Professorship in Constitutional and Administrative Law (open rank) 80-100%
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:08 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Starting August 1, 2027, the University of Bern is hiring for a professorship in public and administrative law. This role offers an exciting opportunity in a vibrant work environment.
Tasks
- The role requires a completed habilitation or equivalent qualification.
- Candidates should possess a law degree and relevant practical experience.
- Experience in public law with specializations in related fields is essential.
Skills
- Teaching experience and willingness to engage in center management.
- Candidates must demonstrate excellent research in public law.
- Ability to secure third-party funding is highly valued.
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As of August 1, 2027, a professorship in Constitutional and Administrative Law is to be filled at the Competence Center for Public Management (KPM) as well as at the Institute for Public Law of the Faculty of Law at the University of Bern.
Required are a completed habilitation or a well-advanced habilitation project or an equivalent scientific qualification, a lawyer's license or a comparable proof of achievement with practical experience, further excellent scientific achievements in constitutional and administrative law with specializations, for example, in administrative organizational law, in the area of digitalization, or in public finance and economic law, teaching experience, as well as the willingness to participate in the management of the interdisciplinary Competence Center for Public Management and to contribute to the acquisition of third-party funding.
Depending on the qualification of the person to be appointed, the professorship will be filled as a full professorship, associate professorship, or assistant professorship with tenure track.
For further information, you can contact the chairman of the appointment committee, Prof. Dr. Florian Eichel (florian.eichel@unibe.ch).
Applications with curriculum vitae, list of publications and lectures, information about previous teaching activities, teaching evaluations, and a list of acquired third-party funds must be submitted electronically by February 18, 2026 to Ms. Andrea Rosser, Institute for Public Law ( andrea.rosser@unibe.ch ). Trial lectures and interviews are scheduled for March 23, 2026.
