PHZH
Zürich
Advanced Researcher in the Field of History and Media Education 20%
- 26 August 2026
- 20%
- Temporary
About the job
Advanced Researcher
in the Field of History and Media Education 20%
from 1 October 2026 or by arrangement, limited to 3 years
PH Zurich actively shapes education, school and teaching of today and tomorrow in teaching and research. The centre " Education and Digital Change " examines how digital change affects education, teaching and learning and how digital developments can be designed in the educational context. These questions are addressed within the framework of three research priorities: "Education and Digital Society", "Digital Learning and Teaching" and "Computing Skills and Education".
Within the framework of the cooperation project "LUDIC CULTURE HUB: Towards an Interdisciplinary Game Competence Center for Play, Design, Art, Education and Research" funded by the Zurich Digitisation Initiative, a researcher position is to be filled.
The project investigates how digital games and other ludic scenarios can promote historical decision-making among pupils and students. Commercial historical games and specially developed teaching scenarios are examined with regard to their potential to promote context-related thinking, weighing up goal conflicts and counterfactual sensitivity.
Your responsibilities.
- Coordination of cooperation with project partners
- Participation in theoretical groundwork
- Co-development and testing of the empirical research design
- Participation in data analysis
- Co-authoring research proposals
Your profile.
- Master’s degree or doctorate in history, history didactics,
games studies, educational sciences or a related discipline - Experience in empirical social research
- Knowledge of history games, history, game studies
- Affinity for interdisciplinary collaboration
- English skills at C1 level
What will inspire you.
- An opportunity to conduct research over several years in a forward-looking field
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers in a team
- Exciting work with excellent qualification and networking opportunities
PH Zurich offers you more than a centrally located workplace at Zurich main station with good employment conditions and attractive further training opportunities. What defines us can be found here .
Your next step.
Please submit your complete application dossier by 14 September 2026 exclusively via our online application platform. We prefer direct applications and ask for your understanding that we do not consider personnel agencies or email applications.
Please submit your complete application dossier by 14 September 2026 exclusively via our online application platform. We prefer direct applications and ask for your understanding that we do not consider personnel agencies or email applications.
Questions about the position.
Prof. Dr Christian Mathis
Prof. Dr Christian Mathis
Head of the Research Group Didactics of Social Sciences
Tel.: +41 43 305 54 77
E-mail: christian.mathis@phzh.ch
Tel.: +41 43 305 54 77
E-mail: christian.mathis@phzh.ch
