Job Description

Limited until 3 years
Zollikofen
Start 01.01.2026 or by arrangement
Homeoffice possible
To start with, here are some of our strong points


An incredible variety of themes enriching and adding spice to this important control and support function. International teaching staff that combines tradition with innovation and excellence with experiment and thus gives students individual guidance towards their own careers. Great freedom in work organisation with lots of leeway for your ideas, your creativity and decisiveness. When looking for solutions, it helps to be curious and to think truly outside the box. Responsibility in hugely exciting projects for the future attracting attention beyond the professional world.

What you'll be doing here

Strengthen the Institute's and HAFL's visibility and reputation in international agricultural, forest, food sciences, and resource management research and education Create and disseminate internal and external communications to promote the work of the Institute and its staff, students and partners Collaborate with internal and external colleagues and partners to ensure effective communication Organise the Institute's Annual Event and other communication and knowledge management practices Write and publish website news stories and project/staff profiles, as well as working paper series, newsletters, press releases, social media posts, audiovisual materials, etc.

What you'll bring with you

Relevant bachelor's or master's degree, preferably in communication/marketing or agricultural/forest/food or life sciences or international development Minimum 3-5 years working in corporate or university communications, marketing, science communications, or other relevant fields, including event organisation Writing, networking, communication and organisational skills, ideally in the relevant thematic areas (agricultural/forest/food and life sciences) Independent yet team-oriented work approach; intercultural and interdisciplinary skills and interests; expertise and/or interest in international cooperation and development English native speaker, with good knowledge of German and ideally also French

I'll be your guide through the application procedure


Cornelia Caputi

HR Consultant

P +41 31 910 21 82

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For job-specific queries


Dr. Zenebe Uraguchi

Prof. of Development Economics

P +41 31 848 65 34

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