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Job offer: Two PhD scholarships at 80% for 4 years starting 1.3.2027 (UNINE)

The deadline for applications is 5 October 2026. The project will start in March next year.

September 24, 2026

Job offer

For the research project: Roles and meanings of reterritorialized military bunkers in contemporary everyday life in Switzerland (Swiss National Science Foundation)

The Institute of Geography at Neuchâtel University (Switzerland) offers two PhD scholarships for the research project Roles and meanings of reterritorialized military bunkers in contemporary everyday life in Switzerland, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (1.3.2027-28.2.2031). The research aims to better understand the second life of repurposed Swiss military bunkers, their current re-militarization as well as their ongoing relevance for national identity (see summary below).

The applicant should have a Master’s degree in human geography (or, possibly, in social and cultural psychology, social anthropology, sociology). She/he should be fluent in French and/or German (required for fieldwork) and have a good level in spoken as well as written English. Skills in qualitative methodologies as well as (possibly) in quantitative methodologies are necessary.

We expect the applicant to be scientifically ambitious, to have a strong interest in interdisciplinary research and to be autonomous in her/his work. We also expect her/him to present the results of the research in international conferences and publications.

The appointment date is the 1st of March 2027. The yearly salary varies between 50’000 and 53’000CHF between year one and four. Interested candidates are asked to send a single pdf-file containing:

  • Your CV
  • Copies of your diplomas with your grades
  • A letter of application in which you state your motivation as well as your scientific and personal aims in relation with a PhD on this theme
  • The names and emails of two referees

It must be sent until 5th October 2026 to secretariat.geographie@unine.ch. (Please note: The job interviews are expected to be held in mid-October). Further information can be obtained by contacting the project leader Prof. Francisco Klauser (Francisco.klauser@unine.ch).