social sciences
A world without poverty, in which everyone's well-being is ensured: achieving this goal by 2030 is still possible, but only if the relationship between people and nature is fundamentally changed and social inequalities are reduced.
There is an ongoing debate in society about sex education. Now a study is a combination of parents and school.
A group of geoscientists, among them Eawag PhD student Andrea Popp, collected data for a conference paper to be given at the annual meeting of the EGU (European Geosciences Union).
Emmanuel Abbé is the new Chair of Mathematical Data Science at EPFL. His work answers fundamental questions in machine learning and information theory, and in particular on community detection.
Selected Jobs
Doktorand/in SNF-Projekt (100 %) „Primarschulen im Spannungsfeld von Inklusion und Bildungsstandards“ Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW, Muttenz
Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (60−80 %) Kinder- und Jugendhilfe mit Schwerpunkt Schulsozialarbeit Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW, Muttenz
Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (50−60 %) Schwerpunkt Organisationaler Wandel Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW, Muttenz
Open PhD Position in Computational Social Sciences Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ
PhD position: Design Optimisation of Spinal Implants Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ
Organisations- und Wirtschaftssoziologie Doktorandin / Doktorand University of Zurich
MAS ETH in Applied Technology (MAS ETH AT) Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ
CAS ETH in Mobilität der Zukunft: Neue Geschäftsmodelle Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ
CAS ETH in Naturgefahren-Risikomanagement (CAS ETH NGRM) Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETHZ
Research
- The Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences (FORS) provides services to conduct research and to publish and disseminate research findings in the social sciences. The Swiss Foundation for Research in Social Sciences publish a complete inventory of Swiss social research. It is located in the University of Lausanne.
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The program IRIS (Intégration, Régulation et Innovation Sociales) is a research and postgraduate education program. It is a part of the pool SVS (Science, Vie et Société) of the University of Lausanne, Geneva and of the EPFL. It associates scientists and researchers in human and social sciences.
Funding possibilities
- The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is Switzerland’s leading provider of scientific research funding and support also the research in humanities and social sciences. Any researcher working in Switzerland can ask for a grant. SNSF project funding grants cover direct research costs (staff salaries, materials, travel costs etc.).
Organisations
- The Academy for the humanities and the social sciences is the umbrella organisation for the humanities and social sciences. It groups approximately 60 scientific societies which represent the wide spectre of the disciplines of the human and social sciences. Its mission ist to represent the interests of the human and social sciences, to put in network the disciplines and to promote the new subjects of scientific importance.
Last job offers
- Earth Sciences - 23.10
Dozent/in für Geologie - Pedagogy - 23.10
Doktorand/in SNF-Projekt (100 %) „Primarschulen im Spannungsfeld von Inklusion und Bildungsstandards“ - Materials Science - 22.10
Metal Additive Manufacturing PhD Position - Psychology - 22.10
PhD Students/ Post-Docs in Psychology (75%-100%) - Pedagogy - 23.10
Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) - Environment - 23.10
100% Post-doc Position on Dynamics of Urban Metabolism - Career - 23.10
ICT Support Specialist (m/w), 100% - Innovation/Technology - 23.10
Student Assistant - Chair of Applied Economics: Innovation & Internationalization