Job Description

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 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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