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PhD Candidate - 4DOC-R
- Publication date:24 October 2025
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About the job
PhD Candidate - 4DOC-R
Workplace Geneva - Lake Geneva region - SwitzerlandCategoryPositionPublished23 October 2025Help
PhD Candidate - 4DOC-R
Organizational unit
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Section / Division
Psychology Section
Function
PhD Candidate - 4DOC-R
Function code CAND75 Maximum class 8 Body Assistant - assistant professor Activity rate 75% Workplace UniMail and travel to primary schools in the canton.
Application deadline
31-10-2025
Reference
6616
Attachment(s)
Call for applications
Strong knowledge of contemporary motivation theories.
Proficiency in statistical tools/software (e.g., R, Mplus, Stata, SPSS) and interest in longitudinal modeling.
Strong interest in teaching topics and behavior change interventions.
Fluent French (field/coordination) and scientific English (writing/presentation).
Preferred assets: field experience in school settings, project/team management, open science practices (pre-registration, data/code sharing), research ethics with minors.
Email subject: PhD Application - SHINE - LASTNAME - FirstName
For further information, please contact Julien Chanal at the following address
julien.chanal@unige.ch
The University of Geneva offers motivating employment conditions in a stimulating work environment. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to showcase your skills and personality and actively contribute to the reputation of an institution founded in 1559.
From a parity perspective, the University encourages applications from the underrepresented gender.
Apply now
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PhD Candidate - 4DOC-R
Organizational unit
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Section / Division
Psychology Section
Function
PhD Candidate - 4DOC-R
Function code CAND75 Maximum class 8 Body Assistant - assistant professor Activity rate 75% Workplace UniMail and travel to primary schools in the canton.
Application deadline
31-10-2025
Reference
6616
Attachment(s)
- CaCh_Doc_SHINE.pdf
(PDF , 204.79kb)
Job description
Call for applications
1 PhD position (SNSF) - SHINE Project
Project
The Specificity Hypothesis IN Education (SHINE): understanding the development of motivational differentiation between school subjects over time. The PhD candidate will carry out a thesis within SHINE and lead a longitudinal study conducted in primary schools of the canton (field duration: approx. 2 years), in coordination with the project's postdoctoral researcher.Main tasks
- Contribute to the operationalization of the longitudinal protocol (tools, procedures, schedule).
- Coordinate data collection in schools (planning, travel, field relations).
- Supervise a small team of student assistants (training, quality supervision).
- Ensure participant recruitment and consent management.
- Conduct data collection, data management (documentation, anonymization), then statistical analyses.
- Write scientific articles and communicate results (conferences, reports).
- Participate in the scientific life of the group.
Required degree and skills
Master’s degree in psychology, educational sciences, sports sciences, or equivalent qualification.Strong knowledge of contemporary motivation theories.
Proficiency in statistical tools/software (e.g., R, Mplus, Stata, SPSS) and interest in longitudinal modeling.
Strong interest in teaching topics and behavior change interventions.
Fluent French (field/coordination) and scientific English (writing/presentation).
Preferred assets: field experience in school settings, project/team management, open science practices (pre-registration, data/code sharing), research ethics with minors.
Starting date
01.01.2026 or to be agreedContact
To respect the environment and optimize the processing time of your application, please send your complete file in PDF format entitled SHINE_Doc_LASTNAME_FirstName.pdf to julien.chanal@unige.ch, including:- cover letter (max. 2 pages)
- CV (including references/contact and, if available, ORCID/OSF/GitHub links)
- Master’s transcripts and diplomas obtained (course records with grades).
Email subject: PhD Application - SHINE - LASTNAME - FirstName
For further information, please contact Julien Chanal at the following address
julien.chanal@unige.ch
Additional information
Renewable employment contract every year, for a maximum of 4 years.Brief project summary
The SHINE project examines how and why students’ motivation differentiates between subjects (e.g., mathematics vs. French vs. physical education) during primary school. Based on self-determination theory and longitudinal models, the study follows cohorts of students over two years to characterize motivational regulation trajectories and identify associated individual and contextual factors.The University of Geneva offers motivating employment conditions in a stimulating work environment. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to showcase your skills and personality and actively contribute to the reputation of an institution founded in 1559.
From a parity perspective, the University encourages applications from the underrepresented gender.
Apply now
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