Data Science Officer

fixed-term 4 yrs; max. 2 yrs extension

PAGES Past Global Changes

PAGES (Past Global Changes) is an international paleoscience network whose International Project Office is hosted by the University of Bern. As the PAGES community's in-house data scientist, you support working groups in curating, harmonising and analysing paleoscience datasets, and help build the network's products, publications and outreach.

• Data science support to PAGES working groups (curation, harmonisation, ML/AI)
• Management of the Data Stewardship Scholarship
• Data curation, FAIR/LiPD standards, repository liaison
• Co-editor of Past Global Changes Magazine and Horizons
• Contribution to publications (working groups and own research)
• Coordination/reporting on international activities; PAGES representation

• PhD in paleoscience, data science, statistics or a computational field
• Strong R/Python skills; version control and reproducible workflows
• Experience with large, heterogeneous proxy/geological databases
• Skilled at handling incomplete, noisy or unevenly sampled time series
• Excellent communication skills; explains methods to non-specialists
• Excellent written/spoken English (German useful, not required)
• Beneficial: PANGAEA/NOAA/Neotoma, LiPD, age-depth modeling, Adobe Creative Suite

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Healthy corporate culture and good working atmosphere

Team-oriented work

Central location in the heart of Bern

The University of Bern not only offers exciting tasks but also an environment that actively promotes development, diversity, and equal opportunities. Discover what makes us stand out as an employer and how you can grow with us.

Please send your application documents by 02.11.2026 in ONE pdf, including a cover letter, a CV with a full output list (3-pages max.), a one-page description of a data science project you have led (with a link to the associated code or dataset if public), and contact details for three referees, by e-mail to pages@pages.unibe.ch, with the subject line "Application -- Data Science Officer PAGES"

Please contact Dr. Marie-France Loutre, PAGES Executive Director (marie-france.loutre@unibe.ch)

Please contact Dr. Marie-France Loutre, PAGES Executive Director (marie-france.loutre@unibe.ch)