3CoBe PhD Scholarship at Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)

The 3CoBe PhD Scholarship is a fully funded four-year doctoral opportunity at Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. It supports research at the intersection of public policy, reproductive health, gender studies, and social history, embedded within the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Families and Sexualities (Cirfase). The PhD is structured as two years plus two years after confirmation, with supervision from an interdisciplinary team and opportunities to publish and present at conferences in French and English.

Full-time doctoral position; supervision within an interdisciplinary research team; opportunities to publish, present at conferences, and engage in public outreach in French and English.

Early-career researchers with a Master’s degree in social sciences or a closely related field, strong qualitative and historical research skills, and the ability to work with archives and institutional documents. Proficiency in French and Dutch or English is required.

Apply online via UCLouvain’s recruitment portal with a detailed CV, motivation letter, official Master’s diploma and transcripts, Master’s thesis copy with summary, and contact details of two referees; shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview in February 2026.