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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and 12 professional apprenticeship streams, the University provides an inspiring working environment focused on cutting-edge research and top-class education. In the context of a major interdisciplinary project on health disparities among migration-related populations in Switzerland, funded by the SNSF, we are looking for 2 PhD researchers (4 years). The project combines migration studies and public health to analyse mental and physical health outcomes, access barriers, and the role of policy contexts.

Tasks

  • Work as part of an interdisciplinary team and participate in all relevant project phases
  • Contribute to developing and piloting the questionnaire and survey instruments
  • Collaborate with stakeholders in public health and migration
  • Carry out qualitative interviews and focus groups in the preparation phase
  • Support data management and data cleaning
  • Develop your own research questions within the broad scope of the project
  • Data analysis, writing scientific publications, presenting results at conferences
  • Other tasks related to the project as mutually agreed
  • Position 1 (based in Neuchâtel): Investigate self-reported access barriers, language hurdles, and experiences of discrimination (based on nationality, religion, ethnicity); analyze how cumulative disadvantages affect health outcomes and identify structural barriers in the Swiss healthcare system
  • Position 2 (based in Zürich): Examine health inequalities within and between heterogeneous migration-related groups compared to citizens without a migration background; focus on multidimensional health assessments, social determinants of health, and the 'healthy migrant' paradox using large-scale survey data

Requirements

  • Master's degree in a relevant discipline
  • Interest in public health, epidemiology, and social inequalities
  • Quantitative research skills including statistical skills and an interest to develop them
  • You enjoy working independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
  • Strong organizational and communication skills, a high level of self-motivation, and the ability to work in a structured and conceptual manner
  • Excellent English skills
  • (Very) good German or French (or Italian)
  • Knowledge of Dari, Pashto, Tigrinya, Tamil, Albanian, Ukrainian/Russian, and Turkish is of advantage
  • Ideal background for Position 1: Quantitative Migration Studies, Sociology, Political Science, or Public Health with a focus on social inequalities
  • Ideal background for Position 2: Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Sociology/Psychology, or other Social Sciences with a strong quantitative focus

Benefits

  • Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
  • Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
  • Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
  • Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
  • Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
  • Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
  • Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
  • Free seasonal flu vaccinations
  • Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
  • Discounts on carsharing, vehicle rental, parking space, hardware, software, and mobile phone subscriptions
  • Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
  • Support for people from outside Switzerland
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Die Universität Zürich ist eine öffentliche Universität des Kantons Zürich und bietet Lehre, Forschung und Weiterbildung in einem breiten Spektrum wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen an. Sie umfasst sieben Fakultäten und verbindet akademische Ausbildung mit Grundlagenforschung, angewandter Forschung, Nachwuchsförderung und Wissenstransfer. Die UZH arbeitet mit nationalen und internationalen Hochschulen, Forschungsinstitutionen, Spitälern, Unternehmen und öffentlichen Stellen zusammen und leistet Beiträge in Bereichen wie Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Wirtschaft, Recht, Gesellschaft, Geisteswissenschaften und Theologie.
Das Team

You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with stakeholders in public health and migration. One position is mainly based at the University of Neuchâtel under the supervision of Didier Ruedin, and one at the University of Zürich under the supervision of Oliver Hämmig. Both students will be enrolled in the PhD program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Zurich and are expected to spend part of their working time at the other institution.

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