Teaching Assistant in the Posture and Movement Module

About the job

Teaching Assistant in the Posture and Movement Module

For the Bachelor's degree program in Physiotherapy at the Department of Health, we are looking for six committed physiotherapists as teaching assistants from September 2026 to June 2027.

Department: Health

Start of work: Calendar week 39

• You assist experienced lecturers in selected practical teaching sequences in classes with 25 to 27 students in the first and second semesters.
• You support the students in learning practical skills (assessments and active interventions) through targeted feedback. The professional and methodical-didactic responsibility lies with the lecturers.
• The teaching takes place one half-day per week (usually on Thursday) in calendar weeks 39–05 (autumn semester) and 08–26 (spring semester).
• The assignment includes approximately 24 lessons per semester.

For this activity, we expect several years of practical experience as a physiotherapist, primarily in the clinical fields of rheumatology, orthopedics, and/or surgery. You bring high professional competence in functional treatment, observe posture and movement in a differentiated and routine manner, and possess professional presentation skills with pronounced communication abilities. You are interested in supporting the learning process in methodically and didactically variable learning situations of practical teaching and are confident in providing students with appreciative and informative feedback. Ideally, you have training experience. We are looking for responsible individuals who are willing to contribute constructively.

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and more than 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 Institute of Physiotherapy stands out as an innovative employer with high demands on self-organized work forms in a quality-conscious environment. The modern workplace is centrally located in Winterthur (near the train station).

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:

Yeliz Sevinc

Recruiting Manager