Research Assistant / Research Assistantess

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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions across various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams, UZH provides an inspiring working environment focused on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us and discover more about UZH as an employer!

Your Responsibilities

As part of the ZuReach project, your tasks will include, but are not limited to:

• Participating in the design, planning, and implementation of data collection protocols, online and paper-based questionnaires, and focus group discussions.
• Developing materials in German and English (flyers, data collection protocols, project descriptions, participants' consent forms, scientific reports, meeting minutes, etc.).
• Contributing to participant recruitment and scheduling, targeting adults from various backgrounds (e.g., the community at large, university students) through multiple sources (social media, mailing, email, in-person interactions, flyers).
• Training and instructing participants in data collection.
• Conducting on-site data collection in the cities of Zurich and Winterthur, if required.
• Researching data quality assessments and assisting in verifying and analyzing the collected datasets.
• Applying AI and digital methods for image processing to extract accessibility features (width, smoothness, etc.), if necessary.
• Collaborating with researchers, public organizations, and other institutions.

Your Profile

We are seeking a highly motivated and open-minded researcher with a passion for science and an organized, efficient, and effective work style, possessing the following qualifications:

• A completed bachelor's degree in Geography, GIScience, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
• A strong background in quantitative data analysis, statistical analysis, computational modeling, and programming (e.g., Python, SQL, R) is a prerequisite.
• Knowledge of qualitative study design and data analysis.
• Familiarity with spatial data storage and databases.
• Ideally, experience in machine learning/deep learning, image processing, and spatial data analysis.
• Excellent social skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse groups of people while being helpful, respectful, approachable, and team-oriented.
• Previous experience in interdisciplinary projects is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in German and English are mandatory; knowledge of other Swiss national languages (Italian and French) is a plus.
• A Swiss residency permit is mandatory.

Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Gabriele Prohaska
HR Assistant DSI
gabriele.prohaska@uzh.ch