Close sidebar Home » Academic Careers Observatory » Index Open sidebar menu Impact of Covid-19 on the Academic Job Market in the Social Sciences and the Humanities Universities are cancelling or postponing job searches because of Covid-19 disruptions. The disruptions are going to shake up the careers of researchers at all seniority levels, but they will likely have the greatest impact on early-career scientists. The Academic Careers Observatory (ACO) has monitored the impact of Covid-19 on the academic job market in the Social Sciences and the Humanities and its effects on the larger scientific community. The research has been carried out by four EUI PhD researchers: Risto Conte Keivabu (SPS Department), Adrian-George Matus (HEC Department), Natalia Menéndez González (LAW Department), Nastazja Potocka-Sionek (LAW Department). European Union Austria Belgium Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Poland Portugal Romania Spain Sweden The Netherlands ...and beyond Australia Canada Norway Switzerland The United Kingdom The United States Page last updated on 01 September 2020