Within the framework of the research project «Switzerland: A Technological Pastoral», which is focusing on the deep transformation of the Swiss territory throughout the 19th and 20th century and its aesthetic consequences, and is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation Council SNF, the Institute gta (Prof. Dr. Laurent Stalder) and the Institute LUS (Assoc. Prof. Milica Topalovic) are offering four positions for doctoral students. The project as a whole is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation Council (SNSF).