Student Assistant in The Project “waxing and Waning Words: Lexical Variation and Change in Middle English”

Vor 3 Tagen

Zürich, Schweiz Universität Zürich Vollzeit

**English Department**
**Student Assistant in the Project “Waxing and Waning Words: Lexical Variation and Change in Middle English” 10 - 20 %**: Start of employment is 1 February 2025, temporary

**Your responsibilities**:

- The project investigates Middle English vocabulary in four semantic domains: religion, law, medicine, and education. Student assistants will help collect data from the relevant dictionaries (_Middle English Dictionary_, _Oxford English Dictionary_, _Anglo-Norman Dictionary_, _Dictionary of Old Norse Prose_, _Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources_, etc.), compile bibliographical information, and perform administrative tasks with the other members of the project team.

**Your profile**:

- You are an enthusiastic MA (or advanced BA) student with a special interest in Middle English and the history of the English language. You enjoy analysing words and their etymology and working with historical dictionaries. You work diligently and pay attention to detail. We offer interesting work in the WAW-ME project at 10-20% employment level (approximately 4-8 hours per week). Successful applicant(s) will be able to use shared workspace in the offices of our project team. Student assistants may participate in activities (workshops, training events) of the WAW-ME project team.

**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**:
**English Department***:Plattenstrasse 47, 8032 Zürich, Switzerland

**Further information**:
**Questions about the job**:
**Prof. Dr. Olga Timofeeva and Dr. Annina Seiler Rübekeil**

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