Postdoc Career Navigator

Are you a postdoc at the University of Bern and thinking about your professional future? Here, you can find programs that will help you plan and implement your next career steps - whether within or outside academia.

Are you a PhD candidate or student at the University of Bern and also thinking about your professional future? Then the Career Service has an interesting range of programs for you.

Some of the programs of the Postdoc Career Navigator are also open to doctoral candidates with academic career aspirations.

Interview Training

Dies academicus 2021 – Lichtkegel beleuchtet fuchsia farbene Broschüre «Universitas Bernensis»

This training prepares postdocs to confidently handle job interviews and present their academic skills effectively for the Swiss job market.

Date: March 26, 2026, 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (time slot selectable)

Advising services, spring semester 2026
Topic Date

CV Check (German/English)

February 11, 2026

CV Check (German)

March 10, 2026

Interview Training (German/English)

March 26, 2026

Interview Training (German/English)

April 21, 2026

CV Check (German/English)

April 27, 2026

CV Check (German/English)

May 6, 2026
Workshops, spring semester 2026

Topic

Date

Details

Career Planning Workshop

March 3 and 10, 2026

Workshop with opportunity for individual coaching, in English

Workshop Competency Profile - the Key to Success Outside Academia

March 11 and 18, 2026

Workshop, in German

Appointment Training

March 25 and 26, 2026

Workshop with the opportunity for individual coaching, in English, open to doctoral candidates

Workshop Narrative CV

March 30 and April 13, 2026

Workshop with Q&A session, in English, open to doctoral candidates

Workshop Personal Branding, Science Communication, and Social Media Marketing

May 5, 2026

Workshop, in English, open to doctoral candidates