Start of employment Jan 1st 2025 or by agreement, temporary As part of the strategic orientation of the University of Zurich, the interdisciplinary University Research Priority Program (URPP) “Digital Religion(s)” is investigating from 2021 to 2032 how current dynamics of digitalization influence, shape, and transform religious practices in different societal contexts. More specifically, it will … Read more
As part of the University of Zurich’s strategic orientation, the interdisciplinary University Research Priority Program (URPP) “Digital Religion(s)” investigates, over the period 2021-2032, how current dynamics of digitalization influence, shape, and transform the religious practices of individuals and institutions. In particular, it examines how individual and institutional actors communicate religiously in hybrid online-offline formats and … Read more
The Laboratory for Social and Neural Systems Research is a research center at the University of Zurich that investigates the principles underlying social and neuronal systems (https://www.zne.uzh.ch/en/facilities.html). The lab brings together scientists from the social and natural sciences (incl. neuroscience, economics, psychology, computer science, and physics) to study mechanistic links between neuronal circuits, human behavior … Read more
The Media Change and Innovation Division (Prof. Michael Latzer), Department of Communication and Media Research (IKMZ), University of Zurich is seeking applications for a postdoctoral position. The successful applicant will work on dedicated topics that align with the division’s research program including the chilling effects of dataveillance, the religion-like digitalization of societies or content creators’ belief systems within the social media ecosystem. The … Read more
The Heinemann Lab at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) aims to understand how cellular metabolism functions and how metabolism controls other cellular processes. The lab has recently found that cellular metabolism does not operate beyond a certain Gibbs energy dissipation rate (Niebel et al, 2019, Nature Metabolism). This observation could explain why cancer cells use … Read more
The postdoc will conduct research in a large multi-disciplinary project (PREP-Shield – Preparedness for society in health crises and disasters) funded by the European Union under the call Horizon-CL3-2023-DRS 01-01 (Improving social and societal preparedness for disaster response and health emergencies) to study preparedness for society in health crises and disasters. The project’s main objective … Read more
The Postdoc researcher will work in the project ‘The roles of siblings and school peers in young adults’ life-course events’, led by Principal Investigator Clara H. Mulder and funded by an Open Competition Large grant from the Dutch Science Foundation (NWO). The research team will further include a PhD researcher, an assistant professor who will … Read more
Are you passionate about shaping the future of energy? We’re looking for an energetic Postdoctoral Researcher to join us in collaborative, leading-edge projects within expansive energy consortia. The focus involves expertise in energy modeling and analyzing diverse energy mixes, primarily emphasizing hydrogen-based systems. As we move toward cleaner energy systems, the way we plan and … Read more
We are looking for an enthusiastic Postdoctoral researcher on the topic ‘Water Governance – Enabling and Upscaling Floating Futures’, which is part of the interdisciplinary and applied national research project ‘Floating Future: Scaling up floating structures as climate-proof space-creating solution enabling societal, industrial and ecological win-wins’. Alternatively, instead of one Postdoctoral researcher, we could hire … Read more
“Science Identity” refers to how people view themselves as science persons. What aspects an individual considers to be relevant to their science identity is shaped by the norms of their discipline, as well as their experience of engaging in different types of science-related activities (called practices) and their (doctoral) training. A central aspect of doctoral … Read more