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Welcome to our comprehensive list of current job openings in the field of social science. Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting your career journey, our curated collection of social science job listings is designed to help you explore a wide range of exciting opportunities.

208 Social science jobs available to apply

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PhD Position: MEMORISE: Virtualisation and Multimodal Exploration of Heritage on Nazi Persecution

Employment- 0.8 - 1.0 FTEGross monthly salary- € 2,541 - € 3,247Required background- Research University DegreeOrganizational unit- Faculty of ArtsApplication deadline- 24 June 2023This PhD Project is...

Listed: Jun 09, 2023
Deadline: Jun 24, 2023
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PhD Position: Cognitive Engagement in Visual Search and Healthy Aging at the Donders Centre for Cognition

Employment- 1.0 FTEGross monthly salary- € 2,541 - € 3,247Required background- Research University DegreeOrganizational unit- Faculty of Social SciencesApplication deadline- 21 June 2023How can we cha...

Listed: Jun 09, 2023
Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
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PhD Candidate at the Behavioural Science Institute and Donders Institute

Employment- 1.0 FTEGross monthly salary- € 2,541 - € 3,247Required background- Research University DegreeOrganizational unit- Faculty of Social SciencesApplication deadline- 21 June 2023Do you have a ...

Listed: Jun 09, 2023
Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
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PHD Position | Microeconomics / Computer Science

Published  Deadline  Location6 Jun  20 Jun  MaastrichtThe Department of Microeconomics and Public Economics (MPE) at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) of Maastricht University offers a 4-year...

Listed: Jun 09, 2023
Deadline: Jun 20, 2023
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PhD position Mental-Wellbeing of Youth (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)

Published- Wednesday 7 Jun 2023Deadline- Wednesday 21 Jun 2023Job type- Scientific StaffOrganisational unit- Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB)Salary- € 2.541 - € 3.247Employment...

Listed: Jun 08, 2023
Deadline: Jun 21, 2023
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Assistant Professor in Clinical Developmental Psychology

Vacancy number- 13743Job type- Academic staffHours (in fte)- 0,8-1External/ internal- ExternalLocation- LeidenPlaced on- 6 June 2023Closing date- 22 June 2023 14 more days to applyAssistant Professor ...

Listed: Jun 08, 2023
Deadline: Jun 22, 2023
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Associate Professor in Clinical Developmental Psychology

Vacancy number- 13744Job type- Academic staffHours (in fte)- 0,8-1External/ internal- ExternalLocation- LeidenPlaced on- 30 May 2023Closing date- 19 June 2023 11 more days to applyAssociate Professor ...

Listed: Jun 08, 2023
Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
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PhD Candidate for the project 'Modelling Common Ground for Theory of Mind'

Vacancy number- 13727Job type- PhD positionsHours (in fte)- 1External/ internal- ExternalLocation- LeidenPlaced on- 30 May 2023Closing date- 16 June 2023 8 more days to applyThe Faculty of Science and...

Listed: Jun 08, 2023
Deadline: Jun 16, 2023
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4 Assistant Professors Behavioural and Social Sciences (0.8-1.0 FTE) (V23.0377)

Job descriptionWorking towards resilient societies, transparent science and alignment with the job market: these are three of the themes that Social and Behavioural Sciences faculties at Dutch univers...

Listed: Jun 08, 2023
Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
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Research Assistant Transboundary Legal Studies (4.0 FTE) (V23.0372)

Job descriptionThe department of Transboundary Legal Studies (https://www.rug.nl/(...)ndary-legal-studies/) offers grants to aspiring PhD students who want to develop an idea for a PhD project into a ...

Listed: Jun 08, 2023
Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
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Social science is an academic and professional field that studies human behavior and relationships in societies, cultures, groups, workplaces, or organizations.

Social science jobs ( professions ) are concerned with the study and analysis of the interactions, motivations, and decisions of people in various settings such as societies, cultures, groups, workplaces, and organizations in order to solve problems or improve relationships.

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World University Rankings for Social Science Subject

THE 2023 Social Sciences

Below are the top 10 World University Rankings 2023 by Subject Social Sciences published by Times Higher Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  2. Stanford University
  3. University of Oxford
  4. Harvard University
  5. University of California, Berkeley
  6. Princeton University
  7. University of Cambridge
  8. London School of Economics and Political Science
  9. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  10. Yale University

QS 2022 Social Sciences & Management

Below are the top 10 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Social Sciences & Management

  1. Harvard University
  2. University of Oxford
  3. London School of Economics and Political Science
  4. University of Cambridge
  5. Stanford University
  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  7. National University of Singapore
  8. University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
  9. Yale University
  10. Bocconi University

U.S. News 2022 Social Sciences and Public Health

Below are the top 10 Best Global Universities for Social Sciences and Public Health 2022 published by U.S. News.

  1. Harvard University
  2. University of Oxford
  3. Johns Hopkins University
  4. University College London
  5. Stanford University
  6. University of Michigan
  7. University of Washington Seattle
  8. Columbia University
  9. University of Toronto
  10. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine