Doctoral Candidate in Social Entrepreneurship

About the job

At the Department of Business , we train the digital changemakers of the future for business and society through practice-oriented courses. We are passionate about topics such as New Work, Digital Business, or Public Sector Transformation.

Doctoral Candidate in Social Entrepreneurship

What you will do here

• Contribute to an international SNSF research project on Disability Entrepreneurship in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.
• Plan and conduct ethnographic field research with entrepreneurs with disabilities.
• Collect and analyse qualitative data from observations, interviews, mobile methods, and photo diaries.
• Develop an independent dissertation project and contribute to academic publications.
• Present and communicate research findings at conferences as well as to practitioners and policymakers.

What you ideally bring

• Excellent Master’s degree in Management, Entrepreneurship, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Disability Studies, or a related field.
• Solid knowledge of qualitative research methods; ethnographic experience is an advantage.
• Strong interest in entrepreneurship, inclusion, and social inequality.
• High sensitivity to inclusive, ethically responsible, and reflexive research.
• Very good English skills as well as strong abilities in academic writing, self-organisation, and international teamwork.

Some of our advantages upfront

Doing something meaningful, an engaging environment, and a plan for the future. An engagement at the Bern University of Applied Sciences makes sense. We conduct practice-oriented research and develop useful solutions for business, culture, and people in Bern, Switzerland, and worldwide. This is not only incredibly interesting but also enjoyable, and we learn a lot ourselves in the process. Everyone studying or continuing their education part-time here benefits from this cutting-edge knowledge. We have big plans for the future. We combine our strengths to make a meaningful contribution to a sustainable, digitally literate, and health-conscious society. This creates great prospects for your future work with us.

I will guide you through the
application process

Cédric Schmid
HR Consultant
T +41 31 848 67 69

For professional questions

Pascal Dey
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organisation Studies
T +41 31 848 41 11

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