Research assistant position

Research assistant position

The Professorship for Managerial Economics at the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Information Technology at the University of Zurich is looking for a research assistant.

We are seeking a talented student who is passionate about education and technology. The ideal candidate will help us study the impact of educational policy on educational choices of Swiss students.

Research assistant position

Your tasks would be:

• Cleaning and merging large confidential Swiss data sets and running estimation models.

• Because the data are confidential, upon starting employment the successful candidate will need to sign a confidentiality contract with the Swiss Federal Statistical Office

• Matriculated student (ETH, University) in a master's degree
• Excellent coding skills in Stata
• Very strong knowledge of microeconometrics
• Fluent in English, good knowledge of German and/or French
• High degree of responsibility and motivation
• Strong interest in technology and education
• We expect an occupation rate of at least 20% during the semester with preferably a higher rate during the summer months.

We are experienced researchers working on state-of-the-art topics and offer you an insight into cutting edge research with the advantage of working under flexible hours.

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