Student Assistants

CAS in Medication Safety University of Bern; Bern; On-site; CHF 34,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Research infrastructure

International network

Collaborative environment

Career support

International reputation

Job summary

University of Bern seeks a Student Assistant (40%, fixed-term until 31 January 2028) in Bern. Responsibilities include teaching and research support, data preparation and analysis, and supporting the Institute of Sociology's social media team. English proficiency is essential; other languages are a plus.

Applicants are bachelor or master students in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences. The position offers a collaborative environment with strong research infrastructure and

Qualifications

• You are a bachelor or master student in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences.
• You have skills in, or strong interest in, data science and working with data; experience with R, Stata or Python is a plus.
• You speak several languages; very good English is essential; other languages are a plus.
• You are organized, can handle multiple tasks, work precisely and reliably.

Responsibilities

• Teaching support, e.g. preparing course materials and organising courses
• Research support, e.g. programming online surveys
• Preparing and analysing data
• Writing short research briefs summarising findings for a broader audience
• Contributing to the social media team of the Institute of Sociology
• Other administrative tasks

Skills

Data science interest

Programming with R/Stata/Python

English proficiency

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor or Master student in Business/ Economics/ Social Sciences

Tools

R

Stata

Python

Job description

Student Assistants 40%, fixed-term until 31 January 2028, Bern

UniBE is interconnected.

With us, you're part of an international community and benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration.

Your tasks

• Teaching support, e.g. preparing course materials and organising courses
• Research support, e.g. programming online surveys
• Preparing and analysing data
• Writing short research briefs that summarise our findings for a broader audience
• Contributing to the social media team of the Institute of Sociology
• Other administrative tasks

Your profile

• You are a bachelor or master student at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences (Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät). Bachelor students are enrolled in the second or third year of their programme; master students still have at least 60 ECTS to complete before the end of their degree.
• You have skills in, or a strong interest in, data science and working with data. Experience with R, Stata or Python is an asset.
• You speak several languages. Very good English is essential, as it is the main working language of our team; further languages are a plus.
• You have a talent for organisation and can keep track of several tasks at the same time.
• You work precisely and reliably and bring a high degree of self-motivation.

Your benefits

• Strong research infrastructure and international network
• Collaborative environment and ambitious team
• Individual career support
• International reputation

Working at the University of Bern not only offers exciting tasks but also an environment that actively promotes development, diversity, and equal opportunities. Discover what makes us stand out as an employer and how you can grow with us.

by 16 November 2026.

Sam Wagenbach ([e-mail]).