Further Information

REQUIREMENTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

• The University of Bern strives to become an equal opportunities employer;
• You must hold an MA (or equivalent) in Medieval Studies or English Literature
• You will need to demonstrate a track record of successful academic study
• You should already have a reasonably well-developed research proposal;
• You should have an outstanding command of written and spoken English; your PhD thesis should be written in English;
• While the administrative (and teaching) language of the Department of English is English, the administrative language of the Faculty and the rest of the University is German, and Bern is a (Swiss)German-speaking city. You should either already have some competence in German, or actively commit to learning German when you arrive. The University of Bern provides courses for learners of German;
• To be eligible for a doctoral assistantship, you must meet the University of Bern’s basic admission criteria for doctoral study: www.zib.unibe.ch/content/internationals/bewerbung/doktorat/index_eng.html
• Non-Swiss candidates will be responsible for applying for relevant work permits/visas.