Student Assistant at the Institute for Information Management

10%-20%, Zurich, fixed-term

The Institute for Information Management is seeking a Student Assistant to support a data collection project. The project strives to investigate the association between voice and health status in a two-month longitudinal observational pilot study. Patients will collect speech samples at home using a mobile application installed on a tablet. After enrollment in the study, patients complete their first and last study visits with the assistance of study personnel.

Job description

Your task would be assistance with the study visit (around 1 hour), including introducing the study, the guidance of patients in the use of the device, and answering patients’ questions.

Your profile

Requirements:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in German, ideally you can speak and understand Swiss German.
• Conversational and open personality.
• Flexible to meet the schedule set by the hospital (3-4 hours per month on average).
• Student at a Swiss university or university of applied sciences (ETH Zurich, EPFL, etc.)

Desirable

• Desired starting date: mid-January or February, ideally you could work until this October.
• Interest in data collection with patients.
• Speaking French or Italian would be a PLUS.

Your workplace

Your workplace

We offer

Joining the project will give you the opportunity to learn more about health care and participate in innovative research. The salary is according to ETH rules.

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

• CV,
• academic transcripts,
• current timetable or timetable for next semester (please also mention your expected start date and end date), 
• current matriculation at a Swiss University

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 Information Management can be found on our website . Questions regarding the position should be directed to Fan Wu, Tel +41 44 632 69 58 or email [email protected] (no applications).

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