Working at the University of Bern

An attractive employer

Students, researchers, apprentices as well as administrative and technical staff from Switzerland and abroad work for the University of Bern. We provide the best possible employment and working conditions for personal development and the development of high professional expertise. We are collaborative and respectful of each other and support the goals and the reputation of the University of Bern. We are committed to gender equality and will stop and prevent any form of discrimination. We promote the reconciliation of work and family life so as to enable everyone in academia to continue working there. We provide for well-structured, subject-specific supervision and the targeted promotion of early career researchers.

Our focus

We introduce ourselves

Knowledge creates Value!

The University of Bern positions itself as a university with outstanding research and services, and as an attractive place to study and work. It is globally connected, while also locally rooted. Featuring several buildings in the Länggass district, the University of Bern is not only closely entwined with Bern city life, but also shaped by the Bernese way of life. The University of Bern creates value for society through its achievements and connections – thus its claim: “Knowledge creates value”.

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We move

Looking back at the Bike to Work Challenge 2024

This year’s Bike to Work Challenge came to a close at the end of June, after two intense months of inspiring team spirit and commitment. We are proud to look back at the impressive results achieved by the staff of the University of Bern.

Health promotion

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Leading at Universities

Are you interested in university-focused leadership and management topics and would like to lead effectively, efficiently and sustainably? Do you want to exchange thoughts and ideas with other leaders and further your leadership skills? Do you want to have dedicated employees and achieve ambitious goals with them? The CAS Academic Leadership – Leading at Universities offers you the opportunity to share and exchange ideas with interesting and inspiring personalities.

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Excellence is multifaceted

What does excellence really mean? This page focuses on that very question, portraying fifty successful employees of the University of Bern. Those portrayed talk about their career paths and their work, about obstacles and lucky breaks encountered in the course of their respective careers. They also tell us what matters to them in academia. Their stories highlight how differently career paths develop – and how multifaceted excellence is. They also show that "excellent" scientific work is not as easy to measure or assess as one might think.

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Leading the Way

What we stand for

Equal opportunities and sustainability

At the University of Bern, young generations of academics are carefully introduced to the demanding tasks that society holds for them.
They will soon be shaping our future in a meaningful way. That is why our university fosters a culture of respect for societal change and for managing our planet’s limited resources. These skills and principles are lived by and interiorized at the University of Bern.

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Young researchers

Sustainable promotion of early career researchers

We offer appropriate employment conditions and comprehensive support to young academics so that they can develop their full potential at doctorate and post-doctorate level and produce work and research accordingly. This targeted promotion of early career researchers is very important to us.

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International

Foreign employees

Are you new to the University of Bern or are you currently in the middle of an application or appointment procedure? Do you want to know what awaits you when you move to Switzerland and what you need to do?

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Self-Image

Central location - That is Bern

The University of Bern is closely associated with the Swiss capital city of Bern. Located on the bend of the River Aare, the city is the country's political center and a popular tourist destination. Academic excellence has earned Bern an international reputation. A large variety of education, sport and cultural opportunities as well as high living and environmental standards make Bern an attractive place for undergraduates, researchers and doctoral students.

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