Job Description

As of 1 April 2026 (or by agreement), the Department of Sport Sociology & Sport Management at the Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) at the University of Bern is seeking a PhD student.

Introduction

You will be part of the Department of Sport Sociology & Sport Management and implement a third-party funded project on "Digital Technology Acceptance, Resistance and Continuance in Sport Consumption (DiTARSC)". The project and PhD supervision will be led by Dr. Pascal Stegmann and Prof. Dr. Siegfried Nagel. Within the scope of the project, you will focus in particular on the question of the extent to which sports consumers adopt technologies and the extent to which they resist adopting them. The pursuit of a PhD is expected as part of the project.


Your Tasks:
Planning and implementation of the PhD project as part of the third-party funded project on acceptance, resistance and long-term technology use among sports consumers Coordination, implementation and analysis of sub-studies in the context of the PhD project Presentation of research results at colloquia, conferences and in exchange with partners from sport management practice Writing and publication of scientific journal articles

Your profile:


Very good university degree (Master) in one of the following subjects: Sport Science, Sport Management, Social/Economic Sciences, Information Systems Research Keen interest and in-depth knowledge in the field of sport management research Good knowledge of empirical (particularly quantitative) research methods Very good English skills Open-minded and committed personality with an independent and quality-conscious approach to work


Other beneficial skills:

Basic German skills

We offer:


Opportunity to pursue a PhD in a relevant societal field with very good supervision and participation in the ISPW PhD programme "Problem-oriented Sport Science Participation in national and international research colloquia and conferences Opportunity to gain teaching experience (e.g., supervision of theses, participation in courses) Access to a wide range of benefits offered by the University of Bern (e.g., free participation in the entire university sports programme, comprehensive continuing education programme) The position is limited to 3 years (with the possibility of a 1-year extension) Remuneration per SNSF guidelines

Are you interested?


We look forward to receiving your application with the following documents (in a single PDF file): (1) letter of motivation, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) complete academic transcripts (e.g. bachelor's and master's degrees), (4) brief (max. page) description of your research interests in the field.



The application deadline is

13 January 2026

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Please send your application to Prof. Dr. Siegfried Nagel (siegfried.nagel@unibe.ch). If you have any questions about the position, please get in touch with Dr. Pascal Stegmann (pascal.stegmann@unibe.ch).
Information about the ISPW can be found here, details about our department are available here, and information about the project is available here.





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