NINO Postdoctoral Fellow in Egyptology (1,0 fte)
The Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO) is looking for a researcher in the field of Egyptology. The researcher will convene the Annual Postdoc Conference, collect papers, and teach the annual MA Seminar, besides conducting their own research.
Deadline 15 March 2026 >> Go to the vacancy
PhD position on Linguistic Politics in Early Colonial North America (1,0 fte)
Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) is looking for a PhD candidate to examine how communicative practices in early settlements in New Netherland, New France, New England, and Virginia reflected and shaped power dynamics.
Deadline 15 March 2026 >> Go to the vacancy
KITLV call for visiting fellowships in the field of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (1,0 fte)
KITLV invites scholars working in the fields of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies to apply for a Visiting Fellowship for a duration of three months.
Deadline 21 March 2026 >> Go to the vacancy
Postdoctoral researcher in Peace and Conflict Studies/African politics (1,0 fte)
The Institute of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences invites applications for a two-year full-time Postdoctoral Researcher position to work on the project “Countering Jihadi Insurgencies in Africa: Repress, Resist & Reorder (COUNTERRR)”.
Deadline 26 March 2026 >> Go to the vacancy
University Lecturer in French Literature and Culture (0,65 fte)
The Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) is looking for a University Lecturer in French and Francophone Literature and Culture. The lecturer will conduct research and teach courses in various BA and MA programmes in Leiden and The Hague.
Deadline 1 April 2026 >> Go to the vacancy
Junior Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher PRAYER (0,7 fte)
The Institute of Political Science The Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) invites applications for a Junior Researcher or Postdoctoral Researcher in the ERC Starting Grant project 'Pages of Prayer: The ecosystem of vernacular prayer books in the late medieval low countries', c. 1380-1550.
Deadline 3 April 2026 >> Go to the vacancy
PhD position in Japan Studies (1,0 fte)
The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a PhD fellowship in the field of Japan Studies. Japan Studies is understood here as a division of area studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan, and includes projects related to the Japanese language, culture, history, literature, art, music, politics, economy, and science.
Deadline 15 April 2026 >> Go to the vacancy
Fellowships at Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV)
KITLV invites external scholars to apply for a fellowship for the duration of 3 months to work on a publication or research project of their own choice in the fields of Southeast Asian or Caribbean Studies.
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Visiting Fellowship Programme at African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL)
ASCL invites scholars to apply for a Visiting Research Fellowship to work on an individual research project with a focus on Africa.
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Fellowships at International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
IIAS invites excellent scholars to apply for a fellowship to work on an important aspect of Asian studies research in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
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