SPS placements

Past career outcomes or recent Political and social sciences PhDs

In the past years, our research students have been placed at Institutions such as:

Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Aarhus University
Audencia Business School
ERC Project LOOPS, WZB Berlin
ETH Zürich
EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
French National Institute of Demographic Studies
Goethe University Frankfurt
HSE University
Instituto Ciências Sociais, Lisbon
Institute of Advanced Study at Central European University (CEU)
Leiden University
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
London school of economics
Max Planck Institute
Metropolitan University Prague (MUP)
Princeton University
Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies
Sciences Po Lille
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Pisa)
Spanish National Research Council
Technical University of Chemnitz
UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
UNED, Madrid
UNHCR
University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
University of Berlin (Freie Universität Berlin)
University of Bologna
University of Bremen
Universidad Carlos III
University of Helsinki
University of Lucerne
University of Milan
University of Oslo
University of Queensland
University of Turku
University of Zurich
Utrecht University School of Governances
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Syracuse University

2025 Calendar Year

Institute for Public Goods and Policies, Spanish National Research Council - Postdoctoral Researcher - MARTÍN CADENAS, Pedro
London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE Fellow - BORG, Maxime
Freie Universität Berlin - Post-doctoral researcher - HUGUENOT-NOEL, Robin
Institute of Citizenship Studies, University of Geneva - Postdoctoral researcher - NICOLE-BERVA, Ophelia
University of Bologna - Research Fellow - GIL TORRAS, Inés
Goethe University Frankfurt - Postdoctoral fellow - KROPP, Selma
University of Bologna - Research Fellow - GHIRARDI, Gaia
Potsdam University - Postdoctoral Researcher - GONZÁLEZ ANTUÑA, Rebeca
University of Oxford - Postdoctoral Researcher - GARSIDE, Susanna
European University Institute – Visiting Fellow – FOMICHEV, Ivan
Copehagen Business School - Postdoctoral researcher - ALVARIÑO VÁZQUEZ, Manuel
University of Amsterdam - Postdoctoral researcher - SCHREURS, Sven
DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission - Economic Analyst - WUKOVITS-VOTZI, Nora
University of Duisburg-Essen - Postdoctoral researcher - ILIEV, Ivo
Leiden University - Postdoctoral Researcher - RUSSO DOS SANTOS, Luís António
Vienna Institute of Demography - Postdoctoral Researcher - SANTACROCE, Marco
WZB - Postdoctoral Research Fellow - KYEONG MEIXNER-YUN, Tae
Catholic University in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan – Lecturer - RAJKOWSKA, Anna Malgorzata
Bremen University - Research Assistant - WEYNS, Jordy
University of Latvia – Lecturer - HOFMANE (BRIEDE), Ieva
Syracuse University – Lecturer – LEPEU, Jan
Leiden University – Lecturer - VASSOU, Foteini-Maria
Stanford University - Postdoctoral fellow at Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law - KAMALOV, Emil
CEU - Postdoctoral Research Fellow - SHIRALI, Ramin
DIVIDED project - Postdoctoral Fellow; Verian Group UK - Senior Research Scientist - LEEK, Lauren Caroline

2024 Calendar Year

Institute for European Studies at Université Libre de Bruxelles - Post-doctoral Research Fellow - BADULESCU, Claudia
Free University Berlin - Senior Research Fellow - RAFAILOVA, Diana 
International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva - Operational Advisor - ROTHE, Johannes
University Potsdam - Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of International Relations - MINATTI, Wolfgang
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg - Research Assisstant - BREUER, Johanna
University of Copenhagen - Postdoctoral reasearcher - BREKKE, Stein Arne
ETH Zurich - Postdoctoral Researcher - GHINCEA, Georgian-Marius
Justitia Center for Advanced Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt - Postdoctoral Fellow - BAGADIROV, Azizjon
School of Politics & International Relations, Australian National University - Research Fellow - NIELSEN, Anne Sofie Cornelius
University of Vienna - Postdoctoral Researcher - IMMONEN HAGLEY, Marcus Theron Jewel Mattias 
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment – Researcher - BRATTVOLL, Joakim
University of Tromsø – Lecturer - GJERDE, Lars Erik
Universidad Carlos III of Madrid - Postdoctoral researcher - GÁNDARA GUERRA, Nerea
LUISS University - Postdoctoral Researcher - CIGNA, Luca
Institute for Political Science at the University of Muenster - Postdoctoral researcher - WEGEMANN, Mirko
London School of Economics and Political Science - Postdoctoral Fellow - CLEMENTE, Anna
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - Postdoctoral Researcher - CHAZOTTES, Rens
Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University - Senior Research Associate; Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford University - Research Affiliate - SERGEEVA, Ivetta
London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy - POTTS, Dylan
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies EUI - Visiting Fellow - VIERLINGER, Julian
Department of Social Rights and Inclusion, Government of Catalonia - Head of Strategic Projects - AUMAITRE, Ariane
Free University Berlin - Postdoctoral Researcher - BALLANTYNE, Steven
European Commission - Economic and Policy analyst - OELLERICH, Nils
Department of Sociology of Utrecht University - Postdoctoral Researcher – DE JONG, Jona Franciscus
Nuffield College, University of Oxford - Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow - WALDENDORF, Anica

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