NOW RECRUITING:
15
PhD Positions for MITIME
Recruitment process
We invite applications for 15 fully funded PhD positions, to begin in September 2026. Hired Doctoral Researchers will become members of MITIME, an EU-funded doctoral programme offering early-stage researchers international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral training.
Each MITIME Doctoral Researcher will be employed full-time on a 36-month contract and enrolled in a PhD programme at one of the network’s seven partner universities in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, or Türkiye. Successful candidates will conduct original research on migration, temporality, and urban inequalities, and participate in all network-wide training and mobility activities.
Applicants to the programme must hold—or be close to completing—a Master’s degree in a relevant field (i.e. migration studies, anthropology, sociology, urban studies, social policy, political science, or public administration). Candidates should show a strong interest in collaborative, interdisciplinary research and in working in international.
Each MITIME Doctoral Researcher will be employed full-time on a 36-month contract and enrolled in a PhD programme at one of the network’s seven partner universities in Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, or Türkiye. Successful candidates will conduct original research on migration, temporality, and urban inequalities, and participate in all network-wide training and mobility activities.
Applicants to the programme must hold—or be close to completing—a Master’s degree in a relevant field (i.e. migration studies, anthropology, sociology, urban studies, social policy, political science, or public administration). Candidates should show a strong interest in collaborative, interdisciplinary research and in working in international.
15 PhD positions
15 fully funded PhD positions to begin in September 2026.
Read the full details on the available positions here.
Programme benefits
- A prestigious Marie-Curie position within a dynamic network of universities and societal partners in migration and urban studies.
- A comprehensive training programme combining courses in theory and method, with transferable skills.
- Joint supervision by leading academic experts with interdisciplinary guidance and intellectual support.
- International and intersectoral secondments with non-academic and institutional partners across Europe.
- Strong career-development opportunities across academic, public, and private sectors.
- Structured mentoring, leadership training, and professional development.
- A competitive MSCA salary with mobility and family allowances, and, where applicable, special-needs support.
Deadline for applications
Final deadline for online submissions is 1 February 2026 (23:59 EET)
See more on the application process timeline here.
MITIME university partners
Cork, Ireland
University College Cork
Bilbao, Spain
University of Deusto
Rotterdam, Netherlands
European University Rotterdam
Istanbul, Türkiye
Koç University
Bochum, Germany
Ruhr University Bochum
Liège, Belgium
University of Liège
Oulu, Finland
University of Oulu