Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is an internationally networked aquatic research institute within the ETH Domain (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). Eawag conducts research, education and expert consulting to achieve the dual goals of meeting direct human needs for water and maintaining the function and integrity of aquatic ecosystems.

The Department of Environmental Social Sciences (ESS) invites applications for a

Research Assistant on data mining and data analysis (20%)

This position is part of a research project Understanding the demand for carbon-neutral products and services, carried out by the environmental economics research group. The research assistant will work with Begüm Özdemir Oluk, Dr Fabian Dvorak, Dr Ivana Logar (all from Eawag) and Dr Stefano Carattini (Georgia State University). The selected candidate will help the researchers collecting, cleaning, and potentially analyzing data for the project.

The main responsibility of the successful candidate consists in supporting the research project, with data collection, cleaning, and analysis. In particular, there is a special need for skills in machine learning and text analysis.

We are looking for a Bachelor or Master student with advanced data skills (scraping, machine learning), familiarity with at least one statistical package or code (Stata, R, Python), and a permission to work in Switzerland.

This position offers insights into the academic profession, an opportunity to exchange with a highly motivated research team and the possibility to work remotely.

Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. The application should include a short motivation letter, CV, and your academic record. The foreseen starting date is October 2023 or upon mutual agreement.

Eawag isa modern employer and offers an excellent working environment where staff can contribute their strengths, experience and ways of thinking. We promote gender equality and are committed to staff diversity and inclusion. The compatibility of career and family is of central importance to us.

For further information, please contact Dr Ivana Logar or Dr Stefano Carattini.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please send it through this webpage, any other way of applying will not be considered.

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