Senior Research Fellow: Visual & Digital Culture, Museums

University of Basel; Basel; On-site; CHF 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Cultural Studies and European Ethnology at the University of Basel invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow (60%), beginning in spring semester 2027. The role focuses on visual, material, media, and digital culture, museums, and memory studies, with the aim of completing habilitation.

Responsibilities include expanding collaborative networks with museums and cultural heritage organizations, teaching two hours per week, supervising theses, and active participation in

Qualifications

• Doctorate in European Ethnology/Empirical Cultural Studies, or Social and Cultural Anthropology.
• Research focus on visual, material, media, and digital culture, museums, and memory studies.
• Experience in empirical qualitative research within a European context.
• Experience collaborating with museums, heritage organizations, collections, civil society or arts.
• Experience teaching at university level.
• Excellent command of German and English; Italian is a plus.
• Independent, structured, and team‑oriented working style.
• Preferred: museum/curatorial exposure and collections management; multimedia teaching/exhibition work.

Responsibilities

• Research on visual, material, media, and digital culture, museums, and memory studies with habilitation in mind.
• Expand networks with museums, cultural heritage bodies, and collections (e.g., EKWS) as well as civil society and artists.
• Teach (2 hours per week) and supervise bachelor’s and master’s theses.
• Contribute to committee work and self-administration.

Skills

German language

English language

Team collaboration

Multidisciplinary work

Education

PhD in European Ethnology/Empirical Cultural Studies or Social and Cultural Anthropology

Tools

Video editing tools

Audio editing tools

Job description

The Department of Cultural Studies and European Ethnology at the University of Basel invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow (60%), beginning in spring semester 2027. The role focuses on visual, material, media, and digital culture, museums, and memory studies, with the aim of completing habilitation.

Responsibilities include expanding collaborative networks with museums and cultural heritage organizations, teaching two hours per week, supervising theses, and active participation in