We are pleased to announce that the Department of Anthropology at the Institute for Anthropological and Spatial Studies (IAPŠ) of the ZRC SAZU is inviting applications for two fully funded research assistant posts as part of the international ERC Synergy project PLANETARY EEL.
The two research assistants will be employed at the IAPS, ZRC SAZU and simultaneously enrolled at the Postgradute School ZRC SAZU, in the module Anthropology Module: Understanding World-Making Practices. The positions are linked to research within the ERC Synergy Project ‘PLANETARY EEL: Planetary Anthropology and Care for Inter-species Connections: A Political Ontology of Human–Eel Relations’, which is led at ZRC SAZU by Associate Professor Nataša Gregorič Bon, PhD, who is also the coordinator of the doctoral module.
The research work will include fieldwork in the following areas:
- the Neretva Delta (Croatia) and the Vjosa Delta (Albania),
- and the Yarra River Delta in Melbourne (Australia).
The application deadline is 11 June 2026 at 23:59.
Further details regarding the call, eligibility criteria and application process can be found on the institute’s website:
https://iaps.zrc-sazu.si/en/novice/job-opportunities.
Photo: Eel habitat in the Vjosa