CLARIN-CH at Linguistic Research Infrastructure LiRI
CLARIN-CH Content Officer; student assistant, 18-24 months %
Start of employment 1 March, 2026, temporary
CLARIN-CH is the Swiss node of CLARIN, which stands for "Common Language Resources and Technology Infrastructure". CLARIN is a digital research infrastructure that offers open access to digital language resources and tools from all over Europe and beyond through an online environment (see ). The CLARIN-CH Coordination Office is hosted by the Linguistic Research Infrastructure (UZH).
We are seeking an MA student at the UZH (e.g. Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, or similar) with knowledge of corpus linguistics, digital linguistics or language technology, a native speaker of German with excellent redactional skills in English to reinforce CLARIN-CH.
Your responsibilities
The successful candidate will support the National Coordinator in the following tasks:
* Content creation (text, visuals, posters) for the CLARIN-CH website, Newsletter, LinkedIn account, academic events where CLARIN-CH takes part
* Support to carry out CLARIN-CH activities and actions, such as workshops, surveys, training sessions
* Creation of content for the SSHOC-CH website and LinkedIn account
Your profile
* Training in corpus linguistics, digital or computational linguistics, language technology
* Previous experience with content management systems (CMS), such as WordPress, Wix, Magnolia or similar
* Previous experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva or similar
* Interest in learning about the Swiss landscape of research infrastructures and the Open Science paradigm
* Technical and academic curiosity
* Rapid learner
* Good work organization
* German native speaker
* Mastery of English, both orally and in writing
Information on your application
Reference letters are optional. Interviews will take place during the week of February 15.
What we offer
Work-Life Balance
* Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
* Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
Learning and Development
* Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
* Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
Food
* Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
* Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
Healthcare
* Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
* Free seasonal flu vaccinations
* Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
Discounts
* Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
* Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
* Special conditions on hotel reservations
Conditions of Employment
* Policies of the UZH
* Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
International Services
* Support for people from outside Switzerland
Campuses
* Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
* Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg
Location
CLARIN-CH at Linguistic Research Infrastructure LiRI
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland
Further information
Questions about the job
Cristina Grisot
National Coordinator CLARIN-CH
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