Scientific Assistant in the Field of Wood Bonding and Wood Modification - with the Possibility to Work on a PhD Thesis (80%)
Berner Fachhochschule
Biel
Key information
- Publication date:22 August 2025
- Workload:80%
- Place of work:Biel
Job summary
Join our research team focused on wood physics and innovation. We offer a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth.
Tasks
- Conduct research projects on wood modification and bonding.
- Support grant applications and acquisition of funding.
- Assist in teaching and supervising practical work and theses.
Skills
- Bachelor's/Master's in wood engineering or material sciences required.
- Strong interest in wood modification and bonding technologies.
- Team player with initiative and mechanical testing experience.
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What you will do here
- Work on research projects in the field of wood physics (especially in the areas of wood bonding, wood modification, or surface treatment)
- Support in the acquisition and in research proposals for third-party funded projects
- Carry out service contracts
- Support lecturers in teaching and supervising internships, semester, and diploma theses
What you ideally bring with you
- Very good Bachelor/Master degree as a wood engineer or in the field of materials science or equivalent degree
- Interest in research and innovations in the areas of wood modification, wood bonding, or surface technology
- Experience and knowledge in handling mechanical testing equipment and laboratory devices
- Teamwork skills and a high degree of initiative
- Native German speaker, very good English skills, French skills desired
Some of our advantages in advance
- An almost unbelievably wide variety of topics and a great mix of research and teaching.
- Great freedom in shaping the work and plenty of room for your ideas, creativity, and decision-making enthusiasm.
- Responsibility in exciting future projects that attract attention beyond the specialist community.
- Great freedom in designing working hours – including mobile work.
- Lots of contact with people from Switzerland and around the world.
I will guide you through the
application process
application process
Petra Kielmann
HR Specialist
T +41 31 848 65 79
The Department of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering
At the Department of Architecture, Wood 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 wood.
