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Start Date
September 1, 2026, or earliest convenience.
Employment Relationship
Minimum of 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 focused on transformation and sustainable development. We shape our research agenda through long-standing North-South partnerships, emphasizing transformative science and transdisciplinary approaches. While research is central to our activities, we also maintain a strong record in hands-on implementation, education for sustainable development, and science-policy-society engagement.
Duties
Collaboration in various teams and activities, both research and implementation, includes:
- 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 the elaboration of funding proposals
- Development of tools and methodologies for our educational programmes
- Internal communication and collaboration with national and international project partners
Management support for the Directorate involves:
- 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 work 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; humanities (educational science, history, psychology, linguistics, social anthropology); or law
- Knowledge and/or keen interest in sustainability transformations (e.g., environmental policy, food systems, value chains, international agriculture, inequality, development economics, commons)
- Affinity for data visualization
- Willingness to communicate and collaborate within an international and interdisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills in German and English, both written and spoken; knowledge of a second Swiss national language and/or Spanish is an asset
- Very good knowledge of standard Office programs, online communication tools, basic statistics programs; experience with ArcGIS is a plus
Your Benefits
- Opportunity to engage with academic and non-academic partners
- An inspiring work environment
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Strong research infrastructure and international network
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Application and Contact
Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
Questions about the Position?
Please contact CDE Personaladministration at personalinformation.cde@unibe.ch.
Questions about the Application?
Please contact CDE Personaladministration at personalinformation.cde@unibe.ch.