Mapping the intellectual landscape: recent and emerging trends in Europe-Asia language-based area studies

Key Placement Information

Closing Date
Thursday 30th April 2026

Start Date
June 2026

Duration
3-months (or part-time equivalent)

Full-time or Part-time
Flexible

In Person, Online or Hybrid
Mostly online

Job Sector
Public

Project Areas
Literature Review, Reporting

How to Apply
Submit a CV, cover letter and the ESRC funding permission form

Applicant Eligibility
This opportunity is only accepting applications from Postgraduate Researchers who began receiving ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) funding in or after Autumn 2024 to undertake a Research in Practice (RinP) placement as part of their studentship.

Project Description

The University of Birmingham is the lead on the UKRI Network Plus investment ‘Shifting Global Polarities’. The initiative brings together more than 30 leading experts globally, within academic and policy circles, to address research gaps and needs during a period of significant societal, geopolitical, and environmental change across Eurasia.

This project aims to produce a report evaluating recent and emerging intellectual trends in language-based area studies journals (and related publications/reports) focused on Europe-Asia. This would involve gathering relevant qualitative and/or quantitative evidence from sources such as academic journals, government output, Think Tank reports etc., and liaising with members of the Network to inform the analysis and validate findings.

The final report would form a significant output for the Network and would be hosted on the Network website for wider dissemination.

Please note this opportunity has been advertised across multiple Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs).