Student Assistant

Vor 7 Tagen

Zürich, Schweiz Universität Zürich Vollzeit

**Department of Political Science**
**Student Assistant / Hilfsassistent:in Position 20 - 40 %**: Start of employment 01.03.2025, temporary

**Your responsibilities**:

- This position supports all aspects of the research project, which aims to understand how online personas translate their fame and outreach into political power. The primary responsibilities of the student assistant include:

- Preparing and implementing surveys using Qualtrics.
- Creating multimedia content for experiments, utilizing AI tools and/or traditional editing software.
- Annotating various types of content (texts, images, videos) 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**:
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 Qualtrics and a willingness to further develop this skill.
- Familiarity with multimedia content creation and an eagerness to explore best practices in emerging AI tools.
- Experience conducting literature research.
- Strong ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team setting.

**What we offer**
- Working in an interesting, cutting-edge research project, embedded in an interdisciplinary team of researchers
- Hands-on experience in academic research, providing valuable insights into the workings of academia.
- The ability to propose and potentially pursue your own research questions.
- Access to research infrastructure to support your own projects, such as BA/MA theses.
- A dedicated workspace at the Department of Political Science within the shared student assistant desk pool.

**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**:
**Department of Political Science***:Affolternstrasse 56, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland

**Further information**:
**Questions about the job**:
**Dr. Jonathan Klüser**

**Susanne Arlt**
- Personalverantwortliche Institut für Politikwissenschaft
- 044 364 39 19

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