Global Social Sciences Postdoctoral & Fellowship Opportunities 2026: Top Fully Funded and High-Impact Research Positions Across Europe and the UK ·Impact Research Positions Across Europe and the UK

Overview

This program offers outstanding postdoctoral and fellowship opportunities for early-career scholars in social sciences across Europe and the UK, focused on areas like sociology, political science, anthropology, and more.

Eligibility

• Open to early-career scholars in social sciences

Benefits

• Access to world-class research institutions
• Funding for independent academic research
• Interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities
• Career pathways into academia, policy research, and international organizations
• Exposure to global research networks

How to Apply

• Various applications available with different deadlines
• Examples include:
  • Postdoctoral Researcher – Democratic Support & Inequality: Rolling applications
  • British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships: Deadline - 30 September 2026
  • Junior Fellows – University of Basel: Deadline - 2 July 2026
  • Postdoctoral Position – Political Anthropology (Austria): Deadline - 6 July 2026
  • Postdoctoral Researcher – Social Health & Cognition (Sweden): Deadline - 8 July 2026
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship – Gender Studies (Sweden): Deadline - 15 August 2026
  • Postdoctoral Position – Sociology of Health & STS (Switzerland): Deadline - 23 August 2026
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship – Migration Studies (Austria): Deadline - 24 August 2026
  • Post-Doctoral Programme – Social Sciences: Deadline - 5 September 2026
  • MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 (EU): Deadline - 9 September 2026
  • Postdoctoral Researcher – Social Science, AI & Ethics (Luxembourg): Rolling applications

Deadline

Various deadlines, including:

• 30 September 2026
• 2 July 2026
• 6 July 2026
• 8 July 2026
• 15 August 2026
• 23 August 2026
• 24 August 2026
• 5 September 2026
• 9 September 2026
• Rolling applications throughout the year