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Find the job you deserve after your PhD with Minerva Recruitment

Find the job you deserve after your PhD with Minerva Recruitment

For candidates

At Minerva Recruitment, we are committed to empowering the global community of job seekers from the Higher Education sector, particularly those with advanced qualifications such as a PhD. We strive to foster greater autonomy within the sector by offering exclusive resources, including: a specialised jobs board, virtual mentorship programme, discussion board, advice articles, and discounts for affiliated services. We make your job search a “smart search” – helping you navigate opportunities tailored to your expertise, and aspirations.

For employers

We are the only independent talent acquisition service dedicated to sourcing from a diverse scholarly community. We specialise in offering candidates predominantly at the postgraduate and PhD level (many also have further experience outside academia). Our reach extends globally, sourcing international talent while listing both domestic and international job opportunities. We place particular emphasis on supporting women and historically marginalised scholars, recognising the pervasive lack of equity within the Higher Education sector and beyond. We also welcome enquiries seeking a broader bespoke approach

Latest opportunities

OECD

Policy Analyst - Global Science Forum

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries, that works to build better policies for better lives. Our mission is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards, and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting. The Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Directorate, in line with the strategic objectives of the Secretary-General, helps OECD member countries and other key economies build an environment conducive to translating science, technology and knowledge into innovation in order to create economic and social value added. The Science and Technology Policy Division (STP) within the STI is responsible for developing evidence-based policies that (i) encourage cooperation among OECD Members Countries and with Partners, (ii) support good policy practices and analysis in areas such as human resource development and mobility, the strengthening of links between research, higher education and innovation, national and regional research and innovation systems, mission oriented research and innovation policies, policies that promote inclusivity, and policies for anticipatory governance of emerging technologies, and (iii) help policymakers reorient STI systems towards addressing economic growth, competitiveness and societal challenges. The Global Science Forum (GSF) Secretariat is a part 2 funded activity and a Working Party of the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP). The focus of the Forum is science policy. This includes a long- term interest in research infrastructures and a variety of other priorities, including research funding and the research workforce, as defined by the member countries of the Forum. More recently the Forum has been working on research integrity and security.

France, International, Paris Full Time

OECD

Policy Analyst - Health, Employment, Skills and Social Affairs

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries, that works to build better policies for better lives. Our mission is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards, and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting. In line with the strategic objectives of the Secretary-General, the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS) is the focal point for OECD work on building more cohesive and healthier societies through policy advice related to quality jobs, continuous investment in human capital, reduction in poverty and exclusion, improving quality and outcomes of healthcare and public health, effective use of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, effective and efficient health-care systems and good management of migration flows.

France, International, Paris Full Time

OECD

Policy Researcher (Economics) - Digital Economy

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation comprised of 38 member countries, that works to build better policies for better lives. Our mission is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards, and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting. The Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Directorate, in line with the strategic objectives of the Secretary-General, helps OECD member countries and other key economies build an environment conducive to translating science, technology and knowledge into innovation in order to create economic and social value added. The Digital Connectivity, Economics and Society Division (DCES) of the STI is responsible for developing evidence, analysis and policy recommendations on critical topics for digital policymaking, including online safety, digital security, digital well-being, connectivity and infrastructure, critical technologies (e.g. semiconductors) and measuring digital transformation.

France, International, Paris Full Time

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#Academics Against Free Labour

The Movement, Its Origins, and Its Meaning

#AcademicsAgainstFreeLabour is a global movement founded in June 2022 by Dr Rosalie Clarke, Founder and Director of Minerva Recruitment Ltd — the world’s only global career equity EdTech platform built exclusively for PhDs and postgraduate-level professionals. In June 2026, we discovered that Google Search now independently recognises the hashtag as a named movement, generating a structured informational result describing its principles and citing multiple academic sources. This page sets out the movement’s origins, meaning, and significance.

Digital Guides

Announcing our digital guides

Introducing our 3 new digital guides/eBooks on PhD career development. We have provided a Job-seeker Tool-kit for PhDs, a Handbook for Recruiters/Employers, and a Guide for HEIs.

Candidate membership

Get access today – receive the following benefits

  • A ‘live’ jobs board – only for PhDs/PostDocs/Faculty (and other postgraduates) – jobs sourced by a human (no-AI ‘scraping’ or ‘dead’ listings);
    Access to our exclusive community of support, including: Discussion boards/member messaging service; our ‘virtual’ mentor listing page, highlighting experienced mentors committed to ‘paying-it-forward’;
    Access to our ‘affiliates’ page – explore exclusive negotiated discounts for related, and affiliated, services (i.e. coaching, editorial, legal services)

Minerva Recruitment is a very good company, which personally addresses the needs of each customer. The jobs board and all website tools make easier and soften the job hunting. Also, Roz (the founder), is very kind, human and accessible to any insights, which makes Minerva unique!

Lucas Slobodticov, International Lawyer/MA Student

While the commissioning process took somewhat longer than I had anticipated, my experience as community guest author for Minerva was overall positive. The editorial guidance I received was constructive rather than prescriptive. I was encouraged to develop the piece in directions that strengthened it, but never pressed to reshape the argument to fit a predetermined view. That made the process feel genuinely collaborative, and it left me confident that my opinions and perspective were respected throughout.

Hernan Biava

We are 100% committed to scholars. From the first contact, to successfully placing our candidates in their dream role – wherever that may be.

Dr Rosalie Clarke, Founder/Director

Minerva Recruitment is an excellent resource, particularly for people in academia who are looking to expand their professional reach. The company's customer service is outstanding as well, and it's clear that they are committed to making sure their users have the best possible experience. Highly recommended!