The KPM Center for Public Management at the University of Bern is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow as of 1. Januar 2026 or by arrangement.
The contract duration is 48 months.
For our research program "strategy work & organizational change in pluralistic settings, public organizations respectively", the research team Public Management and Organization at University of Bern's KPM Center for Public Management seeks to recruit a colleague for the following 48-month max. position, starting January 1, 2026.
Tasks
- To actively participate in the research program and also manage your own research project.
- To develop and contribute to joint publications.
- To develop and submit competitive grant proposals which, if accepted, will allow you to extend your employment.
- To co-supervise doctoral and master's students.
- Additionally, you will teach in our Public Management and Policy Master-Program and support the academic activities of our team.
Requirements
- You hold a PhD in public management, public administration, organizational sociology or in another subject pertinent to the public sector.
- You have a solid command of organizational theories and an evidenced experience in the use of qualitative research methods.
- In addition, you have already presented at international conferences as part of your doctoral studies and ideally, you have also published in international journals.
- Excellent German and English skills are a prerequisite.
- Familiarity with the Swiss polito-administrative system is an advantage.
We offer
- Collegial mentoring
- International network
- Interdisciplinary team in a dynamic institute
- Attractive workplace in close proximity to Bern main station
Please send your application
Please feel free to contact Prof. Claus Jacobs, Ph.D., for any queries you may have.
electronically
– consisting of cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, certificates, names of two referees and a work sample (ideally a published paper or a paper under review) - in ONE single PDF document
to Prof. Claus Jacobs, Ph.D., E-Mail: claus.jacobs@unibe.ch.Please feel free to contact Prof. Claus Jacobs, Ph.D., for any queries you may have.
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