Postdoctoral researcher in the Bit Philology project

University of Bern; Bern; Hybrid; CHF 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

SNSF salary framework

Job summary

The University of Bern's Digital Humanities unit invites applications for a PhD researcher to develop their research line and participate in project activities.

You will work with archives, clarify rights issues, communicate with archivists and authors, and study the writing processes of authors across media. Starting March 2027 with flexibility, you will publish and present your work locally and internationally and contribute to scholarly events.

Qualifications

• PhD in textual scholarship in hand or related fields.
• Experience with archives and primary source materials.
• Interest in Swiss French and/or Italian literature; born-digital records; computational literary studies.

Responsibilities

• Develop your research line and participate in project activities.
• Engage with archives, clarify rights issues and communicate with authors/rights holders.
• Study writing processes of authors across media and analyze archival materials.
• Publish and present work locally and internationally; help organise scholarly events.

Skills

Archives experience

English & French proficiency

Independent & collaborative work

Education

PhD in textual scholarship or related fields

Job description

UniBE is ambitious.
With us, you deliver top performance and test your skills against the best.

Your tasks and what we offer

Develop your research line and participate in project activities. This includes

• working in archives;
• clarifying rights and potential ethical issues;
• communicating with archivists and authors/rights holders;
• working with legacy hardware and software, using digital forensics methods;
• studying the writing process of authors across different media;
• studying archival materials such as unpublished texts and drafts of publications;
• publishing and presenting your work locally and internationally;
• contributing to the organisation of scholarly events;
• collaborating with the rest of the team.

Participation in teaching is optional. The starting date is March 2027, with flexibility for a later start.

What we offer

• A dynamic and collaborative research environment at the Digital Humanities unit.
• Work-life balance through flexible work schedules.
• Training opportunities in all areas of the project and related fields.
• Salary according to SNSF regulations.

Candidate profile

PhD in textual scholarship (philology, textual criticism, scholarly editing, genetic criticism) or literary studies or digital humanities.

• Prior experience in working with archives.
• Prior experience or strong interest in contemporary Swiss French and/or Italian literature; born-digital archival records; computational literary studies.
• Strong motivation to work independently as well as with others within a diverse, interdisciplinary environment.
• Working proficiency in English and French; Italian is a plus.
• Self-discipline and creative thinking.