Research Assistant approx., great flexibility in organisation, 20-50%
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Research Assistant approx., great flexibility in organisation, 20 - 50 %
Start of employment July 2025 or upon agreement., temporary
The Department of Business Administration at the University of Zurich is one of the leading research and teaching
facilities in the German-speaking world.
At the Chair for Entrepreneurship, we conduct research in two areas: Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Main analysis
tools are empirical methods, mostly applied to large-scale data sets, game theory and experiments
Your responsibilities
• Maintain and extend our automated web scraping infrastructure built in Python and managed through GitHub workflows
• Support the maintenance and development of our central research database, which includes data from the Swiss
commercial registry (Zefix)
• Develop and apply natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) models to support empirical research
in entrepreneurship and innovation
• Ensure reliability and efficiency of our data pipelines and model workflows
Your profile
• Completed BA studies in Management, Economics, Computer Sciences or Finance and enrollment as a MA student at UZH or
ETH in a technical degree program (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Computational Linguistics)
• Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in data manipulation libraries (e.g., Pandas, Numpy) and ML/NLP
frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Transformers)
• First-hand experience with web scraping tools and techniques is a plus
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases
• Interest or experience in NLP, particularly the use of large language models in applied research
• Languages: English and/or German (as many data sources are in German); French or Italian is a plus
Information on your application
We offer varied and interesting work in an inspiring and socially relevant environment.
Diversity and inclusion are important to us.
We are a small and highly productive team of researchers interested in the digital transformation, entrepreneurship
and innovation economics.
We expect a workload corresponding to 20 – 50% employment. The job offers great flexibility in organisation.
Please submit a short letter of motivation, your CV and your transcript of records to
entrepreneurship@business.uzh.ch. Please send all documents in a single PDF and write “Research assistance” in the
email reference.
What we offer
Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers. More
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
More Learning and Development
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
More Food
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
More Healthcare
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
More Discounts
- Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations
More Conditions of Employment
- Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
More International Services
- Support for people from outside Switzerland
More Campuses
- Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg
More
Location
Department of Business Administration
Plattenstrasse 14, 8032 Zürich, Switzerland
Further information
Questions about the job
entrepreneurship@business.uzh.ch Contact Form
Contact question to: entrepreneurship@business.uzh.ch
Your Name *Your Mail Address *Your question *I accept the privacy policySend Thank you for your message. We will get
back to you shortly. Working at UZH
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject
areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the
University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent
and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
More → https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/explore/work.html
Please apply via our job portal www.jobs.uzh.ch.
Working at UZH
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject
areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the
University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent
and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer! More
Research Assistant approx., great flexibility in organisation, 20 - 50 %
Start of employment July 2025 or upon agreement., temporary
The Department of Business Administration at the University of Zurich is one of the leading research and teaching
facilities in the German-speaking world.
At the Chair for Entrepreneurship, we conduct research in two areas: Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Main analysis
tools are empirical methods, mostly applied to large-scale data sets, game theory and experiments
Your responsibilities
• Maintain and extend our automated web scraping infrastructure built in Python and managed through GitHub workflows
• Support the maintenance and development of our central research database, which includes data from the Swiss
commercial registry (Zefix)
• Develop and apply natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) models to support empirical research
in entrepreneurship and innovation
• Ensure reliability and efficiency of our data pipelines and model workflows
Your profile
• Completed BA studies in Management, Economics, Computer Sciences or Finance and enrollment as a MA student at UZH or
ETH in a technical degree program (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Computational Linguistics)
• Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in data manipulation libraries (e.g., Pandas, Numpy) and ML/NLP
frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Transformers)
• First-hand experience with web scraping tools and techniques is a plus
• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases
• Interest or experience in NLP, particularly the use of large language models in applied research
• Languages: English and/or German (as many data sources are in German); French or Italian is a plus
Information on your application
We offer varied and interesting work in an inspiring and socially relevant environment.
Diversity and inclusion are important to us.
We are a small and highly productive team of researchers interested in the digital transformation, entrepreneurship
and innovation economics.
We expect a workload corresponding to 20 – 50% employment. The job offers great flexibility in organisation.
Please submit a short letter of motivation, your CV and your transcript of records to
entrepreneurship@business.uzh.ch. Please send all documents in a single PDF and write “Research assistance” in the
email reference.
What we offer
Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers. More
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
More Learning and Development
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
More Food
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
More Healthcare
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
More Discounts
- Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations
More Conditions of Employment
- Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
More International Services
- Support for people from outside Switzerland
More Campuses
- Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg
More
Location
Department of Business Administration
Plattenstrasse 14, 8032 Zürich, Switzerland
Further information
Questions about the job
entrepreneurship@business.uzh.ch Contact Form
Contact question to: entrepreneurship@business.uzh.ch
Your Name *Your Mail Address *Your question *I accept the privacy policySend Thank you for your message. We will get
back to you shortly. Working at UZH
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject
areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the
University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent
and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
More → https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/explore/work.html
Please apply via our job portal www.jobs.uzh.ch.
Working at UZH
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject
areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the
University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent
and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer! More