Lecturer in Timber Construction Architecture (60 - 80 %)

About the job

• Research and teach with a focus on timber construction architecture
• Develop practice-relevant research in multi-storey timber construction architecture
• Teach design and construction theory in the BA and MA Architecture programmes
• Combine practice with teaching and research
• Collaborate trans- and interdisciplinarily across subject and institute boundaries

From the autumn semester 2028, the workplace will be Biel

• University degree in architecture
• Several years of practical experience in timber construction architecture with high-quality work
• Expertise in timber and timber hybrid construction methods as well as skills in renewable materials and circular economy
• Teaching and research experience is a plus
• German or French with knowledge of the other language as well as good English skills

The selection process starts mid-January 2027

• An almost unbelievably wide variety of topics and a brilliant mix of research and teaching.
• Responsibility in exciting future projects that attract attention beyond the boundaries of the professional world.
• Work with bright minds from various professional fields who, like you, want to make a difference.
• National and international networking as well as contacts with politics, administration, business and society.

Sandra König-Niederhauser
HR Consultant
T +41 31 848 33 08

At the Department of Architecture, Timber and Civil Engineering we shape the built environment for the future. Together with partners from business and society, we develop pioneering solutions for sustainable living spaces and infrastructures and learn from nature through the material timber.