Assistant (doctoral position) in film science — Universität Zürich
- Location
- Zürich-Oerlikon
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 16 days ago
Role overview
As the largest university in Switzerland, the University of Zurich offers a large number of attractive positions in various disciplines and professional fields.
With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional profiles for learners, the university offers an inspiring working environment in cutting-edge research and education.
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- As the largest university in Switzerland, the University of Zurich offers a large number of attractive positions in various disciplines and professional fields.
- With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional profiles for learners, the university offers an inspiring working environment in cutting-edge research and education.
- The assistant office serves to obtain the doctorate for scientific qualification and includes research and teaching.
- The focus is on writing a dissertation in film science. To the
- Our employees benefit from diverse and attractive offers.
Main responsibilities
- The assistant office serves to obtain the doctorate for scientific qualification and includes research and teaching.
- The focus is on writing a dissertation in film science. To the
- also include the organisation of courses (2 semester hours per week, including the organisation of excursions at film festivals) as well as supportive cooperation at the chair and the seminar for film studies. Requirements
- A very good or excellent degree (master or equivalent) in film science or in an art or media science subject with a final thesis on a film science question is required.
- The assistant is the chair of Prof.
- Dr.
- Daniel Wiegand.
- The dissertation should be film-historically oriented and deal with the silent film or the cinema in the first half of the 20th century. employing the century. We offer:
- Find out more at: https://www.uzh.ch/en/explore/work.html
What the company offers
- Our employees benefit from diverse and attractive offers.
Additional details
- The focus is on writing a dissertation in film science.
- Tasks also include the organisation of courses (2 semester hours per week, including the organisation of excursions at film festivals) as well as supportive cooperation at the chair and the seminar for film studies.
- The dissertation should be film-historically oriented and deal with the silent film or the cinema in the first half of the 20th century. employing the century.
Notes and original content
- Requirements
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-Oerlikon. 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?
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