PhD Starting Grant in the Field of European Migration and Border Politics

We are looking for a curious and motivated candidate, with a completed master’s degree in the social sciences and/or the humanities and a demonstratable research affinity with migration and border politics, specifically in the research context described above. Knowledge of critical security studies and securitization theory will be considered a plus. Also, those familiar with pioneering methods in anthropology or the humanities to examine migration and border politics are encouraged to apply. The candidate has developed a preliminary PhD proposal or is currently doing so. During their appointment, the candidate will develop their doctoral project further and submit an innovative and strong proposal to a national or international scientific fund.  Examination surveillance and attendance at study fairs for the Faculty of Social Sciences belong to the task.

The ideal candidate:

- graduated with excellent marks and/or distinction

- has outstanding analytical and methodological skills

- has excellent oral and written English language skills. Other language skills are an asset, particularly when these skills relate to the languages spoken by specific groups of vulnerable (labor) migrants or refugees

- has study and/or research experience abroad

- has a talent for combining personal initiative and team spirit

- is able to work and do research independently

- lives in Belgium or is willing to move there