Student Assistant / Hilfsassistent*in

Updated: March 02, 2024 04:03 PM GMT

Full-time Job in Monchaltorf, Zurich

University of Zurich

Zürich, Switzerland

Your responsibilities

The position mainly supports a study in collaboration with the team of Prof. Nils Weidmann (University of Konstanz) that uses large-scale text analysis to map how ethnic groups strategically communicate salient issues on social media.

Data collection has already been concluded and the main responsibilities would be refining the data processing pipeline and then, after merger with contextual data on groups, analyzing group-level dynamics.

The position requires a strong background in text-mining / NLP as well as statistical methods.

Your profile

The position is ideal for MA students with strong quantitative skills and prior experience working with text data. More generally, the position is a starting point for all of those students, who would like to get hands-on experience in academic research projects.

Applicants for this position should meet the following requirements
• Completed BA in political science (or equivalent)
• Currently enrolled in a political... More Detail