Sustainability Specialist, Medical Faculty

About the job

Sustainability Specialist, Medical Faculty

Start of work

1 November 2026 or by arrangement

Employment relationship

Fixed-term until 1 October 2030

Institute / Workplace

Dean's Office of the Medical Faculty

About us

The Dean's Office of the Medical Faculty is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern.

The Dean's Office Administration for Teaching and Research department ensures the operation of the Dean's Office around the core processes of teaching and research as well as operational areas such as finance. In future, the area of sustainability will also be located within the Dean's Office Administration team. We are looking for a person for the position of Sustainability Specialist with a focus on project initiation and implementation from the beginning of November 2026 or by arrangement. The position is initially limited to four years (faculty requirement).

Your tasks as a Sustainability Specialist

Tasks in the area of sustainability:

• Design, implementation and monitoring of activities in the area of climate and sustainability within the Medical Faculty, including the teaching area
• Monitoring and support of measures in the subject area
• Initiating project ideas, implementation and evaluation of projects (including further development of teaching)
• Leading and/or supporting, reporting and presenting projects and activities in the subject area
• Coordination work in the Commission for Sustainability and Planetary Health
• Coordination of the implementation of the faculty's climate roadmap
• Organisation as well as preparation and follow-up of project meetings and meetings including minute-taking
• Contact person inside and outside the faculty
• Coordination of thematic exchange
• Administrative and operational tasks in the area of sustainability

Your profile

• University of Applied Sciences degree (Bachelor and/or Master level) in the field of sustainability or comparable education, corresponding professional experience is not necessarily required
• Confident German, very good knowledge of English, French skills an advantage
• Proficient in common IT applications
• Quick comprehension, independent working style, ability to work in a team, high reliability, ability to prioritise between different tasks
• Enjoyment in communicating with partners from different disciplines, independent writing of texts and reports on sustainability, supervising and leading project groups, taking on project responsibility including reporting and presentation

Your benefits

Salary and social benefits according to cantonal guidelines

Team-oriented work

Central location in the heart of Bern

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Working at UniBE

The University of Bern offers not only exciting tasks but also an environment that actively promotes development, diversity and equal opportunities. Discover what distinguishes us as an employer and how you can progress with us.

Application and contact

We look forward to receiving your complete online application by 10 September 2026 exclusively via the online application portal.

Email/post applications cannot be considered.

Questions about the position?

Marcel Wullschleger
marcel.wullschleger@unibe.ch
031 684 00 57

Questions about the application?

Marcel Wullschleger
marcel.wullschleger@unibe.ch
031 684 00 57