Student Assistantship (app development)

At the professorship for Clinical Intervention and Global Mental Health we seek to develop accessible, scalable, and evidence-based tools to assess and treat mental health disorders. Our current research focuses on a newly introduced mental health disorder, prolonged grief disorder, and the psychological sequala.

Student Assistantship (app development)

We are looking for a student assistant with a strong app developer background who is able to update and rewrite the code for an existing mobile app for grief symptoms detection and monitoring. The candidate will also manage the development and maintenance of a mobile application. The candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the mobile app including maintaining the app, updating the app and enacting any required changes to the app.

• The candidate should be fluent in German and strong level of English
• Developer Profile
• A person is needed who has good experience with: Typescript, React, NodeJS, MongoDB
• Core needed skills which can be acquired on the job: React Native, Expo, App deployment to Google Play Store & Apple App Store

Soft skills:

• Understanding of business process and translating it to technological processes
• Design ideas to help construct the prototypes and to steer the direction of the app
• Very good communication skills to work closely with the psychology team and bring creative and new ideas to the meetings
• Understanding of data security processes and requirements at UZH

We offer a dynamic and innovative working environment with an international team of motivated clinicians and researchers. The UZH offers opportunities for professional development including teaching, collaboration and networking with top researchers leaders in the field.

The University of Zurich strives to increase diversity in research, teaching, and administration (Promotion of diversity and prevention of discrimination) and takes this into account in the recruitment process.

The position is located in an ideal geographical situation in the young, dynamic, and international city of Zurich, offering a living standard that ranks consistently amongst the highest in the world.

Prof. Clare Killikelly