PhD Studentship: PEACERETURN: The Peaceful Return of Victims of Forced Displacement

The Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, welcomes applications: (1) for an independent project focusing on the institutional trade-offs involving returnees in a future international mediation in Ukraine and/or the global impact of the Russian invasion on displacement; and (2) on the topic of Gender and Return in Post-Conflict Societies. Candidates will be considered for a full-time, 3.5-year PhD position plus a stipend at UKRI rates. Positions are open to both home and international students through a grant funded by the UKRI- Horizon Europe Guarantee (ERC) project PEACERETURN (PI: Professor Neophytos Loizides) at the University of Warwick.

(1)  PhD theme: Displacement and Return in Ukraine

Supervisors: Professor Neophytos Loizides (University of Warwick)

(2)  PhD theme: Gender and Return in Post-Conflict Societies

Supervisors: Professor Neophytos Loizides (University of Warwick) & Professor Betül Çelik (Sabanci University)

Funding Details:

• Starts 1st September 2025 or soon thereafter
• 3.5 year award
• Funding covers full tuition fees (Home/International fees) plus a non-taxable stipend (at UKRI rates) including fieldwork, conference and training support 

Detailed information on Project Overview and eligibility can be found here. Information on How to Apply can be found via the above ‘Apply’ button. 

Closing Date: 14 April 2025, 23:59 GMT

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