Administrative Employee (40%)

Administrative Employee (40%)

The Department of Social Sciences at the University of Basel is looking for an Administrative Employee at the Gender Studies division starting 1 October 2025 or by arrangement.

Your tasks

You will manage the Gender Studies office and be responsible for the administration of the subject in research and teaching. This includes, in particular, internal and external communication within the subject, administrative organization of the subject including personnel coordination, internal handling of IT interfaces, as well as accounting for the subject's finances and associated research projects.

Your profile

You are very well organized, work independently and proactively. You also communicate reliably and proactively, have networking skills, are resilient in complex situations, and have creative solutions ready.
You have a commercial or comparable education, write and speak fluent German and English. Experience in a coordinating or assistant position as well as knowledge in science management and/or coordination of research, especially university structures and processes, is desired.
You work reliably, efficiently, and are confident in using common office programs, modern social media channels, and content management programs. Since the administrative workload is closely tied to the university semester cycle, you enjoy working with independent work and time management.

We offer you

An interesting and varied position in a motivated team. You can expect a diverse range of activities in a university work environment in the city center of Basel with modern working conditions and social benefits.
You benefit at the University of Basel from discounts for catering, sports, and mobility as well as family service offers.
As part of the administration in the Department of Social Sciences and the Gender Studies division, you are embedded in a team of around 20 people who meet regularly, maintain informal exchanges, and support each other in everyday work.
The position is initially limited to 6 months due to a sick leave replacement, possibly with the option of extension and increase of the workload (to 60%).

Application / Contact

We look forward to receiving your complete application via the University of Basel's online application portal. The application deadline is 25 September 2025.
For questions, please contact the management of the Department of Social Sciences rene.lustenberger@unibas.ch / Tel. 061 207 01 90
heidi.teal@unibas.ch / Tel. 061 207 13 86


Information about the Gender Studies division can be found at:
https://genderstudies.philhist.unibas.ch/de/ ')

Information about the Department of Social Sciences can be accessed at:
https://dgw.philhist.unibas.ch/de/ ')



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