PhD Position (Law and/or Political Science) – Governance of Climate Extremes
Uni Bern, Switzerland
- Institution
- Uni Bern
- Country
- Switzerland
- Position type
- PhD
- Subject area
- Law
- Application deadline
- 2 October 2026
- Location
- Bern, CH
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
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Aufgaben
This PhD project is part of Workpackage 3 of NCCR CLIM+, which concentrates on questions of governance and justice around the regulation of climate extremes (such as droughts, floods, heatwaves, and heavy precipitation amongst others). The successful candidate will complete a PhD thesis at the interface of law and political science. Specifically, the thesis will investigate under what conditions law and politics recognize and define an event as ‚extreme‘ and what this means for resulting goveranance responses and questions of justice.
Anforderungen
- Masters degree in Political Science, Law, and/or the Social Sciences, including Socio-legal Studies.
- Interest in exploring the governance of extreme climate events at the intersection of law and political science
- Curious, creative and comfortable working in interdisciplinary settings
- Excellent command of English, German and/or French (both written and spoken)
Ausbildung
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Benefits
The salary follows the University of Bern and SNSF regulations
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Go to the official application page →Applications close 2 October 2026.