PhD Opportunities in International Relations in Switzerland

This fully funded PhD project, Authority on Shifting Ground , investigates how land ownership shapes political authority and post-war political order in Lebanon and Syria. The research examines the relationship between land, civil war, and governance through a combination of archival research, interviews, and survey data. The project is situated at the intersection of international relations and political science, with a focus on conflict-affected societies and the political transformations that...

The Chair of Operations, Economics and Strategy (OES) at EPFL’s College of Management of Technology is recruiting a full-time PhD student to join its doctoral research environment within the EPFL doctoral school program in Management of Technology (EDMT). The position is centered on research at the intersection of operations, economics, and strategy, with a focus on organizations and their interactions. The successful candidate will work on the design, analysis, and implementation of innovative ...

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...

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...

The University of Bern is advertising a PhD student and assistant position in Business Administration at the Chair of Quantitative Methods in Business Administration, with a specialization in Operations Research . The research topic focuses on developing Operations Research methods for resource planning in project management . This is a 100% temporary position based in Bern, Switzerland . The role combines doctoral research with teaching and academic service: the successful candidate will conduc...

PhD opportunity at EPFL Lausanne: Measurement and modeling of urban verticality in Africa. This full-time PhD position is part of the Vertical Africa: Visualizing Urban Change, Negotiating Power, Designing Sustainable Cities (VERTICAF) project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and hosted at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) . The project is co-led by Professors Didier Péclard and Armelle Choplin (University of Geneva) and Jérôme Chenal (EPFL), in partnership with the...

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...

Research Assistant / PhD in Tax Law at the Institute for Law and Economics (ILE-HSG), University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. This opening sits at the intersection of law and economics , with a strong focus on national and international tax law and especially corporate tax law . The successful candidate will contribute to publications, research projects, and expert opinions, support Prof. Dr. Raoul Stocker in teaching, and lead tax law seminars. There is also the possibility of writing a doctoral ...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Accounting at the University of Zurich , starting August 2027 . The program takes an economics-based approach and welcomes applicants interested in financial accounting, disclosure, capital markets, managerial accounting, incentives, performance measurement, corporate governance, disclosure regulation, sustainability, and the intersection of accounting, economics, and finance. Students will begin with Year 1 foundational coursework and move into research from Year...