Institute of Public Health PhD student position at the Institute of Public Health — USI – Università della Svizzera italiana
- Location
- Lugano
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Role overview
Open position at Università della Svizzera italiana.
Department/Institute: Faculty of Biomedical Sciences.
Role: Institute of Public Health PhD student position at the Institute of Public Health.
- Open position at Università della Svizzera italiana.
- Department/Institute: Faculty of Biomedical Sciences.
Application process
- The Institute invites applications for a research and teaching PhD position (100%, 3 years).
- The PhD candidate will develop his or her dissertation project within the field of public health.
- The project Within the SNSF-funded project Education, Work and Cognitive Stimulation across the Life Course: Evidence from Natural Policy Experiments, the PhD candidate will contribute to advancing knowledge on the causal effects of education, work and retirement policies on cognitive ageing and dementia risk.
- The project examines how education policies (compulsory schooling, tracking, free-education reforms) and retirement policies shape exposure to cognitively stimulating environments across the life course, cognitive function and dementia risk in later life.
- It relies on causal inference methods and on harmonised international ageing cohorts (SHARE, ELSA, HRS, etc.) linked to policy data from the Gateway to Global Aging (https://g2aging.org/).
- The project is led by Prof.
- Mauricio Avendano (Unisanté/University of Lausanne), in collaboration with Prof.
- Emiliano Albanese (Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano) and international partners (University of Southern California, University of Luxembourg).
Questions about this listing
What salary does USI – Università della Svizzera italiana offer for this role?
USI – Università della Svizzera italiana lists CHF 49'500 - 75'000 gross per year for this position in Lugano. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does USI – Università della Svizzera italiana offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with USI – Università della Svizzera italiana during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need the G permit to apply for this role in Ticino as an Italian cross-border worker?
Yes, if you are resident in Italy within the 20 km border zone. The Swiss employer files the G-permit application at the Ticino cantonal migration office after the contract is signed — first issuance takes 2-6 weeks, then automatic yearly renewal for as long as the employment continues. Weekly return to your Italian home is required to keep the status.
How do I apply for this position at USI – Università della Svizzera italiana?
Use the "Apply now" button on this page — it links directly to USI – Università della Svizzera italiana's original listing at https://content.usi.ch/sites/default/files/storage/attachments/arc/arc-bmed-iph-242869_phd_17.07.2026.pdf, so your application goes straight to the employer's own applicant-tracking system. Frontaliere Ticino does not collect or forward applications itself.
