State Archivist
Kanton Graubünden
Chur
Key information
- Publication date:28 November 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Chur
Job summary
Join the unique, vibrant community of Graubünden, Switzerland. Embrace the opportunity to shape the future of our cantonal administration.
Tasks
- Lead the Staatsarchiv, guiding a dedicated team of 13 staff.
- Ensure resources for fulfilling the archive's legal responsibilities.
- Promote historical projects and support education on Bündner history.
Skills
- Degree in cultural or legal sciences, preferably history-related.
- Experience in public archives and archive sciences is essential.
- Strong communication skills and knowledge of Graubünden's history are a plus.
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The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is economically, culturally, and politically diverse. Graubünden, with 7106 km², is the largest canton in Switzerland and offers a high quality of life with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 holiday resorts, and countless sunny days per year. The Cantonal Administration of Graubünden is as versatile as our landscape. Bring your unique skills and help shape the future of the Cantonal Administration of Graubünden together with us.
State Archivist
Office for Culture / 80-100% / Chur
The State Archive of Graubünden, as a department of the Office for Culture, is responsible for securing and continuing the historical legacy of the canton. It supports and promotes the use of the rich archival material available from around 800 years by historically oriented research and the interested public. In addition, the State Archive serves legal certainty and advises the cantonal administration on record keeping and information management. Significant projects are underway with the development of an archive of architectural culture and the planned takeover of the RhB archive.
Due to the retirement of the current office holder as of October 1, 2026, or by agreement, we are looking for a communicative personality who can lead the State Archive as a customer-oriented service center into the future.
- You will strategically further develop the State Archive based on legal foundations and the state of archival science and lead the committed and competent team of around 13 employees.
- You ensure the structural, personnel, and financial resources that the State Archive needs to fulfill its legal tasks.
- You represent the State Archive within the cantonal administration, where it performs a cross-sectional task, and towards other stakeholders.
- You supervise the public archives in the canton (municipal archives, regional archives).
- Together with relevant institutions of historically oriented research, you develop, promote, and support scientifically and culturally significant projects.
- You promote the communication of Graubünden's history as orientation knowledge in educational institutions and the public.
- You have a completed degree in cultural or legal sciences, preferably in history.
- You have completed postgraduate studies in archival science or bring substantial practical experience from a larger public archive.
- You have advanced knowledge of the digital world.
- You can develop strategic goals and concepts as well as lead and implement demanding projects. Leadership experience is desired.
- You represent the professional requirements of archiving in the context of the cantonal administration and towards other stakeholders with social competence, convincingly and motivatingly.
- You communicate in writing and orally in a target-group appropriate, fluent, and precise manner.
- Knowledge of Graubünden history is desired.
- Knowledge of several cantonal languages is an advantage.
For professional questions, Ursin Widmer, Head of the Office for Culture, is available at telephone number 081 257 48 01 or State Archivist Reto Weiss at telephone number 081 257 28 01.
If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact our HR manager, Martin Schmid, at telephone number 081 257 48 05.
Application deadline: December 20, 2025
