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Internship (2)
(80-100%)

As an interdisciplinary centre of the University of Bern, the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) has the mandate to foster research, implementation and teaching concerned with transformation and sustainable development. We shape our research agenda in long-standing North-South partnerships, our emphasis being on inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. Research is at the core of our activities, however, we also have a strong record of both, hands-on implementation as well as science-policy-society engagement.
The advertised positions will be working across a range of CDE projects, both in Switzerland and abroad.

DUTIES

• Collaboration in various activities, both research and implementation

• Desk research and information procurement

• Bibliography management

• Programming of surveys and preliminary data analysis

• Assistance in concept development

• Assistance in elaboration of funding proposals

• Assistance in developing tools and methodologies for our educational programmes

• Internal communication and collaboration with national and international project partners

• Management support for the Directorate

• Coordination and documentation of various thematic and structural units or work in progress

• Administrative and management tasks (e.g. controlling, planning)

• Support of event planning (e.g. preparation and support of networking events, policy dialogue, etc.)

• Background support with online communication and tools

• Organizing meetings and taking qualified minutes

• Support with communication tasksREQUIREMENTS

• BSc or advanced semester in social sciences (economics, sociology, geography, political science, development studies, sustainable development or related fields)


• Knowledge and/or great interest in the fields of: Food systems, value chains, international agriculture, inequality, development economics, environmental policy


• Excellent skills in German and English, a second Swiss national language and/or Spanish are assets


• Very good knowledge of the usual Office programs, online communication tools as well as basic statistics programmes

WE OFFER

• A learning space for competences in sustainability science and global development


• A well-networked, globally active, interdisciplinary team


• Insights into a broad range of research and implementation projects


• Perspectives to engage with partners from academia, civil society, the private sector and public administration


• Employment terms commensurate with the guidelines of the Canton of Bern


• A flexible model of annual worktime

DETAILS

Place of duty: CDE, University Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern

Start of employment: 1.10.2021 or at earliest convenience

Time limitation: Six months as a minimum requirement, preferrably 1 year

Application documents: Please send your letter of motivation, CV with academic/professional certificates, and three references together as single PDF document to: personaladministration.cde@unibe.ch

Application deadline: 31. August 2021

For more information: Dr. Sabin Bieri, sabin.bieri@unibe.ch

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