Specialist SNF and Innosuisse Pre-Grant for the Grants Hub BFH (70%)

Bern

Key information

Publication date:25 September 2025
Workload:70%
Place of work:Bern

Job summary

Join the Grants Hub BFH, a dynamic network supporting researchers. Enjoy a collaborative environment with great opportunities for creativity.

Tasks

Advise researchers on funding applications with SNF/Innosuisse.
Develop training materials for researchers and department leaders.
Represent BFH with funding organizations and provide strategic insights.

Skills

Completed higher education, preferably with a PhD or research management experience.
Knowledge of the Swiss funding landscape, especially SNF and Innosuisse.
Excellent analytical skills and structured, independent work approach.

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What you will do here

The Grants Hub BFH is a network of experts at the departments and central contact points of BFH, which supports researchers in acquiring and managing third-party funded projects.

Advise researchers on funding applications at SNF/Innosuisse (suitability of the funding instrument, review of applications, clarifications with the funding organization)
Develop training and advisory materials for researchers and research managers of the BFH departments, power user of the Research Information System of BFH
Collaborate with actors of the Grants Hub BFH (controlling/specialist units) in preparing information, developing BFH-wide procedures
Represent BFH at the two funding organizations
Develop strategic recommendations for BFH on dealing with developments in funding instruments

What you ideally bring

Completed university degree, preferably with a doctorate or experience in research management
Knowledge of the Swiss funding landscape, especially SNF and Innosuisse
Service awareness, solution-oriented communication, and good presentation skills
Very good analytical skills as well as a structured, independent working style even under time pressure
Very good German and English skills; French skills are an advantage

Some of our advantages in advance

Great freedom in designing your work and plenty of room for your ideas, creativity, and decisiveness.
Responsibility in exciting future projects that attract attention beyond the boundaries of the professional world.
Workplace in a top location with very good accessibility.
A "colorful bunch" of cheerful people with very different biographies, views, and experiences awaits you.
Uncomplicated exchange even beyond departmental boundaries.

I will guide you through the
application process

Claudine Herb
HR Consultant
T +41 31 848 30 76

The Vice Rectorates for Teaching and Research

Practice-oriented teaching and application-oriented research are the core areas of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. The Vice Rectorates for Teaching and Research work on cross-departmental topics, strengthen the connection between research and teaching, and are responsible for the strategic orientation of BFH's innovative strength.