Research Assistant: Digital Politics & Data

Fvpolito; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 30.000 - 40.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Working on cutting-edge projects

Hands-on experience in academic research

Workspace in the common pool of desks

Zusammenfassung

An academic institution in Switzerland is seeking a Research Assistant to support research on political behavior and digital media. This role, suitable for BA or MA students, requires strong statistical skills and a command of English. Candidates will engage in cutting-edge projects addressing online political communication and harmful speech detection. The position offers a chance to gain hands-on experience in academic research and includes a flexible salary based on cantonal guidelines.

Qualifikationen

• Strong quantitative interest in research.
• Prior experience with advanced quantitative or computational methods is ideal.

Aufgaben

• Support ongoing research related to political behavior online.
• Work on detecting harmful speech online and mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to small projects in political behavior and computational social science.

Kenntnisse

Excellent statistical skills and experience with R/RStudio

Strong command of English

Self-motivation

Excellent work ethics

Ausbildung

Enrolled in a political science degree program

Good overall study performance

Jobbeschreibung

An academic institution in Switzerland is seeking a Research Assistant to support research on political behavior and digital media. This role, suitable for BA or MA students, requires strong statistical skills and a command of English. Candidates will engage in cutting-edge projects addressing online political communication and harmful speech detection. The position offers a chance to gain hands-on experience in academic research and includes a flexible salary based on cantonal guidelines.