Job Description

Department of Psychology

Research Assistant for the project "Development of Adolescents' Metacognitive Control Skills" 20 - 40 %

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Start of employment 01.01.2026, temporary
At the Department of Psychology, we are collecting data in classrooms, to investigate the judgments and decisions that adolescents are making when working on learning tasks. In January and February, we are visiting several schools for data collection. We are looking for a research assistant for the months January and February who can support us with visiting schools, informing participants about the research, and being present in school classes when the adolescent participants complete the research tasks.

Your responsibilities

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As a student research assistant, you:support the research team with the preparation of data collection travel to schools in the german speaking part of Switzerland to visit schools (8th grade classes) organize that the data is collected in classrooms and you are present during the data collection to assist and to answer questions support the team with the preparation of the data for data analysis

Your profile

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You study psychology, educational sciences, or a related subject You are reliable You are flexible in January and February You speak German fluently You are good communication skills and feel comfortable to work with adolescents in classrooms

Information on your application

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Please send your CV and a short motivation statement to emely.hoch@psychologie.uzh.ch or apply by clicking the link below.



Employment start in the beginning of January. Please send your application as soon as possible, until December 11 at the latest. We will be reviewing applications from now on and invite selected persons for a short interview on December 16.

What we offer

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Work-Life Balance

Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing) Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH

Learning and Development

Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich

Food

Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution

Healthcare

Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ Free seasonal flu vaccinations Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower

Discounts

Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions Special conditions on hotel reservations

Conditions of Employment

Policies of the UZH Most UZH staff are employed according to public law

International Services

Support for people from outside Switzerland

Campuses

Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg

Location

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Department of Psychology

Binzmuhlestrasse 14, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland

Further information

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Questions about the job

Dr. Emely Hoch

Working at UZH

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