PhD Student in Digital Humanities / PhD Student in Digital Humanities

PhD Position in Digital Humanities

The Bit Philology project at the Digital Humanities unit, University of Bern, is offering a fully funded PhD position in the field of digital humanities. The position is available from September 2025, with a duration of four years, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Tasks

In this position, you will focus on your dissertation while actively participating in various project activities, including:

• Collaborating with the rest of the team
• Working in archives
• Working with a set of OWL ontologies
• Creating RDF datasets
• Publishing and presenting your work locally and internationally
• Contributing to the organization of scholarly events and the communication strategy of the project

Participation in teaching is optional.

Requirements

Applicants should hold a Master's degree in digital humanities, library and information science, or textual criticism and literary studies, completed by July 2025 at the latest.

We seek candidates with:

• Prior experience or strong interest in born-digital archival records
• Familiarity with Semantic Web technologies
• Knowledge of data mining and machine learning

A strong motivation to work both independently and collaboratively within a diverse, interdisciplinary environment is essential, along with self-discipline and creative thinking. Proficiency in English and French is also required.

We Offer

• A dynamic and collaborative research environment at the Digital Humanities unit
• Work-life balance through flexible work schedules
• Training opportunities in all areas of the project and related fields
• A vibrant and interdisciplinary doctoral program
• Salary according to SNSF regulations (basic monthly gross salary of 3,755 x 13 in 2025)

Application Process

If you are eager to work with born-digital literary archives at the intersection of digital humanities and textual scholarship, please apply online using the form below.

Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Contact Information

For further inquiries, please contact:

Elena Spadini

Email: elena.spadini@unibe.ch

Application Deadline

The application deadline is 31 May 2025.

Interview dates are scheduled for 23-24 June, 1 and 3 July.