The University of Bern in Switzerland invites applications for vacant (27) PhD Positions

The University of Bern in Switzerland invites application for vacant PhD Position, offering a broad choice of courses and programs in eight faculties.

PhD Student in Polar Dynamical MeteorologyInstitute of Geography100%BernTemporary

PhD Research Position in Energy Economics/Public EconomicsKompetenzzentrum für Public Management10%BernTemporary

PhD studentInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine100%BernTemporary

PhD Student in using AI for (qualitative) researchInstitute for Medical Education100%BernTemporary

PhD Position in Drug DeliveryFaculty of Science100%BernTemporary

PhD Position in Statistics with a focus on Statistical Machine Learning for Self-Driving MicroscopyInstitute of Cell Biology100%BernTemporary

PhD Position in Economic Geography, starting in July 2026Institute of Geography100%BernBefristet

PhD StudentDepartment for BioMedical Research (DBMR)100%BernTemporary

PhD StudentInstitute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology100%BernTemporary

3 PhD PositionsInstitute of English Languages and Literatures100%BernTemporary

PhD Student in Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines and Tumor ImmunologyDepartment of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN)100%BernTemporary

PhD Position – Machine Learning in Ocular BiomechanicsARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research100%BernBefristet

Postdoctoral position in Drug DeliveryDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences80 – 100%BernTemporary

Postdoctoral Position in Philosophy, University of BernInstitute of Philosophy100%BernTemporary

Postdoc in computational social scienceInstitute of Sociology80%BernTemporary

Call for Application Lecturer in Slavic LinguisticsInstitute of Slavic Languages and Literatures70%BernPermanent employment

Professor in Planetary SciencesPhysics Institute100%BernFestanstellung

2 Post-Doctoral Positions in Monetary EconomicsInstitute of Economics100%BernPermanent employment

Dissertation (Dr. med. vet.)Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health, Veterinary Physiology100%BernBefristet

Genetically Modified Animals ManagerExperimental Animal Center (EAC)80 – 100%BernTemporary

Doktorandin / Doktorand Neurowissenschaften in Suizidforschung (w/m/d)Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie (PP)100%BernBefristet

Postdoctoral Position in Neural Data ScienceARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research80 – 100%BernBefristet

Postdoc position: “Earth system model development”Physics Institute80 – 100%BernBefristet

Light Microscopy SpecialistMicroscopy Imaging Center (MIC)80%BernBefristet

1 Postdoctoral Research Position, 1 Postdoctoral Research and Teaching PositionInstitute of English Languages and Literatures100%BernTemporary

Senior Scientist/Coordinator for high throughput sequencing core facilityNext Generation Sequencing Platform60 – 80%BernTemporary

CHEOPS Data AnalystPhysics Institute80 – 100%BernTemporary