Postdoctoral Researcher, Bit Philology & Digital Archives

CAS in Medication Safety University of Bern; Bern; On-site; CHF 72,000 - 108,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative environment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Team-oriented work

Future-oriented career prospects

Job summary

The University of Bern invites applications for a Postdoctoral researcher in the Bit Philology project (80%), fixed-term, based in the Digital Humanities unit in Bern. Start date 01.03.2027 or by arrangement; deadline 30 November 2026.

Responsibilities include archival work, rights and ethics, and dissemination of results both locally and internationally. The role requires a PhD in textual scholarship or related field, experience with archives, and strong reading knowledge of English and French;

Qualifications

• PhD in textual scholarship (philology, textual criticism, scholarly editing, genetic criticism) or related field.
• Experience with archives and born-digital archival records.
• Interest in contemporary Swiss French and/or Italian literature and digital humanities.

Responsibilities

• Work in archives and with legacy hardware/software using digital forensics methods.
• Clarify rights and ethical issues; communicate with archivists and rights holders.
• Study authors' writing processes across media and unpublished materials.
• Publish and present work locally and internationally; contribute to scholarly events.
• Collaborate with the team in an interdisciplinary environment.

Skills

Experience with archives

English (proficient)

French (proficient)

Italian (plus)

Independent and collaborative work

Interdisciplinary mindset

Education

PhD in textual scholarship or related

Job description

The University of Bern invites applications for a Postdoctoral researcher in the Bit Philology project (80%), fixed-term, based in the Digital Humanities unit in Bern. Start date 01.03.2027 or by arrangement; deadline 30 November 2026.

Responsibilities include archival work, rights and ethics, and dissemination of results both locally and internationally. The role requires a PhD in textual scholarship or related field, experience with archives, and strong reading knowledge of English and French;