Research Assistant 40 %

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Your responsibilities

Scientific Activities (60%)

• Support the planning, conduct, and reporting of systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid reviews, and other evidence synthesis projects.
• Contribute to protocol development and preparation of review documentation in line with recognised methodological standards (e.g., PRISMA, RAMESES).
• Assist with drafting reports, manuscripts, presentations, and research outputs for academic and non-academic audiences.
• Assist with ethics applications, funding reports, and other research administration processes

Engagement Activities (40%)

• Support the planning, organisation, and facilitation of workshops, stakeholder meetings, and public engagement activities.
• Assist in recruiting and liaising with participants, patient and public contributors, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders.
• Support preparation of workshop materials, presentations, discussion guides, and summary reports.
• Capture, analyse, and synthesise feedback from engagement activities.
• Provide administrative and organisational support

Your profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant discipline (e.g., public health, health services research, psychology, social sciences, healthcare, or related field).
• Excellent written and verbal German/Swiss German and English communication skills.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience supporting or facilitating workshops, public/patient engagement activities.
• Experience working within healthcare, public health, academic, or applied research environments.
• Experience planning and conducting systematic reviews, rapid reviews, or other types of evidence synthesis.
• Familiarity with evidence review software (e.g., Covidence, Rayyan, EndNote).
• Experience of implementation science and/or co-production methods.
• Experience developing and supporting research or other grant applications.

Roswitha Kringel
Research Coordinator
roswitha.kringel@uzh.ch