Senior Research Fellow: Visual & Museum Culture

Opportunita; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Habilitation support

60% workload

Academic environment Basel

Job summary

The University of Basel invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow (60%) in Cultural Studies and European Ethnology starting spring 2027. The position is fixed-term for two years with potential extension and focuses on visual, material, media, and digital culture, memory studies, and habilitation work.

The successful candidate will collaborate with museums and cultural institutions, teach two hours weekly, supervise theses, and contribute to departmental research and administration in

Qualifications

• PhD in European Ethnology or related field with strong qualitative methods.
• Experience in empirical-qualitative research; museums/cultural heritage collaboration ideal.
• Fluent German and English; Italian a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research on visual, material, media, and digital culture, museums, and memory studies.
• Expand networks with museums and civil society; contribute to habilitation completion.
• Teach ~2 hours per week and supervise bachelor and master theses.
• Contribute to committee work and self-administration.

Skills

Empirical-qualitative research

German & English proficiency

Education

PhD in European Ethnology / Empirical Cultural Studies

Tools

Multimedia software

Job description

The University of Basel invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow (60%) in Cultural Studies and European Ethnology starting spring 2027. The position is fixed-term for two years with potential extension and focuses on visual, material, media, and digital culture, memory studies, and habilitation work.

The successful candidate will collaborate with museums and cultural institutions, teach two hours weekly, supervise theses, and contribute to departmental research and administration in