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International Relations Professors and Supervisors in Switzerland

Professors in international relations in switzerland

101 professors found

Researcher (full time)

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Law

Geopolitics

International Relations

Comparative Law

Iberoamerican Studies

Lecturer

University of Geneva

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Switzerland

Research Interests

International Security

Comparative Politics

International Relations

Power Dynamics

International Cooperation

Has grant

Professor of European Politics

ETH Zürich

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Comparative Politics

International Economics

European Studies

European Union Law

Intergovernmental Relations

Professor of Asian Politics

University of Zurich

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Comparative Politics

Political Economy

International Relations

Cross-national Studies

National Identity

Senior Researcher

ETH Zürich

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Switzerland

Research Interests

International Security

Diplomacy

Conflict Studies

Foreign Policy

International Relations

University of Geneva

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Switzerland

Research Interests

International Security

Comparative Politics

European Union Policy

International Relations

Defense Studies

Associate Professor

Université de Genève

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Switzerland

Research Interests

International Economics

Political Economy

Finance

Monetary Policy

Latin American Studies

Full Professor of European Studies

University of Fribourg

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Comparative Politics

Political Sociology

Democracy Studies

Populism Studies

Eu Studies

Has grant

Assistant Professor of Multilevel Politics

ETH Zürich

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Switzerland

Research Interests

International Economics

Comparative Politics

European Union Policy

Eu Studies

International Political Economy

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Aya Kachi

University of Basel

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Switzerland

The International Political Economy and Energy Policy group (Prof. Aya Kachi) and the Financial Management group (Prof. Pascal Gantenbein) at the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel, are offering a joint PhD position focused on empirical research into emissions, policy, and financial dynamics within the buildings and construction sector. This opportunity is ideal for candidates interested in sustainability transitions in the built environment, with a strong emphasis on macro-l...

Environmental Science
Finance
Political Science
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6 months ago

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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Switzerland

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...

Environmental Science
Sociology
Political Science
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1 month ago

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University of Zurich

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Switzerland

PhD position at the University of Zurich within the MINARET Doctoral Network: A Sociology of Post-Imperial Islamic Legal Cultures , with a regional focus on Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. The position is based at the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK), University of Zurich, and is part of a European doctoral network funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions under Horizon Europe. The DC7 project examines how religious, customary, and...

Anthropology
Sociology
Political Science
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1 month ago

Living costs in Switzerland

Estimated costs in Switzerland.

MonthlyYearly
Switzerland

Visa & Immigration Fees

Student visa and residence permit fees per year

CHF132

$150/yr

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Utilities & Connectivity

Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year

CHF845

$960/yr

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Personal Care

Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year

CHF845

$960/yr

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Housing

Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year

CHF9.5k

$10,800/yr

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Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo

Popular professors

Professor

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland

Research Interests

International Economics

Global Governance

International Studies

Neoliberalism

International Finance

Has grant

Lecturer

University of Geneva

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Global Governance

International Security

International Relations

International Cooperation

Conflict Studies

Has grant

Assistant Professor of Multilevel Politics

ETH Zürich

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Geopolitics

Comparative Politics

European Union Policy

Eu Studies

Regional Policy

Opportunities these professors hire for

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University of Zurich

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Switzerland

Just Landed

The University of Zurich invites applications for a 50% Postdoctoral Researcher position in family-focused, participatory sepsis research , starting in January 2027 or by agreement. The role is part of the PPIE/Family Work Package of Learn4Sepsis, a University Medicine Zurich research ecosystem for precision medicine and healthcare in sepsis. The postdoctoral researcher will lead work on age-sensitive patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), research co-design across the Learn4Sepsi...

Nursing
Participatory Action Research
Psychology
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2 days ago

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Geneva Graduate Institute

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Switzerland

Just Landed

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...

Political Science
International Relations
Conflict Resolution
+3 more

2 days ago

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Luisa Lambertini

EPFL

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Switzerland

Top university

The Chair of International Finance (SFI-LL) at EPFL’s College of Management of Technology invites applications for a postdoctoral position in international macroeconomics and finance . The position is centered on research in open-economy macroeconomics and macro-finance, with particular attention to banking regulation , fiscal and monetary policy, and related questions in international macroeconomics. The successful postdoctoral researcher will join a research environment that emphasizes rigorou...

Finance
Monetary Policy
International Economics
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3 days ago

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