Student Assistant in Computer Science

vor 4 Wochen


Zürich, Schweiz ETH Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Vollzeit
Student Assistant in Computer Science & Law

The Center for Law & Economics at ETH Zurich conducts empirical and experimental research in law & economics. At the Center, Professor Stefan Bechtold is looking for a student assistant with experience in web scraping, database management, and coding to assist in research projects on regulating digital platforms and the digital economy.

Job Description

You are a student in computer science, data science, statistics, economics, or a related discipline. You are interested in working on projects that focus on competition policy, privacy, consumer protection, innovation, and online contracts. Our projects involve scraping content from websites, storing the content in databases, and analyzing the content using statistical and natural-language processing tools. Your tasks include, inter alia, maintaining and adapting web scraping infrastructure and the related databases; working with LLMs over APIs; managing GitHub repositories.

Profile
  • You have proven experience with Python, PostgreSQL, web scraping (with Beautiful Soup), as well as familiarity working on the Linux command line and Git/GitHub. Familiarity with R and the Python package pandas is also helpful.
  • You are a registered student at a university in Zurich or nearby.
  • You are at a stage of your studies where, during the semester, you can dedicate 10 to 15 hours per week (potentially more outside of the semester).
  • You are interested in designing and conducting interdisciplinary research projects in collaboration with a team of legal and economics scholars.
We Offer

We are an interdisciplinary research group at the intersection of law, economics, and computer science working on large collaborative projects on regulating the digital economy. We maintain close contact with computer science research groups at ETH Zurich and beyond. Our offices are in the city center of Zurich, and our working language is English.

We Value Diversity

In line with our values, ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture. We promote equality of opportunity, value diversity, and nurture a working and learning environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected. Visit our Equal Opportunities and Diversity website to find out how we ensure a fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish.

Curious? So Are We.

We look forward to receiving your online application until March 16, 2025, with the following documents:

  • a cover letter (2 pages max; please describe your relevant background and motivation in the letter),
  • your CV, and
  • your university transcript with exam grades.

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.

Further information about our research group can be found at Intellectual Property Group (Bechtold) and Center for Law & Economics. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Prof. Stefan Bechtold (Write an email) (no applications).

About ETH Zürich

ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specializing in science and technology. We are renowned for our excellent education, cutting-edge fundamental research, and direct transfer of new knowledge into society. Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an environment that inspires excellence. Located in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, we work together to develop solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.

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