Scholars Without Borders Opportunities

The Institute of Molecular Biology is seeking multiple postdoctoral fellows to work on the design and development of AI and ML-based approaches in drug discovery, with the possibility for a permanent contract with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Successful candidates will have substantial experience with molecular biology techniques and bioinformatics. Candidates with permanent EU residence or work permission are particularly welcome to apply. 

Leiden University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the project Terrorist Group Adaptation & Lessons for Counterterrorism (TERGAP), funded by the European Research Council. Successful candidate will support counterterrorism data collection and experiment with the applicability of data analytics models to armed conflict, political violence, and counterterrorism. 

Salary ranges from a minimum of €3,378 euros to a maximum of €5,331 euros, with a planned starting date of January 2026 for a term contract of 2 years.  

Sarah Lawrence College is seeking a guest instructor in 20th and 21st century European history with a specialization in Britain or France. The successful candidate will teach two undergraduate courses in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Applicants should be authorized to work in the United States. 

Salary is between $10,500 - $14,000 USD. 

Temporary, 2-year employment contract. Among other duties, successful applicants will conduct collaborative and independent research related to patterns of political violence, terrorism, counterterrorism and their effect on one another as specified in the TERGAP project (Terrorist Group Adaptation & Lessons for Counterterrorism). 

The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics seeks a full-time academic professional track lecturer for a 9 month appointment beginning August 18, 2025. Successful candidates will have prior experience in laboratory instruction. 

The Iron Library is seeking applicants for the Scholars in Residence program, with a particular interest in researchers focused on the history of science, technology, materials science, or industrial history and culture. The Iron Library covers the cost of accommodation, food, and travel expenses to and from the Library during the research period. 

Research period will last two to three weeks. 

Full-time, temporary (one-year) position to begin in on November 1, 2025.

The Logic and Types research group at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering seeks a temporary researcher for a full-time, one-year appointment to begin November 2025. About 20% of the assignment will involve teaching responsibilities and supervision of Bachelor's and Master's thesis projects.

This grant supports doctoral and early postdoctoral researchers to conduct a project in Germany for 2–12 months. Applicants must be based outside Germany and have a confirmed host institution. Funding includes a monthly stipend, travel costs, and additional allowances. Language support is available for stays over six months. Selection is based on academic merit, project quality, and career potential.

HessenFonds provides scholarships for high achieving university students and researchers with refugee status to continue their studies or research at a state university in Hessen.

The University of Southern Denmark's Department of Law offers PhD fellowship positions. Successful applicants will work towards the preparation of a PhD thesis within the three-year employment period. 

The Austrian Academy of Sciences' Joint Excellence in Science and Humanities mobility program (JESH) is offering support for scholars associated with a research institution in one of 61 target countries (click link for full list) across any research field to participate in a research stay in Austria. JESH scholars will act as catalysts for brain circulation between Austria and the target country. 

JESH covers travel, accommodation and living expenses, at €2700 euros per month, for a research stay of at least 1 month and a maximum of 6 months.

The ResLab Research Group seeks a specialist or senior specialist in RDI for a full-time, permanent position at Laurea University's Leppävaara campus. The successful applicant will have a strong record of securing competitive RDI funding and leading international RDI projects.

The Dept. of Economics is advertising two fully-funded PhD positions to begin January 1, 2026. Positions are full-time for up to 5 years (conditional on successful progress evaluations). 80% of the position will be dedicated to doctoral studies (including coursework and independent research towards the completion of a PhD in Economics) with remaining 20% dedicated to teaching and administrative tasks.

Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) invites applications for two fully-funded PhD positions in economics to begin in January 2026. 

Successful applicants will conduct legal and interdisciplinary research on the requirements for digital identity wallets/various use cases. Working knowledge of Dutch is beneficial. 

The successful candidate will conduct research, teach mathematics (basic, advanced, and doctoral levels), and supervise degree projects and doctoral students. Indefinite-term appointment (no more than 6 years) beginning as soon as possible. Language-learning support provided as needed.

The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy provides grants to support emerging scholars conducting doctoral projects addressing contemporary issues in the social sciences. Applicants from any country are welcome. Grant recipients have five years from the announcement of awards to complete their research projects. 

Grant awards are $10,000 USD each; $7500 USD is awarded initially, with the remaining $2500 USD awarded upon completion of the project (i.e., the approval of their dissertation, acceptance of an article based on the research by a peer-reviewed journal, or the invitation to write a book chapter based on the research). 

The Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology seeks applicants for several postdoctoral research positions in experimental quantum computing with superconducting circuits. Applications accepted on a rolling basis until positions are filled. Language-learning (Swedish) support offered as needed. 

Research position (roughly equivalent to a postdoc) with a focus on grammaticalization and language change in Latin or Greek.