Clerk: Student Administration 80 - 100 %

About the job

Clerk: Student Administration 80 - 100 %

Do you enjoy personal contact with students, lecturers, and professionals? Do you see administration as an important cog in a smooth operation? Do you like the mix of planned work and reacting to the unexpected? Are you an organizational talent? Then we look forward to receiving your application via our online form.

Department: Applied Linguistics

Start date: As of April 1, 2026, or by arrangement

• Collaboration in the administration of the Bachelor's degree program in Communication and Media
• Management of the CRM
• Administrative and coordinative support of selected modules (elections, contracts, individual compensations, and support)
• Grading: Creation and preparation of grade overview lists as well as grade corrections
• Student administration (diplomas, deregistrations, incomings/outgoings, etc.)

You have a solid commercial basic education with professional experience in a similar field of activity, ideally in an educational institution.

You have experience with CRM systems and, if possible, experience in using learning management systems (Evento, Moodle). If you also have project experience, we can deploy you even more broadly in your role.

You have very good organizational skills, a trained eye for administrative details, excellent German skills, proficient user knowledge in MS Office products, enjoy a lively, sometimes hectic environment, have a friendly demeanor, and a good sense for others.

You can work independently, are team-oriented at the same time, and keep an overview in hectic situations. You present yourself convincingly, communicate appropriately for the target group in written correspondence, and can respond to the concerns of different stakeholders.

You are a service-oriented personality, resilient, and creative in solving administrative and coordinative problems.

We look forward to receiving your meaningful application by February 28, 2026, exclusively via our online form.

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The Department of Applied Linguistics at ZHAW is the only linguistic department at a Swiss university of applied sciences. It deals with central questions about language, communication, and media – in research, teaching, and practical implementation.

The IAM Institute for Applied Media Studies professionalizes communication in the professional fields of journalism, corporate communications, and content marketing.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the main points:

Anna-Lena Künzli

Head of Administration Bachelor’s Degree Program Communication and Media

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