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Start Date

01.09.2026 or earliest convenience

Employment Relationship

minimum 6 months, preferably 1 year

Institution / Workplace

Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

About us

As the University's competence hub for sustainability transformations, the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) fosters interdisciplinary research, implementation and teaching concerned with transformation and sustainable development. We shape our research agenda in long-standing North-South partnerships, our emphasis being on transformative science and transdisciplinary approaches. Research is at the core of our activities. However, we also have a strong record of both, hands-on implementation, education for sustainable development as well as science-policy-society engagement.

Duties

Collaboration in various teams and activities, both research and implementation

• Desk research and information procurement
• Bibliography management
• Programming of surveys and preliminary data analysis
• Assistance in qualitative data analysis
• Assistance in concept development
• Assistance in elaboration of funding proposals
• Assistance in developing tools and methodologies for our educational programmes
• Internal communication and collaboration with national and international project partners

Management support for the Directorate

• Coordination and documentation of various thematic and structural domains
• Administrative and management tasks (e.g. controlling, coordination, planning, reporting)
• Support for event planning (e.g. preparation of networking events, policy dialogue, etc.)
• Support with communication tasks, including online and social media
• Organizing meetings and taking qualified minutes

The advertised positions will be working across a range of CDE projects, both in Switzerland and abroad.

Requirements

• BSc or currently studying for a MSc in social sciences (economics, sociology, geography, political science, development studies, sustainable development); environmental sciences or humanities (educational science, history, psychology, linguistics, social anthropology) or in law;
• Knowledge and/or great interest in the fields of sustainability transformations (a.o. environmental policy, food systems, value chains, international agriculture, inequality, development economics, commons);
• Affinity with data visualization;
• Willingness to communicate and collaborate within an international and interdisciplinary team;
• Excellent communication skills in German and English, both in writing and direct communication; a second Swiss national language and/or Spanish are assets;
• Very good knowledge of the usual Office programs, online communication tools, basic statistics programmes. Experience with ArcGIS is an advantage.

Your Benefits

Perspective to engage with academic and non-academic partners

Inspiring work environment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Strong research infrastructure and international network

Working at the University of Bern

The University of Bern not only offers exciting tasks but also an environment that actively promotes development, diversity, and equal opportunities. Discover what makes us stand out as an employer and how you can grow with us.

Application and Contact

• Apply by: 3 May 2026
• Application documents: Please send your application documents as a single PDF to personaladministration.cde@unibe.ch (letter of motivation, CV with academic/professional certificates, three reference contacts)
• Interviews: The interviews will take place on 9 and 16 of June 2026, in the afternoon

CDE values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates who meet the stated criteria.

Questions about the position?

CDE Personaladministration personaladministration.cde@unibe.ch

Questions about the application?

CDE Personaladministration personaladministration.cde@unibe.ch