PhD position – Pastoralist Futures: Land Transformation in East Africa's Drylands — Universität Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 3 days ago
Role overview
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields.
With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education.
Put your talent and skills to work with us.
- The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields.
- With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education.
- Alongside your PhD research, the position includes teaching responsibilities as required by the Graduate School in Geography and Earth System Sciences. Anforderungen:
- You have or are close to completing a Master's degree in human geography, anthropology, development studies, area studies, or another related discipline
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
Main responsibilities
- Alongside your PhD research, the position includes teaching responsibilities as required by the Graduate School in Geography and Earth System Sciences. Anforderungen:
- You have or are close to completing a Master's degree in human geography, anthropology, development studies, area studies, or another related discipline
- In addition, research experience in East African pastoralist territories and language skills (Swahili and/or Afaan Oromo) will be an asset.
What the company offers
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
Additional details
- Find out more about UZH as an employer!
- Alongside your PhD research, the position includes teaching responsibilities as required by the Graduate School in Geography and Earth System Sciences.
Notes and original content
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What salary does Universität Zürich offer for this role?
Universität Zürich lists CHF 91'500 - 128'000 gross per year for this position in Zürich. 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 Universität Zürich offer?
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