PhD Candidate and Assistant in Business Administration (Field of Operations Research) 100%

The University of Bern is among the 150 best universities worldwide. The Chair of Quantitative Methods in Business Administration represents the areas of Operations Research, Analytics, and Operations Management in research and teaching at the Department of Business Administration.

Starting February 1, 2026, or by arrangement, we are filling a doctoral and assistant position. The research goal is the development of operations research methods for application in project management.

• Innovative research in the business administration field of Operations Research with the goal of completing a dissertation
• Participation in teaching activities at the bachelor and master levels
• Supervision of theses

• Degree completed with very good success (university or ETH/TU) in economics, computer science, or mathematics with a focus on Operations Research
• Enjoyment of analytical thinking, scientific work, and academic teaching
• German language skills at level C2 and very good English skills
• Advantageous: knowledge of a programming language (e.g., Python) as well as optimization software (e.g., Gurobi or CPLEX)

• Opportunity to pursue a doctorate (PhD) in an attractive research environment
• Application-oriented academic training as preparation for quantitative-analytical tasks in university or non-university sectors (analytics, consulting, finance, etc.)
• Opportunity to present research results at international conferences and in leading scientific journals
• Young, dynamic team with workplace in the center of Bern
• Attractive employment according to the conditions of the Canton of Bern

Please send your application documents electronically to: Prof. Dr. Norbert Trautmann, norbert.trautmann@unibe.ch