We are looking for a qualitative postdoctoral researcher to join the SYREALITY team!

The Department for Migration and Globalisation, Danube University Krems, is looking for a qualitative postdoc (3 years, 100%) to join the FWF project SYREALITY (Syrian Imaginations of Europe meet Reality) to a lesser extent (15%) and the ERC project RESTATE (Refugees’ Political Participation and State-(Re)Making in Displacement) as the main focus (85%), starting preferably on 1 January 2026. The position involves research on refugees’ (im)mobilities, political agency and changing perceptions of the state. The postdoc will co-lead the qualitative data collection of the ERC project with fieldwork periods in Istanbul, Berlin, and Adjumani and contribute to the analysis of both projects.

🔗 More details and application link (deadline: 16 September 2025): https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/university/organization/career-platform/vacancies.html