Research Associate in Health Services Research 70-100 %

About the job

Research Associate in Health Services Research 70-100 %

We are looking for you for this role

We conduct innovative and practice-oriented research in healthcare with a health economics focus. Our research results flow into policy and practice. We look forward to employees who actively contribute and help shape their ideas and perspectives.


Your tasks include:

• Participation in and leadership of research and evaluation projects, from clarifying the assignment through analysis to reporting, in close exchange with clients and practice partners
• Participation in the acquisition of research projects and, in the medium term, independent preparation of research proposals and offers
• Conducting desk research and literature reviews
• Preparation and statistical analysis of quantitative data, such as survey, care, and billing data
• Collection and analysis of qualitative data, for example through interviews and focus groups
• Use and further development of AI-supported methods in data collection, data preparation, analysis, and text processing including checking and validating results
• Writing reports for clients as well as publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Presentation of research results at national and international conferences and congresses
• Teaching at bachelor and master levels as well as in continuing education and supervision of student work (approx. 10-20 %)

What distinguishes you

You have experience in research, preferably in the health sector. Your professional background is, for example, in public health, epidemiology, (health) economics, social sciences, or computational social science. We also welcome applications from people with research experience in medicine or a health profession such as nursing or physiotherapy.

In addition, you bring the following:

• Master's degree or doctorate
• Experience in project management, especially in planning and implementing projects, adhering to schedules and budgets, and collaborating with clients
• Resilience and the ability to keep an overview and work goal-oriented even with several parallel projects
• Knowledge of the Swiss healthcare system
• Know-how in quantitative data analysis as well as programming experience with Stata, R, or Python
• Curiosity, initiative, and enjoyment in trying out new methods, for example AI-supported procedures in data collection and analysis
• German and English spoken and written
• Teaching experience, a clinical background or practical experience in a health profession, as well as French or Italian language skills are advantageous

Where you will work

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

School of Management and Law

The ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML) is one of the largest business schools in Switzerland with around 9,500 students. It is the only university of applied sciences in the country represented in renowned rankings of the business newspaper "Financial Times" and accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA – labels for high quality standards in teaching, research, and continuing education. The internationally recognised bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes, cooperative PhD programmes, and numerous continuing education offerings are scientifically based, interdisciplinary, and practice-oriented. The SML maintains numerous cooperations with over 190 selected partner universities worldwide.

Any questions? Then get in touch with us!

Questions about the application process?

Xenia Binner

Branding & Recruiting Manager

xenia.binner@zhaw.ch

Questions about the advertised vacancy?

Prof. Dr Marc Höglinger

Co-Head of Health Services Research Unit

+41 58 934 49 80

marc.hoeglinger@zhaw.ch