Current and past research positions

As we advertise new positions at irregular intervals, we recommend checking this webpage regularly for new openings. Please note that most stipend positions for the next Academic Year are advertised in the Fall (November-January).

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2 Doctoral Researcher positions project "Shaping Digital Culture in Public Administration"


Deadline: 31 January 2026

 

We are looking for two Doctoral Research Associates as part of the project “Shaping Digital Culture in Public Administration”, funded by the Stiftung Mercator. 

The PhD candidate will be affiliated with Hertie School’s Centre for Digital Governance.

Application closed

2 PhD stipends: Media and Behavioral Economics


Deadline 15 January 2026

 

We are looking for two PhD researchers in the area of Media Economics and Behavioral Economics. The successful candidates will join the Berlin School of Economics doctoral programme and work under the supervision of Prof. Arianna Ornaghi, Prof. Egon Tripodi, and possibly other faculty members of the Berlin School of Economics. Funding is available for up to four years.

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PhD Stipend: International Security

 

Deadline: 31 January 2026
 

We are looking for an excellent master graduate in the Social Sciences or related disciplines willing to undertake doctoral research at the Hertie School in the area of International Security.

The PhD candidate will be affiliated with Hertie School’s Centre for International Security.

Application closed

PhD stipend: Fundamental Rights

 

Deadline: 31 January 2026


We are looking for an excellent master graduate in the Social Sciences or related disciplines willing to undertake doctoral research at the Hertie School in the area of Fundamental Rights. 

The PhD candidate will be affiliated with Hertie School’s Centre for Fundamental Rights.

Application closed

PhD stipends - European Law and Governance


Hertie School’s Jacques Delors Centre is looking for a PhD candidate in the research area of European Law and Governance.

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PhD stipends - Computational Social Science


Hertie School’s Data Science Lab is looking for PhD proposals in computational social science, in various methodological and substantive areas.

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PhD stipends - Polarization and Democracy


We are looking for PhD proposals in the research area of ‘Polarization and the Need to Strengthen Democracy: an Organizational Perspective’.

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Two Doctoral Researcher positions project "Public Sector Innovation/Democratic Governance"


We are looking for two Research Associates as part of the international research project “Renewing Administration through Democratic Anchorage Reforms” (RADAR) which aims to enhance the legitimacy and democratic governance of public services and public administrations. The researchers will be affiliated with the Hertie School's Centre for Digital Governance.


Successful candidates may be enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Governance as of September 2025.

 

 

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2 Doctoral Researcher positions


2 Doctoral Researchers – European Union Law & Politics (Prof. Mark Dawson, PhD)

The positions are part of a Research Group on “Reconfiguring Europe. Between Competence and Control” funded by the Deurtsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), deadline 30 September.

Successful applicants may be enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Governance as of February 2025.

Application closed

PhD stipend in the research area: Nuclear Security

 

PhD position, affiliated with the Centre for International Security, starting in September 2024. 

 

The independent dissertation research project should be related to the project Raising the Nuclear IQ for a New Nuclear Age.

Application closed

Doctoral Researcher position project "AI in Government"

 

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hammerschmid is looking for a Doctoral Research Associate on AI adoption within government.


Successful applicants may be enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Governance as of September 2024.

Application closed

Doctoral Researcher position project "Election Forecasts for the German Federal Election 2025"

 

Prof. Dr. Simon Munzert is looking for a Doctoral Research Associate as part of the DFG Research Project "Election Forecasts for the German Federal Election 2025."

Successful applicants may be enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Governance as of September 2024.

Application closed

2 Doctoral Researcher positions project "Issue Voting over the Business Cycle"


Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD, is looking for 2 Doctoral Research Associates as part of the DFG Research Project "Issue Voting over the Business Cycle." 

Successful applicants may be enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Governance as of September 2024.

Application closed

Doctoral Researcher position project "AI in German Government"


Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hammerschmid is looking for a Doctoral Research Associate for the project "AI in German Government."

Successful applicants may be enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Governance as of September 2024.

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