Professor* Head of Nursing Research (80%)

Bern

Key information

Publication date:09 December 2025
Workload:80%
Place of work:Bern

Job summary

Join the Department of Health as a Professor in Nursing Research! This role offers a dynamic environment for innovative nursing development.

Tasks

Lead and manage the Nursing Research Department strategically.
Advance nursing research through project acquisition and leadership.
Support talent development and coaching for research group leaders.

Skills

PhD in Nursing or Health Sciences with successful research experience.
Participative leadership and management style is essential.
Strong networking skills for interdisciplinary collaboration are needed.

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What you will do here

Strategic and operational management of the nursing research department as well as representation of nursing research in the faculty management committee
Innovatively further develop nursing through acquisition and management of research and third-party funded projects
Advance nursing research - together with the leaders of the five research groups - by coaching the leaders and promoting talents and mixed profiles
Expand and maintain the national and international network as well as represent in disciplinary and interprofessional contexts
Teaching at the master’s level including supervision of master’s students and knowledge transfer, e.g. into continuing education

What you ideally bring with you

University degree in nursing or health sciences with a doctorate; habilitation desired
Several years of experience in nursing research, including successful third-party funding acquisition and project management as well as experience in university teaching
Participative leadership and management style, interest in further developing nursing research and the leadership level as well as team members
Experience in interprofessional collaboration and anticipation of future trends
A network that is brought into contact maintenance and targeted networking

The title Professor* can be used if the requirements according to the BFH personnel regulations are met.

Some of our advantages in advance

Curiosity and sometimes even radical lateral thinking are required when looking for solutions.
Responsibility in exciting future projects that attract attention beyond the boundaries of the professional world.
A "colorful bunch" of cheerful people with very different biographies, views, and experiences awaits you.
National and international networking as well as contacts with politics, administration, business, and society.
The right place for experienced professionals who want to research, teach, and really accelerate again in a non-sales-oriented environment.

I will guide you through the
application process

Claudia Stucki
HR Consultant
T +41 31 848 31 59

The Department of Health

Our passion in the Department of Health is health care for people of all ages. For this purpose, we train qualified professionals in the professions of nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, and nutrition & dietetics according to the latest state of research. For appropriate health care and effective treatments, we conduct applied and practice-oriented research.