PhD Opportunities in Law in Switzerland

PhD opportunity in Mountain Tourism and Politics at the Institute of Geography and Sustainability (IGD), University of Lausanne . The position is based at the University of Lausanne’s campus in Sion (Bramois), Switzerland , in the Swiss Alps, and is offered as a Graduate Assistant / PhD Candidate (80%) . The project focuses on contemporary challenges in mountain tourism and is a strong fit for candidates interested in geography , tourism studies , sociology , political science , environmental sc...

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 position in Law / Criminology at the University of Lausanne , Switzerland, in the School of Criminal Justice, Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration . The project topic is crime control in fragmented societies , making this a strong fit for applicants interested in criminology, legal studies, policy research, and the Swiss legal system. The post specifically highlights research experience in legal and policy analysis, plus language ability in French or German...

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...

Two PhD openings are available in health disparities among migration-related populations in Switzerland , jointly linked to the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zürich and the Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies (SFM), University of Neuchâtel . The positions are supervised by Prof. Oliver Hämmig (Zürich) and Prof. Didier Ruedin (Neuchâtel). The research themes are: Position 1 in Neuchâtel, focusing on access barriers, language hurdles, and d...