Full-time PhD Researcher
Full-time PhD Researcher
- Art der Anstellung: Vollzeit
- 83.500 CHF – 118.500 CHF (von XING geschätzt)
- Vor Ort
- Zu den Ersten gehören
Full-time PhD Researcher
Über diesen Job
100%
The Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies at the University of Bern invites applications for a PhD candidate for the four-year research project "Cultures of Speculation,” starting from January 2026.
Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and led by Professor Stefan Leins, the project investigates how economic activities are increasingly oriented toward uncertain futures and how this shift has given rise to new cultures of speculation. It focuses on three key domains that have gained importance in the wake of the financial crisis: new popular investing, flexible work, and infrastructural planning. Using ethnographic methods, the project explores the lifeworlds, strategies, narratives, and moral perceptions of individuals and groups engaged in these fields.
Required qualifications
• MA degree in Social Anthropology or neighbouring discipline
• Experience with qualitative methods and ethnographic fieldwork
• Excellent organizational and communication abilities
• Enthusiasm for collaborative work
• Experience with qualitative methods and ethnographic fieldwork
• Excellent organizational and communication abilities
• Enthusiasm for collaborative work
What we offer
• A fully funded PhD position for four years
• Work within a dynamic and interdisciplinary research environment at the University of Bern
• Flexible working conditions and the opportunity to pursue individual academic interests
The position is based at the University of Bern. The salary follows SNSF regulations (approximately CHF 50,000 per annum). Additional funding will be available for fieldwork and conference participation.
• Work within a dynamic and interdisciplinary research environment at the University of Bern
• Flexible working conditions and the opportunity to pursue individual academic interests
The position is based at the University of Bern. The salary follows SNSF regulations (approximately CHF 50,000 per annum). Additional funding will be available for fieldwork and conference participation.
The University of Bern is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, collegial, and family-friendly work environment. Applications from women, nonbinary persons, persons of color, first-generation students, and scholars with disabilities are strongly encouraged.
Application
Please send your application including a cover letter, CV, degree transcripts (or transcript of records) as a single PDF email attachment to Professor Stefan Leins: stefan.leins@unibe.ch.
Deadline: 14 November 2025
Deadline: 14 November 2025
Gehalts-Prognose
Bewertung von Mitarbeitenden
Gesamtbewertung
Basierend auf 77 BewertungenVorteile für Mitarbeitende
Flexible Arbeitszeiten
Home-Office
Kantine
Restaurant-Tickets
Kinderbetreuung
Betriebliche Altersvorsorge
Barrierefreiheit
Gesundheitsmaßnahmen
Betriebsarzt
Training
Parkplatz
Günstige Anbindung
Vorteile für Mitarbeitende
Firmenwagen
Smartphone
Gewinnbeteiligung
Veranstaltungen
Privat das Internet nutzen
Hunde willkommen
Unternehmenskultur
Unternehmenskultur
77 Mitarbeitende haben abgestimmt: Sie bewerten die Unternehmenskultur bei Universität Bern als eher modern. Dies stimmt ungefähr mit dem Branchen-Durchschnitt überein.