Doctoral candidate (48 months, 100%), starting date: Mai 2024
The successful applicant will be part of the SNSF project “the Responsible City” and based at the Social and Cultural Geography research group. This is a 48-months long collaborative project with researchers at UZH, EPFL, UniNE and ETH, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF and starting Mai 2024. By placing the concept of responsibility at the centre of the investigation, the project aims to understand how urban actors respond to and advance competing moral claims in socio-ecological controversies around housing and residential development in Zurich and Geneva.
We are looking for candidates with a research profile that aligns with the above research themes.
Your tasks
- Development and implementation of a PhD-research project in the context of the SNSF project “the Responsible City”
- Presentation of research results at conferences and in publications
- Collaboration in teaching and administration of the research group
Your profile
- Very good Master’s degree in human geography, sociology, urban studies, planning or a related social science discipline
- Knowledge of qualitative methods of empirical social research (e.g. interviews, ethnographic methods, document analysis, etc.)
- Very good written and spoken French, German and English skills
- Ability to work independently and strong social skills for collaborative teamwork.
We offer you
- Embedding in an interdisciplinary research project with a common research focus on socio-ecological controversies around housing
- Diverse networking with research groups at French, German and English-speaking universities
- Permanent workplace with high-quality technical equipment in a lively institute and campus environment
- Work location with a high quality of life (Lausanne), flexible working hours
- Secure funding for four years including workshop and conference visits abroad
- A stimulating and supportive work environment that provides opportunities and support to develop an academic career
If you are interested, please send a letter of application briefly indicating your research profile, your curriculum vitae, names of two possible referees, and a writing sample (your MSc thesis or relevant publications) in a single pdf file by e-mail to Annick Evéquoz ([email protected]). Publications can be sent as separate files. Applications can be submitted in French or English.
Please direct informal inquiries to Vincent Kaufmann ([email protected]).
Closing date: 01 February 2024