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PhD Program - German
- 10 May 2026
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- Arburg
Job summary
Join the CUSO PhD Program in German Literature! Experience a supportive and collaborative environment.
Tasks
- Engage in structured doctoral training across Germanistics.
- Participate in modules on linguistics and literature studies.
- Contribute to interdisciplinary workshops and discussions.
Skills
- Candidates should have a relevant master's degree.
- Strong research and analytical skills are essential.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities are required.
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About the job
PhD Program - German
CategoryPositionWith its structured doctoral programmes, the CUSO (Conférence des Universités de Suisse occidentale - Conference of Western Swiss Universities) aims to consolidate the supervision and further training of doctoral candidates at its universities and to create optimal conditions for networking among doctoral students. The doctoral programme in German language and literature studies implements this structural strengthening taking into account the institutional and disciplinary-historical particularities of German studies. According to the three subfields of German studies, the structure of the doctoral programme is divided into three submodules: A. Linguistics, B. Modern German-language Literature Studies and C. Older German Literature or Germanic Medieval Studies. A fourth module D includes interdisciplinary offerings, for example on methodological issues or on career perspectives for graduated Germanists. The activities are planned and organised in collaboration with the doctoral candidates.
The content responsibility lies with a committee consisting of representatives of the three Germanistic subfields. The members of the committee are (as of March 2022): Prof. Dr Cornelia Herberichs (Fribourg, Medieval Studies), Prof. Dr Melanie Rohner (Bern, Modern German Literature), Prof. Dr Regula Schmidlin (Fribourg, Linguistics), Prof. Dr Peter Schnyder (Neuchâtel, Modern German Literature), Prof. Dr Juliane Schröter (Geneva, Linguistics), Prof. Dr Hans-Georg von Arburg (Lausanne, Modern German Literature), Prof. Dr Christine Weder (Geneva, Modern German Literature); Representatives of the doctoral candidates: Josephina Bierl (Lausanne, Modern German Literature), Adela Sabban (Fribourg, Modern German-language Literature), Marc-Oliver Ubl (Bern, Linguistics), Peter Wittemann (Geneva, Modern German Literature).
The doctoral programme in German language and literature studies has been in force since 1 January 2011. For the first term of office (2011-2015), the programme was led by Hans-Georg von Arburg, for the second term (2015-2019) by Regula Schmidlin. Since January 2020, the programme has been led by Cornelia Herberichs.
Director of the programme: Prof. Dr Cornelia Herberichs, University of Fribourg, Department of German Studies, Germanic Medieval Studies
Coordinator: Cyril Senn , M.A., University of Fribourg, Department of German Studies, Germanic Medieval Studies, MIS 5129, Av. de l’Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg
The content responsibility lies with a committee consisting of representatives of the three Germanistic subfields. The members of the committee are (as of March 2022): Prof. Dr Cornelia Herberichs (Fribourg, Medieval Studies), Prof. Dr Melanie Rohner (Bern, Modern German Literature), Prof. Dr Regula Schmidlin (Fribourg, Linguistics), Prof. Dr Peter Schnyder (Neuchâtel, Modern German Literature), Prof. Dr Juliane Schröter (Geneva, Linguistics), Prof. Dr Hans-Georg von Arburg (Lausanne, Modern German Literature), Prof. Dr Christine Weder (Geneva, Modern German Literature); Representatives of the doctoral candidates: Josephina Bierl (Lausanne, Modern German Literature), Adela Sabban (Fribourg, Modern German-language Literature), Marc-Oliver Ubl (Bern, Linguistics), Peter Wittemann (Geneva, Modern German Literature).
The doctoral programme in German language and literature studies has been in force since 1 January 2011. For the first term of office (2011-2015), the programme was led by Hans-Georg von Arburg, for the second term (2015-2019) by Regula Schmidlin. Since January 2020, the programme has been led by Cornelia Herberichs.
Director of the programme: Prof. Dr Cornelia Herberichs, University of Fribourg, Department of German Studies, Germanic Medieval Studies
Coordinator: Cyril Senn , M.A., University of Fribourg, Department of German Studies, Germanic Medieval Studies, MIS 5129, Av. de l’Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg
Activities
- 31 May (8.30 am to 12 noon)
A1 Linguistics: Doctoral Colloquium Germanic Linguistics
