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

The University of Zurich is advertising more than 25 fully funded PhD positions across a broad range of research areas. The opportunities are based in Zurich, Switzerland, and are offered as paid positions rather than as a single scholarship programme. Fields represented in the listings include life sciences, medicine, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, and the social sciences and humanities. The breadth of the call may suit applicants seeking doctoral research in biomedical an...

The Department of Philosophy at the University of Zurich is recruiting two postdoctoral researchers for the SNSF-funded projects Shining Light on Praise and The Social Power of Praise . The projects sit at the intersection of moral philosophy and experimental philosophy, examining the nature, mechanisms, and social impact of moral praise. The Zurich positions are dedicated to empirical and experimental research. Postdoctoral researchers will conduct high-quality research on moral praise, co-auth...

This postdoctoral position is based in the Digital and Cognitive Musicology Lab at EPFL Lausanne , within a research environment that emphasizes state-of-the-art work, international collaboration, and interaction with renowned experts. The lab is presented as part of a strong team of postdoctoral researchers and PhD students, offering a dynamic setting for research at the intersection of digital methods and cognitive approaches to music. The project focus is centered on musicology with a digital...

The University of Zurich is inviting applications for a two-year funded PhD position in Philosophy at 80% employment, starting November 1, 2026, or by agreement. The doctoral researcher will join the SNSF-funded project Countering Epistemic, Semantic and Technological Asymmetry in AI-Human Collaboration Focusing on Expert-Layperson Simplification (CREST-AI) at the University of Zurich’s Digital Society Initiative (DSI). Under the supervision of Dr. Reto Gubelmann, the project examines the philos...

Fully funded PhD in Formal Epistemology of Human–AI Interactions at IDSIA USI-SUPSI in Lugano, Switzerland. The four-year doctoral position is part of a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)-funded project led by Andrea Ferrario and focuses on the foundations of human–AI interaction. The research brings together causal modelling, multi-agent systems, mathematical optimisation, and the philosophy of AI. Potential real-world applications include neuro-intensive care and cybersecurity. The docto...

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...

The Institute for Historical Theology at the University of Bern is recruiting for a four-year, 100% fixed-term doctorate and assistantship in Ancient and/or Modern History of Christianity . The position is based in Bern, Switzerland, and is scheduled to begin on September 1, 2027, or by arrangement. The successful doctoral researcher will develop a dissertation project in Historical Theology, focusing on the older and/or modern history of Christianity. The assistantship also includes supporting ...

Postdoctoral positions in NLP, Human-Centered AI, and Conversational AI are available at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland through the SNSF-funded interdisciplinary project CREST-AI . The project sits at the intersection of Natural Language Processing , Human-Centered AI , Conversational AI , Large Language Models , philosophy, and law. The research aims to develop interactive language technologies that can detect gaps and misconceptions in user understanding and provide adaptive, ground...

Postdoctoral opening in AI and interpretation , with a focus on LLM interpretability and explainability , in a project that combines technical and humanistic perspectives. The position is part of an SNSF-funded project and is described as a four-year postdoc with access to a strong STS, media studies, and digital humanities ecosystem in Basel. Institution/location: University of Basel, Switzerland. Funding: salary range of approximately CHF 68,000 to 78,000 per year, with good working and living...