Update: The two PhD positions have been filled. We are no longer accepting applications.

The first two PhD positions in connection with the Public Data Lab are now posted on the UZH job portal. We look forward to receiving your application!

Flagship Project 1, Labour Geography Unit

The appointee will explore how precarious workers can be made more visible. The PhD project aims at researching old and new forms of precarious labour and to develop solutions on how these forms of work can be better integrated into existing labour market statistics and indicators.

Application deadline: 10 April 2025

More information: UZH: Phd position Labour Geography

Flagship Project 2, Geocomputation Unit

The appointee will develop an index of multiple deprivation for Canton Zurich, a flagship project of the Public Data Lab. Spatially explicit indices of multiple deprivation correlate with multiple societal outcomes and allow policy makers to plan effective policies and interventions. The project will involve co-creation of inputs for the indicator, development of a privacy preserving indicator at fine spatial granularities, and development of case studies showing the indicator's potential.

Application deadline: 10 April 2025

More information: UZH: PhD position Geocomputation