Student Assistant / Student 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 12 professional apprenticeship streams, the University 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

This position supports all aspects of a research project aimed at understanding how online personas translate their fame and outreach into political power. The primary responsibilities of the student assistant include:

• Preparing and implementing surveys using QuestionPro.
• Creating multimedia content for experiments, utilizing AI tools and/or traditional editing software.
• Annotating various types of content (texts, images, videos, audios) collected from social media platforms.
• Conducting literature research on specific research questions.

This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a large-scale, multi-year research project at the intersection of political science, political communication, and computational social science.

Your Profile

This role is ideally suited for senior BA or MA students who can commit to the research project for an extended duration.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Current enrollment in a BA or MA program in political science or political communication at a Swiss university (related fields will also be considered based on fit).
• Prior experience with QuestionPro and/or a willingness to further develop this skill.
• Familiarity with multimedia content creation and an eagerness to explore best practices in emerging AI tools.
• Prior exposure to social media content creation is a plus.
• Experience conducting literature research.
• Strong ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team setting.

Application Process

To apply, please submit your application online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Susanne Arlt
Personalverantwortliche
044 634 39 19
personal@ipz.uzh.ch