Academic Assistant (80% PhD-position)

Academic Assistant (80% PhD-position)

Location: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, PhD Candidates / Teaching and Research Assistants · Posted: 2026-10-11 · Closes: 2026-11-06 · Reference: 10212531

Historisches Seminar

Academic Assistant (80% PhD-position) 80 %

Start of employment 01.08.2027, temporary

The Chair for Global History (18th to 20th centuries) invites applications for:
Academic Assistant (80% PhD-position)
Department of History, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Your responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include working on your own PhD project, teaching 2 SWS (equivalent to one course a semester), and contributing to the Chair's activities in teaching, research, international collaborations and academic administration.

Your profile

We welcome applications from candidates who possess:

• Research interests in Japanese history and/or the history of the Asia-Pacific region from 1800 to the present
• Excellent working knowledge of English and Japanese (to research level)
• Outstanding BA and MA training (including a completed Master's degree in history or a close relevant discipline by the starting date)
• Commitment to teach at all levels of the Department's BA courses
• Advanced German communication skills (desirable)

Information on your application

Please direct academic enquiries to Prof. Dr. Martin Dusinberre ([email protected]).
Please direct procedural enquiries, and completed applications, to Alicia Schümperli ([email protected])
Deadline for applications: 6 November, 17:00 (CET)

Applicants should email Alicia Schümperli the following documents as a single PDF file:

• Cover Letter (in English)
• Curriculum Vitae (in English)
• Certificates of Higher Education (BA and MA academic transcripts or equivalents)
• A summary of proposed PhD topic (in English, 1,000 words excluding footnotes/references)
• A writing sample (in English, 4,000-6,000 words excluding footnotes/references)
• The contact details of two academic referees who can provide confidential references if requested.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to arrange two confidential references to be sent to Alicia Schümperli in advance of their interview. The first round of interviews will be held online in the week of 23 November 2026. More information will then be given on the second round of interviews, to be held before 18 December 2026.

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• Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
• Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH

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• Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
• Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich

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• Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution

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• Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
• Free seasonal flu vaccinations
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• Policies of the UZH
• Most UZH staff are employed according to public law

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• Support for people from outside Switzerland

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• Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
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Location

Historisches Seminar

Karl-Schmid-Strasse, Zürich, Switzerland

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