Educational Technology Research Software Engineer (100 %)

• 24 octobre 2026
• 100%
• Durée indéterminée
• Brig

UniDistance Suisse offers accredited online degree programs.

Tasks ##

• Develop educational technologies for distance learning.
• Collaborate with researchers on innovative projects.
• Prototype learning systems and digital tools.

Skills ##

• Degree in computer science or equivalent experience required.
• Skills in software development and educational technologies.
• Ability to work in a team and to innovate.

UniDistance Suisse offers fully online university programs and is accredited according to the Swiss Higher Education Act (LEHE). It combines flexible, part-time, and location-independent distance learning with an active interdisciplinary research culture on its campus in Brig. Through five faculties - Law, Psychology, Economics & Management, History, and Mathematics & Computer Science - we have been shaping modern teaching, learning, and research for more than 30 years. Today, UniDistance Suisse has more than 2 700 students and approximately 550 employees.

To strengthen and/or further develop its research skills in educational technologies in the context of distance learning, the research center for learning and instruction with future technologies (LIFT) is looking for a:

Educational Technology Research Software Engineer (100 %)

Workplace: Brig, partial teleworking possible (in Switzerland)

Start date: 1er janvier 2027, or by agreement

Contract duration: 2 years (renewable)

The research center for learning and instruction with future technologies (LIFT) is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to research on learning and instruction in education. It brings together expertise on how students learn, how interest develops, how learners regulate their study behavior, and how digital and distance teaching can be designed based on evidence. The center studies the current and future challenges of high-quality education through theoretical research applicable to daily distance teaching. Its ambition is to advance rigorous, useful, and innovative research that helps evidence-based teaching practices become the norm.

To support researchers and implementation partners in prototyping or building educational technologies (including learning management systems, generative AI, AR/VR/XR and more), LIFT is looking for a versatile software engineer. If you love trying out new technologies and building prototypes and tools at the cutting edge of what is possible, this opportunity is for you!

The position is based within the IT team and reports to the head of IT for personnel and organizational matters. You will primarily support research at LIFT, working closely with its researchers and following the university's IT standards.