The Research Training Group (RTG) "Cross-border Labour Markets: Transnational Market Makers, Infrastructures, Institutions", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), is seeking to fill11 doctoral positions (conditional on funding approval) at the Bielefeld University (BU), Faculty of Sociology and Faculty of Economics and University of Duisburg Essen (UDE), Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Sociology and Faculty of Economics, starting from April, 1, 2024,.

The RTG investigates cross-border labour markets with an emphasis on their transnational embeddedness, with a focus on the conditions for the emergence of cross-border labour markets, encompassing the roles that transnational 'market makers' (such as states, multinational corporations, or intermediaries), transnational infrastructures (such as means of transportation, accommodation, or social networks), and transnational institutions (rules and regulations, visa and border regimes, recognition of qualifications, or industrial relations) play in this regard.

Applicants are asked to review the research profiles of the participating faculty members and to name in their cover letter and in order of preference three possible supervisors for their proposed project.

Deadline for applications is December 15.

For more details, visit https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/2972/research-positions?page_lang=en (BU) or https://www.uni-due.de/cgcr/cross-border_labour_markets.php (UDE)