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Section 8: PROJECTS & CALL FOR
Section 8: PROJECTS & CALL FOR
MENBELONG: Belonging for Single Migrant Men — A Cross-Country Comparative Perspective
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Gökçe Yurdakul
MENBELONG is a five-year ERC Advanced Grant project (2026–2031) led by Prof. Gökce Yurdakul at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. The project investigates how single migrant men construct belonging across five countries with distinct integration policies and gender equality levels: Syrians in Türkiye, Mexicans in Canada, Turks in Germany, migrants from Myanmar in Thailand, and Venezuelans in Chile. Drawing on intersectional and comparative frameworks, the project develops a new theory of migrant belonging beyond family and Western-centric models.
"Provisional Futures: Migrants as wanted workers, yet temporary residents" granted by Swiss National Science Foundation
https://data.snf.ch/grants/grant/234568
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Helena Hof
This five-year project examines the everyday experiences, strategies, and aspirations of temporary migrant workers and how their growing presence transforms host societies from within. Using a multi-sited, interdisciplinary approach, we study migrant workers in three key sectors—information technology, health care, and construction—across Canada, Switzerland, and Japan, each with distinct migration regimes. Postdoc positions to conduct the research on Canada and Japan to be posted soon.
Two Postdoc positions (focus Canada and focus Japan) in the SNSF Starting Grant Project “Provisional Futures: Migrants as wanted workers, yet temporary residents” 80 %
The University of Zurich invites applications for two 80% postdoctoral positions in migration studies within the SNSF project “Provisional Futures: Migrants as wanted workers, yet temporary residents”. The project examines temporary labour migration in IT, health care, and construction across Canada, Switzerland, and Japan through an ethnographically informed, multi-sited approach.
Successful candidates will lead either the Canada or Japan work package, conduct qualitative fieldwork, publish in migration studies and related journals, and contribute to collaborative theory-building on migration, socio-cultural diversification, and the future of work. They will also co-edit a special issue, co-organize a stakeholder workshop, and support junior team members.
Applicants should hold a PhD in anthropology, sociology, geography, migration studies, or a related social science field, with expertise in migration and mobility. Strong qualitative research skills, academic writing ability, and organizational capacity are required. The Japan postdoc also requires fluency in Japanese.
The positions start on 1 February 2027, are based in Zurich, and run for three years. The application deadline is 31 July 2026.
Transnational Mobilities: A New Journal on Migration and Mobility
About the journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/transnational-mobilities
Publisher: Elsevier
Provided information by: Olúwatóọní Akinkùótù
Elsevier is pleased to announce the launch of Transnational Mobilities, a new interdisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing research, policy, and practice on migration and mobility across borders.
Transnational Mobilities publishes high-quality, original research that advances understanding of migration and mobility through interdisciplinary perspectives. The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, and practice-oriented contributions that engage with contemporary debates and inform policy and practice at local, national, and transnational levels.
Authors from across the social sciences, humanities, and related fields are invited to submit their work
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/transnational-mobilities/about/aims-and-scope
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/transnational-mobilities/publish/guide-for-authors
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