PhD Position in Political Science (Political Sociology) University of Basel in Switzerland

The University of Vienna is advertising a University Assistant (postdoc) position in the Department of Government , part of the Faculty of Social Sciences. The role is aimed at researchers in political science and related social science fields, especially those working on political representation , party competition , political institutions , political behaviour , and political economy . This is a postdoctoral opening, not a PhD or master’s call. The appointment starts on 1 February 2027 or late...

Fully funded PhD position on AI, political economy, welfare state politics, and social policy at the University of Lucerne (ZIBR), starting in 2027. The project is part of ERC Starting Grant (Re)distributive Politics after the AI Revolution (REPAIR) . It studies how artificial intelligence is reshaping welfare state politics across OECD countries, including how political actors respond to AI-driven labor market change and which social policies and reforms citizens support. This opening is for a ...

Two PhD positions are open at the University of Zurich in the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (IAOS), Chair of Modern Chinese Studies, for the SNSF-funded project “Governing the Party: How the Chinese Communist Party Holds Itself Together” . The project examines the Chinese Communist Party as an organisation, focusing on how it governs itself through institutions, routines, ideology, supervision, recruitment, training, evaluation, promotion, and organisational expansion. The team welcome...

Two PhD positions are available for a project on health disparities among migration-related populations in Switzerland . The project is based at the University of Neuchâtel and the University of Zürich , and is funded by the SNSF . The positions are 80% appointments for 4 years, with a start date in February 2027 or by agreement. One doctoral researcher will be mainly based in Neuchâtel and supervised by Didier Ruedin , focusing on access barriers and discrimination . The other will be based in ...

Two PhD positions are available with Jean Christopher Mittelstaedt at the University of Zurich for a new project titled “Governing the Party: How the Chinese Communist Party Holds Itself Together” . The positions are based in the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies (IAOS) and are part of an SNSF-funded research project. The project focuses on Chinese politics , party governance , and the internal organization of the Chinese Communist Party , making it especially relevant for applicants inter...