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ETH Zürich

Internship at KOF Swiss Economic Institute

Zürich

FULL TIME & PART TIME

November 8, 2024

Internship at KOF Swiss Economic Institute

80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term

The KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich is the leading institute for applied research in economics in Switzerland. KOF has a strong collaborative environment that promotes exchange between research and administrative staff at different levels and in different functions and is committed to rigorous, applied research on policy-relevant topics with a connection to Switzerland.

Project background

You will be a member of the Business Tendency Surveys research division. You will be working on a third-party project that the Business Survey Department is conducting together with the Labour Market Division. The Business Tendency Survey department regularly conducts surveys of companies. The department designs, implements and analyses surveys. The analyses are carried out both at microdata level and at time series level.
In your internship, you are part of a third-party commissioned project on the causes and consequences of labour shortages in Switzerland. You will compile a comprehensive literature review for this project and help implement a large-scale company survey. The data from the company survey will be analysed and visualized. Both the literature analysis and the data analysis are documented in a report for the client that you will co-author.

Job description

Your task will be to support the research staff in all aspects of the field research of this project. You will work closely with the project leaders, Klaus Abberger and Michael Siegenthaler, heads of the two KOF divisions, and other project team members. You will be responsible for assisting in reviewing the relevant literature, implementing an online survey, describing and conducting econometric analyses of microdata and validity checks, and documenting the findings. You also have the option to participate in project meetings with the external project partner, in internal research seminars and in the meetings of the forecasting group of KOF.

Profile

80-100%, Zürich, temporary, for a maximum of 5-6 months, starting date January or February.
The KOF Swiss Economic Institute at the ETH Zurich is the leading institute for applied research in economics in Switzerland (www.kof.ethz.ch).We expect that you spend at least half of the working hours on site in Zurich.
We are looking for individuals with a strong interest in empirical research, survey design and in labour market related topics. Prior experience in coding, analysing, and visualising data using a statistical software package (in particular R or Stata) is desired and an interest in expanding these skills is expected. Strong reading and writing skills in German are a further requirement.

Workplace

We offer

ETH Zurich is a family-friendly employer with excellent working conditions. You can look forward to an exciting working environment, cultural diversity and attractive offers and benefits.

A unique opportunity to gain research experience in a supportive and dynamic economic institute.
An office location in the centre of Zurich, flexible working hours, and work-from-home options.
An important opportunity experience in important data science skills including data coding and cleaning, data analytics, regression analysis, and data visualization in either Stata or R.
A co-authored publication in our in-house outlets

We value diversity

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.

Curious? So are we.

We look forward to receiving your online application until 29.11.2024.

Motivation letter
Curriculum vitae
Writing sample in German or English (e.g., Bachelor or Master Thesis, term paper)
Copies of certificates (including grade records)
Contact information for 2-3 potential references

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.
Further information about KOF Swiss Economic Institute can be found on our website. Questions regarding the position should be directed to KOF HR (hr@kof.ethz.ch) (no applications).

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