PhD in Design and Analysis of Human-AI Systems at ETH Zurich ETH Zurich in Switzerland

ETH Zurich’s Center for AI Value in the Technology Marketing Group is recruiting a doctoral researcher for a PhD position in customer-facing AI in marketing and service . The project sits at the intersection of generative AI , conversational AI , multimodal AI , marketing analytics , and service operations , with a strong emphasis on experimental and quantitative empirical research. The position is built around three research streams conducted with industry partners: (1) prompt granularity in AI...

Robert Metcalfe at Columbia SIPA is hiring an economics predoc focused on applied microeconomics projects, with a major emphasis on the impacts of AI on economic outcomes. The position involves research using large-scale field experiments with many companies, making it a strong fit for candidates interested in empirical economics, firm behavior, technology adoption, and labor-market or productivity effects of AI. This is a predoc opening rather than a PhD, postdoc, or master’s call. The post doe...

PhD Student in Law at ETH Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland , within the SNSF-funded project Responsible AI for the Swiss Judiciary . This doctoral project examines the role of artificial intelligence in judicial decision-making, with a focus on legal reasoning , behavioral responses , and institutional implications . The position sits at the intersection of law , computer science , and empirical social science , and is designed as a cumulative PhD. The researcher will study judicial decision-making...

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...

PhD opening in Psychology of Sustainability and Behavior Change at the University of Basel in Switzerland. The successful candidate will join the newly established research group Sustainability and Behavior Change and contribute to research on how environments and interventions can systematically promote pro-environmental behavior . The project combines behavioral science, experimental psychology, and applied intervention research. Research activities include designing or adapting behavioral tas...