Postdoc: STS Research on Digital Anxiety & Youth

Laplace Expert Ltd; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ETH Zurich invites applications for a Postdoc in Science, Technology and Society, focusing on digital and ecological anxiety. The role emphasizes ethnographic fieldwork, policy studies, and historical analysis to understand how youth and guardians respond to digital technologies in Switzerland and Europe.

The position targets recent PhD graduates in STS or interpretive social sciences with a strong interest in digital technologies and youth research.

Qualifications

• PhD required or nearing completion in STS or related interpretive social sciences.
• Experience with ethnographic methods and qualitative analysis preferred.
• Strong background in digital technologies and youth research is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ethnographic fieldwork focusing on youth, parents, and guardians in Switzerland and Europe.
• Perform document analysis and policy studies to contextualize findings.
• Analyze historical sources and apply qualitative methods to synthesize results.

Skills

ethnographic fieldwork

document analysis

policy studies

history

qualitative methods

Education

PhD in STS or interpretive social sciences

Job description

ETH Zurich invites applications for a Postdoc in Science, Technology and Society, focusing on digital and ecological anxiety. The role emphasizes ethnographic fieldwork, policy studies, and historical analysis to understand how youth and guardians respond to digital technologies in Switzerland and Europe.

The position targets recent PhD graduates in STS or interpretive social sciences with a strong interest in digital technologies and youth research.