Pre-Doctoral Program – Global Talent Common Application

Pre-doctoral fellows work with a professor of the economics department to support their research, with substantive opportunities for on-the-job learning about academic research in economics. Pre-docs may be involved in all stages of research – brainstorming, literature reviews, project management, data analysis, and writing. The predoctoral position is a full-time in-person commitment (70% research, 30% on-the-job-learning). The research fellow will become part of a vibrant community of predoctoral fellows at the department and of the wider research community at UZH. Predocs receive hands-on mentoring throughout. Previous pre-docs have worked, among others, with Professors Ingvild Almas, Sandro Ambühl, Lorenzo Casaburi, Ana Costa-Ramon, David Dorn, Thomas Graeber, David Hémous, Mathias Hoffmann, Ronak Jain, Dina Pomeranz, Hans-Joachim Voth, David Yanagizawa-Drott and Ulf Zölitz.

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 currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education.

• Master's or bachelor's degree (in the last 5 years) with strong grades in economics or another quantitative social science field, including strong math skills

• Strong knowledge of STATA, R or Python; familiarity with other statistical software or programming languages is a plus

• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Recommendation letter from 1-3 letter writers who are familiar with academic research (professor, research supervisor, or similar)

• Knowledge of causal inference research methods

• Previous experience in research, e.g. as a research assistant or a research manager

• Top of the class, high GRE Quant score, completed MITx MicroMasters courses

• Proven ability to handle several different projects/tasks at one time, successfully complete tasks assigned, and meet deadlines

• Eligibility criteria related to income background or refugee status.