Social Worker as Scientific Employee at the Institute for Childhood, Youth, Family (70 - 80 %)
Berner Fachhochschule
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:30 August 2025
- Workload:70 – 80%
- Place of work:Bern
What you will do here
- Collaborate in research projects in child, youth, and family services as well as child and adult protection, and plan, acquire, conduct, lead, and evaluate initial research and development projects
- Write initial scientific and professional publications
- Participate in teaching in the bachelor's degree program (conduct courses and supervise student papers, internships, and bachelor theses)
- Take on further content-related and organizational tasks at the Institute for Childhood, Youth, Family
What you ideally bring with you
- Master's degree in Social Work (obtained or imminent)
- Practical experience in child and youth welfare and/or child and/or adult protection
- Knowledge of qualitative social research desired, ideally in the mentioned subject area
- Initial experience in university teaching and further training in university didactics or willingness to acquire/complete this promptly
- Motivation to develop a profile in university teaching and research and actively shape your own development
- Very good German skills in spoken and written form, French and English skills are an advantage
The initial interviews will take place on October 14, 2025.
Some of our advantages in advance
- An almost unbelievably wide variety of topics and a brilliant mix of research and teaching.
- Curiosity is required, and not just a little. And a lot of independence and personal responsibility.
- Great freedom in designing working hours – including mobile work.
- Workplace in a top location with very good accessibility.
- A pleasant tone and a lot of collegiality.
I will guide you through the
application process
application process
Silja Genoud
HR Consultant
T +41 31 848 43 39
The Department of Social Work
Our passion at the Department of Social Work is the analysis and scientific processing of social problems. We see ourselves as drivers of social innovation – for the society of tomorrow.
