Doctoral Seminar No. 5

The PhD student Helena Geisler will present a paper on “Importance and Construction of Fit to Team, Organisation and Supervisor in Hiring: A Mixed Method Study”. 23 January 2026 (Friday) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ЕЕТ online.
Season’s Greetings from ProSkills2Work!

The ProSkills2Work project, implemented by the IPS-BAS, wishes all colleagues, partners, and friends a joyful Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2026!
Call for Applications – Project-based PhD Positions

The Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IPS-BAS) is pleased to invite applications for three project-based PhD positions within its Project 101183817 – ProSkills2Work – Progressing Promising Skills to Work in Bulgaria, implemented by the IPS and funded by the Horizon Europe.
Extended Deadline for the Applications for ProSkills2Work Spring School in March 2026

New deadline: 7 December 2025.
Early-career researchers are wanted for the ProSkills2Work Spring School. Bulgaria, outside the capital, 16-19 March 2026
Doctoral Seminar No. 4

The fourth seminar in the series to assist doctoral students from the IPS-BAS, will be held on November 21, 2025 (Friday) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. online only.
International Perspectives on Vocational Schools as Pathways to Higher Education

The article in Social Inclusion magazine is the first publication from the project.
Research Fellow (Postdoc) in Quantitative Sociology of Education and/or Work

Full-time postdoctoral research position in Sofia, Bulgaria – fixed-term, project-based employment contract.
Senior Researcher in Sociology of Education and Work

Full-time senior research position in Sofia, Bulgaria, fixed-term, project-based employment contract.
First Joint Meeting of Bulgarian ERA Chair Holders

Bulgarian ERA Chairs held their first joint meeting to explore cooperation and raise their profile in the scientific community.
Honouring “Mamma Erasmus”

On 17 October 2025, in Rome, at the age of 91, Professor Sofia Corradi – the Italian educator known as “Mamma Erasmus” and one of the driving forces behind the European student mobility programme Erasmus – passed away. Photo: Multimedia Centre of the European Parliament