The Public Policy Group and the Immigration Policy Lab (IPL) at the Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH Zurich, are looking for a Research Assistant (20-30%).
Job description
You will be working on several projects to support researchers at the the Immigration Policy Lab. The projects range from an existing panel survey of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a proposed study of media coverage of refugees, and a potential RCT to test the contact hypothesis in Germany.
Your main tasks will include the following:
- Conduct a review of the top economics and political science journals for studies that use original panel surveys, build a dataset with information about each panel
- Conduct literature reviews of studies related to prejudice reduction, media coverage of refugees, and potentially other topics related to migrants
- Collect survey instruments and suggest survey questions
- Conduct data cleaning and preliminary analysis in R
Your profile
The ideal candidate will, at the time of appointment, be enrolled in a master degree program at a Swiss University in social sciences or related study fields.
We are looking for an independent and reliable team player with a structured working style. The ability to work effectively as part of a team and proficiency in English, combined with good writing skills are essential prerequisites. You need to have experience conducting literature reviews and summarizing relevant literature. The project also requires attention to detail and the ability to quickly read over and summarize articles. In addition, intermediate experience with data cleaning and basic analysis using the statistical software R is essential. Research experience in the area of migration is a plus.
ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specialising in science and technology. We are renowned for our excellent education, cutting-edge fundamental research and direct transfer of new knowledge into society. Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an environment that inspires excellence. Located in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, we work together to develop solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.
We look forward to receiving your online application, including:
- a cover letter
- CV
- study transcripts
Only applications submitted through our online application portal are accepted.
For further information about the position please contact Ala’ Alrababa’h at ala.alrababah@gess.ethz.ch (Subject: Research Assistant 2022). For more information on the Public Policy Group and the Immigration Policy Lab, please visit our website.
Applications review will begin on January 3, 2022 and continue until the position is filled.
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