Research Assistant «the Impact of Interdisciplinary Research»

**Digital Society Initiative**
**Research Assistant «The Impact of Interdisciplinary Research» 30 - 40 %**: Start of employment as of January 1, 2026, temporary
- The Digital Society Initiative (DSI) is the University of Zurich's (UZH) competence center on digital transformation. In the DSI Strategy Lab, the DSI develops conceptual analyses and strategic scenarios for future developments in digital transformation.

The DSI Strategy Lab 2026 is dedicated to the topic «The Impact of Interdisciplinary Research». Among others, the aim of the Strategy Lab 2026 is to establish measures to assess under which conditions interdisciplinary research units can flourish and generate impact. The activities of the DSI should serve as a «use case» to develop and test such measures and generate data and visualizations referring to the impact of the DSI based on those measures.

**Your responsibilities**:

- To support this activity, we are looking for a research assistant who will be responsible for the following tasks:

- Evaluate existing measures to assess the impact of interdisciplinary research along various dimensions with respect to relevance and feasibility.
- Collect and analyze available data related to the DSI along the measures chosen in the above mentioned step.
- Prepare reports and visualizations based on the results of the previous step.
- Contribute to the organization of a retreat with national stakeholders (other Swiss universities, public administration, funding organizations etc.) with a link to research policy and governance.
- Support the core team of the Strategy Lab in administration and organization.**Your profile**:

- You have an academic degree (master's degree or PhD) in a relevant discipline, such as data science, quantitative social science or similar disciplines and you have the following knowledge:

- Skills in data collection, data analysis and visualization; knowledge in handling relevant tools
- Competences in bibliometrics, scientometrics or related fields
- Experience in project management
- Strong implementation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders at UZH
- If possible: knowledge in the assessment of (interdisciplinary) research.
- Languages: written and spoken German and English.**What we offer**:

- **Work-Life Balance**Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
- **Learning and Development**Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
- **Food**Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
- **Healthcare**Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
- **Discounts**Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations
- **Conditions of Employment**Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
- **International Services**Support for people from outside Switzerland
- **Campuses**Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg
**Location**:

- **Digital Society Initiative**:Rämistrasse 69, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

**Further information**:

- **Questions about the job**:

- **Markus Christen**- Managing Director DSI- **Working at UZH**: