bicc – Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies is looking for

2 Doctoral Researchers  (f/m/d) positions (65% each) as of 1.10.2026 for a fixed term of 48 month.

The Doctoral Researcher position is part of the newly established research group “Lived Experiences of Violence and Coerced Livelihoods in Translocal Spaces of Conflict” (VIOLET), led by Dr. Benjamin Etzold, funded by the German Research Foundation under Germany’s Excellence Strategy – Cluster of Excellence Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS) at the University of Bonn. 

This research group envisages to conduct novel empirical research on the entanglements of violence, labour exploitation and livelihood precarity in translocal settings of armed conflict and displacement, with a particular focus on Bangladesh/Myanmar, Kenya/Ethiopia and Nigerian borderlands.

The successful candidate will participate in BCDSS’s Doctoral Program that offers thorough preparation and support during doctoral dissertation work, including academic course work, additional skills training, and close supervision.

More information on the position and the application process is available here: https://bicc.de/Cosmos/Vacancies/03_26_Doctoral%20Researchers%20(m-f-d)