Doctoral student in the field of work and organizational psychology 80%
PhD @University of Zurich posted 23 hours agoJob Description
The Department of Public and Organizational Health / Center for Salutogenesis (Prof. Georg Bauer) at the University of Zurich is working on promoting positive health development in a changing working world, particularly in the healthcare sector, currently in the Human-Centered Healthcare project.
As a doctoral student, you will be part of a 40-month, transdisciplinary research project on human-centered co-creation of care, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The project investigates how healthcare professionals and patients can jointly shape care processes with the goal of both enabling a more active role for patients and improving the quality of working life for healthcare professionals.
Your dissertation will focus on the perspective of nurses. You will research how co-creation influences their work experience, well-being, and professional identity, and how positive co-creation can be promoted. To this end, you will collaborate with several research teams (Public & Organizational Health, Health Services Research, Ethics, Nursing Science, Design) and four partner clinics in Switzerland.
Tasks
- Development of survey instruments
- Collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data
- Write scientific publications and present your results at specialist conferences
- Participation in the research team with a focus on work and health and innovations in healthcare, both at the individual and systemic level.
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- University Master’s degree in social sciences, preferably in work and organizational psychology
- Strong interest in and prior knowledge of work and health
- Experience in planning, conducting, evaluating and writing up empirical research
- Very good knowledge of quantitative research methodology and statistical software (SPSS, R)
- Very good knowledge of German (essential for field research)
- Very good knowledge of English
- Enthusiasm for practical research
- Commitment, initiative, flexibility and teamwork
Information on the application
Please submit your complete application documents (cover letter, CV, and any relevant educational and employment references) in PDF format by July 15, 2025. Please contact
Dr. Sylvia Lisman-Broetje at sylvia.lisman-broetje@uzh.ch if you have any questions about the position or the application process.
