Student Assistant / Student Assistantess

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As Switzerland's largest university, the University of Zurich offers a wealth of exciting opportunities across various disciplines and professional fields. With approximately 10,000 employees and 12 professional apprenticeship streams, we provide an inspiring work environment that fosters cutting-edge research and top-tier education. We invite you to contribute your talents and skills to our mission. Discover more about UZH as an employer!

Your Responsibilities

This position supports all aspects of a research project that aims to explore how online personas translate their fame and outreach into political power. The primary responsibilities for 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 role presents 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 position is ideally suited for senior BA or MA students who can commit to the research project for an extended period.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Current enrollment in a BA or MA program in political science or political communication at a Swiss university (related fields will 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

Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Contact Information

Susanne Arlt

HR Manager

044 634 39 19

personal@ipz.uzh.ch