Two Phd Student Positions in The Social Sciences

vor 12 Stunden

St Gallen, Schweiz Universität St.Gallen Vollzeit

**Two PhD Student Positions in the Social Sciences (M/F/d)**:
70 % (limited, by 01.09.2025 until 31.12.2028)

**Your tasks**:

- Assessing and mitigating inequalities in agroforestry, land degradation and land-use decision-making;
- Awareness raising, stakeholder engagement, training and capacity building, co-design of useroriented (online) training formats and materials for key actors;
- Facilitation of interactive, multi-actor processes and methods for inclusive participatory and social learning.

The PhD Assistants are expected to proactively engage in practice-oriented and user-centred project work and contribute to outputs (literature reviews, study design, data collection and analysis, outreach/exploitation activities, peer-reviewed publications, grant proposal writing, etc.), will also assist in administrative and teaching activities and are expected to work in their office in St. Gallen on a regular basis.

**Your profile**:

- Excellent Master's degree in social sciences (e.g., Education, Sociology, Psychology, Agriculture, Economics, Technology/lnnovation Studies, Political Science, or related studies, completed by summer 2025 latest.
- Strong interest in carrying out innovative academic research in the areas outlined. Documented experience is an asset.
- Strong interest in contributing to interdisciplinary research projects in an international and interdisciplinary team (and possibly co-leading project tasks).
- Practical knowledge of how to do qualitative and/or quantitative research.
- High level of commitment and willingness to engage with questions at the interface between research and practice.
- Strong analytical abilities, high level of personal initiative and goal orientation and flexibility.
- Ability to meet deadlines and contribute collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. German language skills are an advantage.

**Inspirational Work Environment**:
**Executive Education**:
**Network**:
**Family & Career**:
**Equal Opportunities**:
**Fit and Healthy**:
Further information on working at the HSG can be found here.

**For job-related questions**:
Prof. Dr. Patrik Aspers
Full Professor (Chair) of Sociology

PD Dr. Sabine Hoidn
Project Manager Social Sciences

**Your place of work**:
**University of St.Gallen**: «A place where knowledge is created» - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 9800 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3300 researchers, educators and professional staff.

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