Research / Student Assistant for the Swiss Mobility Panel

10%-30%, Zurich, fixed-term

The Swiss Mobility Panel team (a joint project by the IPEEP, SPUR, IVT-TMP research groups) is looking for a Research Assistant to support its on-going longitudinal survey data collection projects. The project explores public opinion dynamics in Switzerland in relation to environmental, planning and mobility preferences and behavior, changes therein, and linkages to preferences and behavior in other policy realms. To answer these questions, the team relies on an original approach combining survey and geocoded data with survey experiments.

Job description

Types of tasks

Program surveys in Qualtrics
create documentation such as questionnaires, codebooks and technical reports
support the teams with data analysis and reporting to third party stakeholders such as SBB or AMAG
maintain our custom-made R package and provide support to the research teams
support panel management tasks such as data cleaning and data storage

Profile

Required

excellent oral and written communication skills in English and German
programming skills in R
enrolled in a Bachelor or Master program at a Swiss university

Desirable

a strong command of R Markdown and Latex
previous experience with Qualtrics
willingness and motivation to further develop these skills in R and Qualtrics, e.g. programming, analysis of spatial data, etc.
strong oral and written communication skills in French and/or Italian
interest in public opinion research, environmental politics and mobility/travel behaviour

Workplace

We offer

Assisting the panel survey provides you with the opportunity to learn more about the fields of survey methodology and environmental politics. You will mainly work with the members of the panel survey including the other research assistants. Work times and locations are flexible (Hönggerberg-HIL or Zentrum-IFW), apart from regular team meetings.

Working, teaching and research at ETH Zurich

We value diversity and sustainability

In line with our values, ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture. We promote equality of opportunity, value diversity and nurture a working and learning environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected. Visit our Equal Opportunities and Diversity website to find out how we ensure a fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish. Sustainability is a core value for us – we are consistently working towards a climate-neutral future.

Curious? So are we.

Start date for this position is the beginning of the Fall 2026 semester (~Sept. 15 / Oct. 1, 2026).
Fixed term: 1 year contract, with possible extension. Must maintain enrollment at a Swiss University to be eligible.

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents as one PDF:

CV
recent transcript of records

Further information about the Swiss Mobility Panel can be found on our Website. Questions regarding the position should be directed to both Jérôme Laviolette (jerome.laviolette@ivt.ethz.ch) and Michael Wicki (wimi@ethz.ch) (no applications).

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.

About ETH Zürich

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.