Pre-Doctoral Program – Global Talent Common Application — Universität Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
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.
- 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.
- The pre-doctoral positions are ideal for recent graduates who are interested in potentially going on to do a PhD in economics or a related field.
- We are looking for highly motivated candidates with strong quantitative, programming and analytical skills, and an interest in economic research.
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
Key requirements
- The pre-doctoral positions are ideal for recent graduates who are interested in potentially going on to do a PhD in economics or a related field.
- We are looking for highly motivated candidates with strong quantitative, programming and analytical skills, and an interest in economic research.
- We particularly value curiosity, perseverance, and a demonstrated commitment to research and learning. Specific requirements:
- Master's or bachelor's degree (in the last 5 years) with strong grades in economics or another quantitative social science field, including strong math skills
- Strong knowledge of STATA, R or Python; familiarity with other statistical software or programming languages is a plus Fluency in written and spoken English
- Recommendation letter from 1-3 letter writers who are familiar with academic research (professor, research supervisor, or similar)
- The following qualifications are not required, but represent a plus:
- Knowledge of causal inference research methods
- Previous experience in research, e.g. as a research assistant or a research manager
- Top of the class, high GRE Quant score, completed MITx MicroMasters courses
- Proven ability to handle several different projects/tasks at one time, successfully complete tasks assigned, and meet deadlines Eligibility:
What the company offers
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
Application process
- This common application is open to applicants who meet any of the following criteria.
- Having grown up in a low- or lower-middle income country (based on this World Bank classification)
- Having grown up in an upper-middle income country and being a first-generation university student (i.e. parents did not got to university) Migration background
- To confirm your eligibility, please refer to the Application Checklist .
- No prior work permit for Switzerland is required.
Additional details
- Find out more about UZH as an employer!
- Previous pre-docs have worked, among others, with Professors Ingvild Almas, Sandro Ambühl, Lorenzo Casaburi, Ana Costa-Ramon, David Dorn, Thomas Graeber, David Hémous, Mathias Hoffmann, Ronak Jain, Dina Pomeranz, Hans-Joachim Voth, David Yanagizawa-Drott and Ulf Zölitz.
- We particularly value curiosity, perseverance, and a demonstrated commitment to research and learning. Specific requirements:
- Strong knowledge of STATA, R or Python; familiarity with other statistical software or programming languages is a plus Fluency in written and spoken English
- Proven ability to handle several different projects/tasks at one time, successfully complete tasks assigned, and meet deadlines
- Having grown up in an upper-middle income country and being a first-generation university student (i.e. parents did not got to university) Migration background
Notes and original content
- Anforderungen:
- Qualifications:
- We particularly value curiosity, perseverance, and a demonstrated commitment to research and learning.
- Specific requirements:
- Strong knowledge of STATA, R or Python; familiarity with other statistical software or programming languages is a plus
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Eligibility:
- Having grown up in an upper-middle income country and being a first-generation university student (i.e. parents did not got to university)
- Migration background
- Wir bieten:
Questions about this listing
What salary does Universität Zürich offer for this role?
Universität Zürich lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Universität Zürich offer?
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