Senior AI Engagement Lead — Universität Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 29 days ago
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.
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
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
- Drive 2–3 priority external funding applications per year, leading the political, ecosystem, and stake-holder-engagement components in collaboration with PIs, UZH.ai, DSI, and the UZH Research Office.
- Provide short, structured, and occasionally time-critical briefings to the Digital Strategy Board and UZH leadership, including clear recommendations.
- Support UZH.ai's positioning in national and international AI collaborations with other universities, public bodies, and industry. Anforderungen:
- We are looking for a Senior AI Engagement Lead to act as a highly credible, externally visible figurehead for UZH.ai in the Swiss AI ecosystem and key international fora.
- You will operate at the interface of academia, startups, industry, and policy-making, using your personal track record and network to open doors, build alliances, and help position UZH as a shaping voice in AI strategy, funding, and ecosystem development.
- This is not a communications role.
- You will operate at the interface of academia, policy, and the AI ecosystem: building relationships with federal and cantonal actors, international AI initiatives, and funding bodies; preparing UZH's presence at key AI policy fora including the Global AI Summit 2027; and driving a pipeline of external grants and consortia.
- You are motivated by impact on the ecosystem and public good and will work closely with the UZH.ai Project Lead, the Digital Strategy Board, and UZH leadership.
Additional details
- Find out more about UZH as an employer!
- Support UZH.ai's positioning in national and international AI collaborations with other universities, public bodies, and industry.
- Master's degree or PhD, ideally from UZH or another Swiss university, in a relevant field (e.g. computer science, data science, engineering, economics, law, political science).
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Universität Zürich offer for this role?
Universität Zürich lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 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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Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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