PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Sociology in Switzerland

PhD position in Sociology at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, starting in February 2027. The project investigates how digital and physical social spaces shape youth socialization and social inequalities. The doctoral researcher will study these processes using a combination of longitudinal, diary, geospatial, and experimental data. This interdisciplinary empirical design offers an opportunity to examine how young people’s social environments influence development, interaction, and unequa...

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship for early career researchers working to improve the development, learning, and living conditions of children and youth. The fellowship supports research across a broad interdisciplinary scope, including education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political science, linguistics, neurosciences, and medical sciences . It is intended for researchers developing projects that...

The University of St.Gallen’s Chair of Legal History, Sociology of Law, and Criminal Law, led by Prof. Dr. Lukas Gschwend , is seeking a research assistant / PhD student to contribute to its research and teaching activities. The role combines academic research with teaching support. The successful candidate will help prepare and deliver lectures, organize seminars and scientific events, and support the design, administration and supervision of examinations and other teaching formats. The positio...

ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE at the Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich, invites applications for two doctoral researcher positions in the SNSF-funded project “From Homes to Habitats – Swiss Housing Cooperatives as Agents of Socio-Ecological Transition.” The project investigates how housing cooperatives in Switzerland can support more sustainable ways of living. It moves beyond their established role in providing affordable housing to examine innovative social, spatial, and ecological practices a...

The University of Zurich’s Implementation Science in Health Care Research Group, based at the Medical Faculty, is offering a PhD position in the UMZH-funded Learn4Sepsis project. The group is led by Prof. Lauren Clack and focuses on optimizing the integration of evidence-based practices and research findings into routine health-care delivery. The doctoral researcher will contribute to the LEARN AND IMPLEMENT work package, which combines implementation science, human-centered design, and organiza...

The University of Zurich is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher for the UZH Population Research Center and the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute. The researcher will join the Swiss National Science Foundation-funded project “Mapping Mental Health in Municipalities.” The project investigates how mental health and wellbeing can be understood at the local level, with particular attention to ensuring that underrepresented populations are included in population-based research. It com...

The University of Zurich’s Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute and the UZH Population Research Center are seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Swiss National Science Foundation-funded project “Mapping Mental Health in Municipalities.” The project examines how mental health and wellbeing can be better understood at the local level. It combines innovative sampling and recruitment approaches with population-based research to produce actionable evidence for municipalities and p...

ETH Zurich is inviting applications for a full-time postdoctoral researcher in Science, Technology and Society (STS) within the Ethics, Technology and Society research group in the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences. The successful candidate will develop qualitative, empirical research on how youth, parents, and guardians understand and respond to the impacts of digital technologies on children and young adults in Switzerland and Europe. The project, States of Anxiety: Exper...

University of Bern is advertising a Postdoc in Educational Sociology within the Department of Sociology of Education / Institute of Educational Science in Switzerland . The position is designed for researchers interested in educational sociology , educational inequality , social inequality , family processes , and the intergenerational transmission of inequality . The successful candidate will conduct independent research on educational processes across the life course and contribute to ongoing ...