Research Associate – Health Ethics & Policy Lab | Research Associate – Health Ethics & Policy Lab

ETH Zürich

Zürich ETH-Zentrum, ZH, Switzerland
Published Dec 3, 2025
Part-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career researcher to join the Health Ethics & Policy Lab at ETH Zurich, one of the world's leading universities. The role focuses on addressing the ethical and policy challenges arising from digital health, AI, precision medicine, and cutting-edge biomedicine. The successful candidate will thrive in an interdisciplinary environment, collaborating with senior faculty, postdocs, and trainees across fields like philosophy, data science, public health, and law. Day-to-day responsibilities include supporting empirical research using methods such as surveys or qualitative interviews, driving innovative policy projects, contributing to teaching activities, and communicating research results with academic rigor. This position offers a meaningful and impactful career path, contributing to high-impact scholarship that shapes responsible innovation and informs public policy. Applicants should possess a doctoral degree or an advanced master's with relevant experience and already reside in Switzerland.

Required Skills

Education

A completed doctoral degree (preferred) or an advanced master’s degree with relevant research experience

Experience

  • Professional experience in bioethics, science and technology governance, or related fields (1–5 years preferred for professionals)
  • Strong research skills, ideally demonstrated by prior publications
  • Experience in at least one empirical approach (survey research, qualitative methods, or computational social science)
  • Academic or practical background in health policy, bioethics, biomedicine, clinical research ethics, science and technology governance, public health, or health law

Languages

German (Intermediate)English (Fluent)French (Intermediate)

Additional

  • Applicants should already reside in Switzerland. The position is offered on an annual renewable contract for up to 6 years.