Post-Doc Position Institute Materiality in Art and Culture (50 - 60 %)

About the job

• Coordinate and manage a sub-project in the SNSF research project "Shaping Baukultur: value-based and participatory" (part of NRP 81 Baukultur )
• Research innovative participatory methods (based on the technique of cultural probes) and develop concrete instruments for the sustainable transformation of Baukultur
• Coordinate cooperation within the framework of the research programme, with the practice partners and other stakeholders
• Prepare and publish research results for experts and for the general public and take on organisational and administrative tasks

• PhD in social design, spatial sociology, architectural sociology, human geography or a related field
• Experience with cultural probes and other design research methods, including participatory design, qualitative and ethnographic methods
• Experience in inter- and transdisciplinary project work and a high degree of independence, strong organisational skills, motivation and commitment
• Excellent knowledge of English, German and French

The interviews will take place on December 7, 2026 in Bern

• Curiosity is what we want, oodles of it. Plus, lots of independence and autonomy.
• Responsibility in hugely exciting projects for the future attracting attention beyond the professional world.
• Focus on research that is geared towards practical orientation and the education of committed people rather than mere profit maximisation.
• An operating culture that fosters diversity, artistic openness and the transitions between disciplines, attitudes and traditions.

Petra Kielmann
HR Consultant
P +41 31 848 65 79

HKB , a department of BFH, is home to the whole gamut of disciplines in art and design. We are a truly innovative university of the arts with an inspiring atmosphere all of its own and are very keen on cross-disciplinary teaching and research in music, design and art, conservation and restauration, theatre, literature and in our transdisciplinary Y Institute.