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PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Public Policy in Switzerland
Position in public policy in switzerland
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The open position in public policy in Switzerland listed here is at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
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1 month ago
EPFL’s Policy & Sustainability (PASU) lab in Lausanne is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow for a new SNSF-funded project on Managing a Just Transition to Net Zero . The project combines economics , public policy , political science , computational social science , and environmental science to study the social and economic consequences of the clean energy transition. Research tasks include measuring economic and job vulnerabilities at the individual and regional level, collecting original survey d...
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Living costs in Switzerland
Estimated costs in Switzerland.
MonthlyYearly | Switzerland |
|---|---|
 Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | CHF132 $150/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | CHF845 $960/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | CHF9.5k $10,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
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Department of Banking and Finance University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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University of Bern
Switzerland
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Environmental Politics
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Professor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Public Policy
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EPFL Excellence Fellowships
Partially Funded
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)SwitzerlandAnnual
SwitzerlandAnnualEPFL Excellence Fellowships are merit-based awards for outstanding students applying to selected master's programmes at EPFL in Switzerland.
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ETH Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme
Fully Funded
ETH ZurichSwitzerlandCloses Usually in December
SwitzerlandCloses Usually in DecemberThe ETH Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme supports outstanding students applying for a Master's degree at ETH Zurich with funding and mentoring.
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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship
Fully Funded
Swiss ConfederationSwitzerlandCloses Usually between autumn and early winter, depending on country
SwitzerlandCloses Usually between autumn and early winter, depending on countryFully funded Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships support international researchers and some arts students for research, PhD, postdoctoral, and selected arts master's study in Switzerland.
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