Fully Funded PhD in AI and Welfare State Politics at University of Lucerne University of Lucerne in Switzerland

IE University’s School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs (SPEGA) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for the ERC-funded project (DIS)EMPOWER , led by Professor Michael Becher . The project studies political economy , automation , AI , robots , labor politics , and how technological change affects worker power in the workplace and in democratic politics. This is a four-year postdoctoral position with an option to extend by one year. The role is 100% research-focused and includes a compe...

Two PhD positions are open in Economics at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), announced by Associate Professor Laure Athias. The positions are especially suited to candidates with a master’s degree in economics, or those close to completing one, and with strong quantitative preparation. The post highlights data analysis and econometrics as key skills, along with a strong interest in public economics, political economy, or related fields. This is a research-oriented doctoral opportunity for stude...

PhD position at the Institute of Law and Economics (ILE-HSG), University of St. Gallen, in AI governance and regulatory foresight . The project examines national AI regulatory portfolios, instrument mixes, predictability of regulatory environments, and early warnings of policy misfit. The doctoral researcher will help develop an openly available dataset, codebook, and an LLM-assisted methodology for analysing EU and national regulation. The position is embedded in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Acti...

Stanford University’s AI for Public Benefit Lab is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to work on research at the intersection of artificial intelligence , social science , and public impact. The fellow will be affiliated with Stanford HAI and the AI for Public Benefit Lab, led by Robb Willer . The role is designed for candidates with a PhD in or related to psychology , political science , sociology , computer science , economics , HCI , data science , and similar fields. Research themes mentioned incl...

The Department of Economics at the University of Zurich is inviting applications for a Pre-Doctoral Program – Global Talent Common Application (70% employment), starting 2027-03-01 and offered on a temporary basis. This pre-doc opportunity is designed for qualified applicants from low- and middle-income countries and/or applicants with a refugee background . It is a research-focused position in economics, with pre-doctoral fellows working closely with a professor in the department and gaining ha...