RECRUITMENT OVERVIEW
Recruitment process
We are in the final stages of recruiting 15 fully funded PhD positions. Our 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 settings.
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 settings.
15 PhD positions
15 fully funded PhD positions to begin in September 2026.
Read the full details on the 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 international supervision by leading academic experts from two network partner institutions, offering 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 was 1 February 2026 (23:59 EET)
See more on the application process timeline here.