Opportunities
Research funding, PhD scholarships, grants, and job postings relevant to the AVERT Research Network community.
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Current Opportunities
PhD Scholarship
Understanding and Addressing Anti-Government and Sovereign Citizen Extremism in Australia
Griffith University · $20,000/yr top-up scholarship · Expressions of Interest close Friday 16 October 2026 · Position starts February 2027
As part of an ONI grant led by Dr Keiran Hardy with Professor Tina Murphy (both Griffith University; Tina is a member of the AVERT Steering Committee), a top-up scholarship is available for a new PhD student to study sovereign citizen and anti-government extremism. The research will involve analysing body-worn camera footage from the Queensland Police Service, conducting a national survey, and reviewing correspondence sent by sovereign citizens to the police commissioner and police leadership — though there is flexibility in the specific topic a candidate wants to pursue.
The $20,000/yr top-up brings the total stipend to $55,656 per year (tax free) at current rates, on top of the standard PhD stipend, which should minimise the amount of sessional work a candidate needs to take on. Griffith's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice also provides $4,500 for HDR research costs, training, and conference travel. Candidates would ideally be resident in Queensland, though an especially strong remote candidate would be considered.
This EOI is not the full Griffith PhD application — that comes later. It is Griffith's internal process for lining up a ring-fenced scholarship ahead of the coming round. The EOI (submitted by email) requires: a statement addressing your suitability for the project/scholarship and why you're interested; evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades (e.g. academic transcript), with a brief discussion of that program's research component; a CV using the Griffith CV template; contact details for two referees who can comment on your suitability for PhD-level study; and evidence of Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or New Zealand Special Category Visa status.
If any AVERT members know great honours students finishing up this year (or recently finished) who might be interested, please point them this way. Prospective candidates are also very welcome to reach out informally before submitting a formal EOI.
Survey Invitation
Evaluating Risk: Comparing Ethics Review Boards’ and Researchers’ Perception and Understanding of the Risk of Online Violent Extremism Research
University of Southampton, University of Liverpool & University of Ottawa · Approx. 45 minutes · Open to OVE researchers based in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand & Ireland
Dr Ashton Kingdon (University of Southampton), Dr Nicola Mathieson (University of Liverpool), and Dr Audrey Gagnon (University of Ottawa) are running the second stage of a project comparing how ethics review boards and researchers perceive and assess risk in online violent extremism (OVE) research. The survey presents short research proposal vignettes representing common OVE methodological approaches and asks participants to briefly assess them. The project aims to explore general patterns across the field, not to evaluate individual or institutional competence, and will inform a forthcoming best-practice report for ethics professionals.
Open to researchers studying online violent extremism at universities in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland. Note: researchers who completed the team’s earlier survey in their capacity as an ethics reviewer are not eligible to participate in this one.
Call for Papers
18th Annual International Conference of the Society for Terrorism Research (STR): Continuity and Change in the Character of Terrorism
9–11 December 2026 · Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney, Australia · Abstract submissions due 31 August 2026
The Society for Terrorism Research invites submissions addressing evolving profiles, motivations, actors, tactics, ideologies, and strategies of terrorism, and their implications for counter-terrorism and prevention/countering violent extremism policy and practice. Track categories include conceptual and definitional debates, causes and consequences of terrorism, (de-)radicalisation, psychology and ideologies of terrorism, single-issue and lone-actor terrorism, cyber-terrorism, gender and race and terrorism, (pro-)state terrorism, the crime-terror nexus, warfare and terrorism, and counter-terrorism. Papers, posters, panels (4+ authors), roundtables (3+ discussants), and book talks (3+ discussants) are welcome.
Submit an Abstract →Save the Date
Hedayah International Research Conference 2026 (RC26)
26–28 October 2026 · Valletta, Malta
Hedayah, the International Centre of Excellence for Countering Extremism and Violent Extremism, invites you to save the date for its upcoming International Research Conference 2026 (RC26). Hosted by Hedayah in partnership with the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ), RC26 will bring together policymakers, practitioners and researchers to exchange cutting-edge and actionable research on countering extremism and violent extremism, with the aim of strengthening collective approaches and fostering new partnerships. Conference registration details will be shared in August 2026.
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