Researcher in the Field of <br> History of Educational Media 50-80%

PH Zurich actively shapes education, school, and teaching of today and tomorrow in teaching and research. The « Center for Education and Digital Change » is dedicated to the three research fields «Education and Digital Society», «Digital Learning and Teaching», and «Computing Skills and Education».

Within the framework of the project « Equipping Schools: The Role of Finance in Shaping Switzerland’s Educational Media Landscapes, 1950–2010 » funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), a position as a researcher is to be filled. We are looking for either a person with a doctorate and relevant research experience or a person intending to pursue a doctorate.

The collection and preparation of municipal education expenditures have already been completed. Based on this, potential explanations for specific historical developments are developed through in-depth analyses of published sources and archival material. These results are finally published in the form of peer-reviewed journal articles in close collaboration with other team members.

In the case of a dissertation, the doctoral project will be carried out at PH Zurich and enrollment will take place at a university to be determined. The salary is based on the SNSF salary scales for doctoral candidates and the workload is at least 80%. The position can also be filled by a person who has already obtained a doctorate with a workload of 50-60% .

• Evaluation of archival and published sources
• Descriptive analyses based on an existing statistical dataset
• If applicable, conception and implementation of a historical education doctoral project
• Collaboration in the publication of a comprehensive dataset
• Team-oriented participation in the research project
• International lecture and publication activities

• Master's degree or doctorate in a historical, educational scienceor related discipline
• Experience working with archival and statistical sources or strong interest in acquiring this
• Confident reading skills in French and German
• Knowledge of the Swiss education system (advantageous)

• An opportunity to develop research in a subject area over several years
• Interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers in a team
• Exciting activity with excellent qualification and networking opportunities
• If interested and formally qualified, the implementation of a qualification project is possible

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