Imiscoe

05/06/2026

🚨 Opportunity alert

Research Associate (Post-doc, f/m) in Regional Studies, Migration Studies, or Communication Sciences at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER).

The Research Associate will be employed as part of the "Populism in the European Cross-Border Space: Discourses of Right-Wing Populists on Migration within Regional Europe" (PECS) research project. The project aims to study the political discourses produced by European right-wing populist parties regarding migration at the scale of cross-border regions.

📆 Deadline: June 28th, 2026 at midnight CET
🔗Check the full job description here:

Research Associate (Post-doc, f/m) in Regional or Migration studies - Ref: 26-14

05/06/2026

📣 REMINDER | Call for papers | 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference in Toronto

The event, organised by the Toronto Metropolitan University and the Global Migration Institute, accepts paper proposals that critically interrogate the digital transformations shaping both migration governance and the practice of migration research.

The event takes place between 10-12 March 2027, on-site, in Toronto, and online. The 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference is open to migration scholars from all disciplinary backgrounds, geographical regions, and career stages.

❗ The deadline for submissions is 26 June, at 23:59 EDT (Toronto time zone). when submitting proposals, applicants must choose their intended mode of participation (on-site or online). Applicants will be informed about the decisions regarding their submissions by early September 2026.

💡 Check the full call here: https://www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blog/news/network-news/2650-applications-for-the-2027-imiscoe-spring-conference-in-toronto

04/06/2026

📚 MiReKoc – BU CFD International Summer School

The event, jointly organised by the MiReKoc, Migration Research Center at Koç University and the Boston University Center on Forced Displacement (CFD) under the theme "Crossing Regions, Shaping Lives: African Migration Corridors in Global Perspective", brings together historical, contemporary, and comparative perspectives on African migration dynamics through the analytical lens of migration corridors.

The International Summer School will include lectures, plenary sessions with keynote speakers, participant-led sessions for presenting research projects, and field trips. Applications are open to graduate students, PhD candidates, early-career researchers, policy analysts, NGO and international organisation practitioners, and junior professionals.

🔗Check further details here: https://research.ku.edu.tr/mirekoc/miss/!

🚨Deadline: 26 June 2026 (extended)
❗ Registration: https://forms.gle/Ky1eUEbRKChHKxzq8
📆 7-12 September, 2026
📍Istanbul, Türkiye

04/06/2026

Are you interested in participatory and visual methods?

Then join the 2026 DIVCULT Spring Webinar!

📆June 25th, 2026
⏰15h-17h CEST
🔗 Registration and details here: https://www.imiscoe.org/news-and-blog/news/news-from-members/2655-save-the-date-divcult-spring-webinar-2026-participatory-and-visual-methods-in-migration-research

02/06/2026

🚨 Opportunity alert!

The Department for Migration and Globalisation at the Universität für Weiterbildung Krems is receiving applications for two vacancies on the ERC Project “Ethics in Action: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas of Migrant Solidarity”, led by Professor Julia Mourão Permoser:

▫️ Early-Stage Researcher - PhD student (m/f/d) ERC (Brazil & Spain – Regularisation Policies) | Deadline: 29 June 2026.

▫️ Postdoctoral Researcher in Migration Studies (m/f/d) ERC Consolidator Grant (US & Latin America) | Deadline: 24 August 2026.

💡 Check the full job description here:

Hier finden Sie alle aktuellen Stellenausschreibungen der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems.

01/06/2026

🚨 Opportunity alert!

The Department for Migration and Globalisation at the University for Continuing Education Krems invites interested recent graduates in a social science discipline to apply for a short-term research fellowship between mid-June 2026 and mid-September 2026 in preparation of a PhD research proposal for the DOC funding scheme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

📅 Deadline: June 15th
💡 Check the full call here:

We invite early-stage researchers to apply for the Ernst Mach Grant – worldwide, funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. This prestigious fellowship supports young researchers from all disciplines who wish to pursue a research project in Austria.

29/05/2026

📣 IMISCOE PhD School

The 2026 IMISCOE PhD School, hosted by the Center for Migration and Societal Change - Eurac Research in Bolzano, Italy, was a success! This year’s edition brought together a diverse group of early-career researchers, who had the opportunity to engage in thought-provoking discussions and activities under the theme “Peripheries in Motion: International Migration and Migrant Inclusion beyond the Urban Spheres”.

🚀 While the 2026 edition has come to an end, interested early-career researchers should stay tuned for the next edition. The 2027 IMISCOE PhD School will take place at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona and will be dedicated to the theme “Regional Migration Studies: Dynamics of Human Mobility, Governance and Socioeconomic Transformations”.

More details coming soon!

28/05/2026

🌐 2026 IMISCOE Annual Conference PhD Activities | Online

Organised by the IMISCOE PhD Network, this year’s programme invites participants to reflect on the role of community, curiosity, and engagement in the research process through an inspiring panel discussion and an interactive workshop designed especially for early-career researchers. The activities will take place on Monday, 29 June 2026, from 9h–12h CET!

Online participation in these events is free of charge and open to both conference participants and non-participants.

📝 Registration and details: https://www.imiscoe.org/events/member-events/2649-2026-imiscoe-annual-conference-phd-activities
📌 Registration deadline: Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 17h CET
❗️Please note: the same session will also be offered on-site during the 2026 IMISCOE Annual Conference in Girona.

IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.

28/05/2026

📣 Conference | Global Perspectives on Multilingualism in (Mental) Healthcare

Bringing together international experts from academia, practice, and policy, this conference focuses on current perspectives on multilingualism in healthcare. In addition to presentations, the program includes pitch sessions, hands-on workshops, interdisciplinary collaboration, and partnerships between the Global North and the Global South.

📍 University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg.
📆 June 26-27, 2026
🔗 The full program and registration details: https://www.mim2m.net/conference
❗ Participation is free of charge. Prior registration is required.

27/05/2026

📚 Book Release

'Agents of Migration: Institutional Embeddedness of Labour Brokerage in Nepal' by Sandhya A.S. examines the growing presence of “middle elements” — intermediaries and migration agents — in the facilitation of labour migration.

🔗More information here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-95-8735-3 -this-book