1 SNF PhD position in Sociology - University of Fribourg (Switzerland)

The doctoral candidate who takes on this position will carry out his or her dissertation in the framework of the project Requesting in hospital nurses’ unscheduled interprofessional interactions funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
The doctoral candidate will conduct hospital fieldwork and collect, transcribe and analyze audio and video recordings of social interactions. He or she will also prepare presentations and publications based on the research results and contribute to the organization of the team’s administrative tasks and scientific activities.

• Master’s degree in social sciences, sociology, language and communication sciences or equivalent.

• Formal training or professional experience in the clinical sector would be an asset.
• Strong interest in the area of language and social interaction research, in particular conversation analysis, multimodal analysis and interactional linguistics.
• Fluency in French and English (oral and written); command of German would be an additional asset.
• Ability to use IT and audiovisual tools.
• Strong sense of detail and responsibility, good organizational skills, commitment to teamwork.