The Faculty of Psychology is one of seven faculties of the oldest university in Switzerland. With our core focus Society & Choice and Health & Interventions, we are successful both nationally and internationally in our research and study programs.

The Center for Cognitive and Decision Sciences investigates how individuals across the lifespan understand and evaluate risks and make decisions.
Candidates should be interested in studying how individuals and society evaluate novel technologies and manage associated risks. The doctoral project will focus on risk and benefit perceptions, public discourse, and science communication around existing and emerging technologies (e.g., genetic modification, nuclear power, artificial intelligence).

The project will involve analyzing public and media discourse as key components of democratic decision-making, identifying how different audiences mentally represent risks and benefits, and testing which communication fo...