Postdoctoral Position in Just Transition, Climate Policy, and Labor Economics at EPFL École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland

Arc Universities Group is sharing a fully funded PhD opportunity at Anglia Ruskin University , based in the Global Sustainability Institute . The project will explore how Europe’s energy transition can become more inclusive, with a focus on low-carbon energy decisions , community knowledge , and the role of expertise in shaping policy and practice. The research is funded by the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) . The successful PhD candidate will be able to shape their own project with...

PhD opportunity at the University of Basel in the Sustainability Research Group within the Horizon Europe project FAIR4COMMUNITIES . The project develops AI-driven tools for fair, human-centric, and grid-friendly energy sharing across Energy Communities and multi-community ecosystems. This PhD focuses on the societal dimensions of AI-enabled energy sharing, including acceptance, trust, perceived fairness, and participation. The successful candidate will help develop a Societal Readiness Framewor...

ETH Zurich is advertising a doctoral position on cognitive and moral heuristics in lay people’s reactions to climate change adaptation . The project sits at the intersection of psychology , environmental science , social sciences , and climate change adaptation , with a focus on how mental shortcuts shape risk perception, moral considerations, private adaptation behavior, and public support for technologies and regulations. The doctoral thesis aims to generate insights into how cognitive heurist...

Post-doctorate on the ‘revolving doors’ of European and national political elites at the University of Strasbourg , based in the SAGE Joint Research Unit (CNRS, University of Strasbourg) in Strasbourg, France. This is a 24-month full-time postdoctoral position starting on 1 December 2026 . The post sits within the Infiltrates project, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation , a comparative research programme examining influence, elite trajectories, and wealth inequality across Germany, France, and t...

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 ...