pCEDRI – International Human Rights Protection /ppOrganisation / Company University CEU Cardenal Herrera Department Departamento de Ciencias Jurídicas Laboratory CEDRI – International Human Rights Protection Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No /ppUCH‑CEU is seeking excellent postdoctoral researchers interested in applying for the strongMSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA‑PF 2026). /strong /ppstrongHosting Research Group /strong /ppIn recent years, we have witnessed a democratic decline that has provoked a crisis of values in the European Union. The European project is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. The rise of extremist parties and coalitions, increasing polarization, and the concentration of power are only some of the threats that place the European Union in a dangerous democratic drift. Together with internal factors, external hybrid threats are also undermining and destabilizing European democracies. Though hybrid threats are very difficult to define, they usually take the form of information manipulation, sabotage, lawfare, cyberattacks, instrumentalization of migration, economic coercion, terrorist attacks, organized criminality… /ppTo study, analyze, and seek political and legal solutions to this crisis of the EU, researchers from Spain, Italy, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Belgium, and Portugal have developed the research projectstrongCrisis of the Rule of Law in the EU. Special reference to Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Estonia, Spain and Italy and the incidence of the pandemic /strong, supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID NB-I00), and strongCrisis of values and identity of the European Union: Democratic resilience versus hybrid threats /strong CIAICO/2024/191), funded by the Valencian Community, both led by Professor Susana Sanz Caballero. /ppIn both projects, 25 researchers from 8 universities in more than six different countries are fully involved in analysing the increasingly questioning of the values on which the EU is based and which for decades we believed to be immovable.



/ppstrongScientific keywords /strong /ppemrule of law crisis; hybrid threats; democratic decline /em /ppstrongRelevant publications and projects /strong /pullistrongSanz-Caballero, S. Bar Cendón, A. (eds.). /strong strong2026. /strong Overcoming the crisis of democratic values in the European Union, Vols. I II. Aranzadi, Madrid. /lilistrongPortela, C. Hoesch, A. 2024. /strong“Article Money Talks? The Effectiveness of Sanctions in the 'Rule of Law' Conflict in the European Union, Clara Portela; Journal of Common Market Studies, /lilistrongPérez Gabaldón, M. Nicasio, B. 2023. /strong Communication strategies in divergence: between rigor and manipulation. A comparative analysis of the political communication of the United States and Spain during the initial stage of the COVID-19 crisis, Revista Latina de Comunicación Social (81), 2023. /lilistrongSanz-Caballero, S. 2023. /strong The concepts and laws applicable to hybrid threats with a special focus on Europe, 06/202, Susana Sanz Humanities and Social Science Communications" 10, ). /li /ulpstrongResearch Project Description /strong /ppThe postdoctoral researcher will fully integrate in the team, take part in the scientific seminars and outreach activities scheduled and actively participate in their organization. This scholar will also address a scientific seminar on their topic of specialization and will organize one event for the host academic community. The postdoctoral fellow with secure as a lecture to MA students. They will also contribute to feed the group’s database on rule of law decline and contribute the experience from their country in terms of rule of law.



The scholar will contribute with at least one international publication to the results of the team, provide feedback to at least two doctoral candidates on their PhD projects and contribute with insights and ideas to the scientific growth of the project. The postdoctoral scholar will also assure at least two short posts of scientific content on the project’s blog during the stay. /ppstrongResearch Area /strong /ppSocial Sciences and Humanities (SOC) /ppstrongApplication profiles /strong /ppDynamic proactive postdoctoral candidates of any nationality, willing to work on the area of rule of law backsliding in Europe. Good at team-work, soft skills and capacity of autonomous work while, at the same time, being able to contribute to team-building. Good command of English, preferably also of Spanish. Good at IT and at blog posting. /ppPhD in Law, Political Sciences, International Relations, European Studies, Philosophy, History or Sociology, preferably. /ppStrong background on publications in areas related to that of the group’s interest, participation in European or other competitive research projects, and participation and/or organization of international conferences and other scientific events. /ppAn expression of interest shall be sent to (Attn.:Susana Sanz Caballero), before 06/05/2026. /ppYour file should contain the following elements: /pulliA short CV (Max. 2 pages). /liliA one-page research proposal. /liliA short statement explaining why CEU would be the best host institution for your research. /liliTwo letters of reference. /li /ulpFor MSCA-PF 26 call, at the deadline for the submission of proposals (09/09/2026) candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activities in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline. /ppemThose files received strongbefore 15th of June /strongwill be considered for MSCA-PF 2026 call. /em Applications received strongafter this date /strong , will be considered for strongother calls after discussion with the candidate. /strong /p #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 MSCA Postdoctoral Position in International law and European law (España)
🏢 University CEU Cardenal Herrera
📍 España