6: Has anyone been invited to interview yet?
11/12 - still no news x7
11/14 - based on the last few years, today would be when finalists are notified, so hopefully the waiting jitters will end soon.
11/14– invited to interview (x3).
-For those that got an invite 11/14, was it a phone call or email? If it was a call, did it come from a Princeton number or No Caller ID? Missed two back to back calls earlier and trying to not get in my head too much! R1: Mine was an email (x2)
form rejection 11/18 (x7)

Princeton PIIRS Postdoctoral Fellowship[]

Nov 11, interview invite

11/20 no news from me
11/27 no news, references were requested one week after app
12/2 no news here either. any updates from the person who received the interview invite?

Princeton Political Theory Research Associate[]

Late september application, no news yet
no news (11/18)
no news (11/24)
any news?
Offer received

Princeton PLAS Postdoctoral Fellowship[]

no news (x2)
no news (11/18)
no news (11/24)
any news?
no news (12/6)

Princeton Louis Skolnick Postdoctoral Research Associate (Philosophy)[]

no news (11/24)
no news (12/1)
Did anyone else get requests for references? R: if you got a request for references please add the date when you got the notification :) R: 25th November x2
were not references due the application date? I sent them over in conjuntion with my application
received an email from the admin that results will not be released until march/april (12/4)

Sidney Sussex Cambridge JRF[]

10 Nov - longlisting email received
24 Nov - rejected after longlisting

Stanford Mellon Fellowship[]

Does anyone know when does Stanford normally send any news? R: it's not on last year's wiki, but it is on the 2023-24 wiki, when acceptances started coming in January and rejections in March

St John's College, Cambridge JRF[]

Oct 23 - rejection received

St John's College, Oxford ECF[]

15 Nov: Has anyone heard anything yet? The deadline for invitation to submit writing samples is approaching (21 Nov). R: nope, however, I can't even find the link now to check my application.
19 Nov - rejection email received (x3)
20 Nov: Have longlisted candidates heard anything?
20 Nov: for those receiving news, what disciplines did you apply for? I’m wondering if each discipline has different timetables? Thank you!
R: I applied for geography and have not heard anything (x3)
R2: I applied for the French/german discipline
I applied for English and still haven't heard anything 11/21! I can't tell if this is good news or REALLY bad news haha
11/24: I digged through automated emails generated by the system and found this "If you are short-listed, we will contact you after 21st November 2025 when short-listing takes place." And the wait continues...
25 Nov, I think they just haven't made decisions on certain disciplines yet, so no news probably just means no news.
28 Nov, Anyone update?
Has anyone emailed them to inquire updates? :)

Trinity College, Cambridge JRF[]

Any news on this one? According to their website, they should be shortlisting this week.
October 6: Received notification of shortlisting. Does anyone know how many candidates are typically shortlisted?
Oct 7: rejection received

University of California / Michigan / Maryland / Minnesota PPFP[]

Any news on any of the PPFPs?
18 Nov: Reference letters aren't due until 1 Dec, and then decisions aren't announced till Mar 31, 2026. Last year, people started hearing late Jan/early Feb.
11/18 - Yes, I was more asking for updates from folks who might have had zoom/campus interviews, since I know those happen at Michigan and Minnesota, typically around this time. I'm not sure about Maryland. And I believe UC PPFP doesn't require any interviews.

UCLA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Studies[]

3 Nov - has anyone heard anything?
2 Dec - still nothing

University of Pennsylvania Wolf Humanities Center Mellon Fellowship[]

25 Nov: Any News?
11/25 the website says winners will be announced in February, and last year's wiki also shows the rejections and acceptances came in February. So I don't think we'll hear anything for quite a while yet

University of Tokyo[]

As of 11/26 it says they've long listed applicants but it remains unclear if they've emailed them. Any word?
12/5 — (an unusually polite) Rejection+1