Student Assistant in Macroeconomic Forecasting and Data Science

Position

Teilzeit

Befristet

Intern

Andere

Konditionen

Zürich

20–30%

Anforderungen

EU/EFTA-Bewilligung

Skills

Time series analysisBVARsDynamic factor modelsPythonAPIsReproducible researchData ScienceWeb ScrapingData CleaningData AnalysisData-Ingestion pipelinesMATLAB

Sprachen

Deutsch

Französisch

Beschreibung

We are looking for individuals with a strong interest in applied macroeconomics, economic forecasting, data science, and empirical research. The main task will be to support the collection, cleaning, harmonization, and documentation of macroeconomic data. Depending on skills and interests, the position may also involve contributing to the construction of the reanalysis dataset, reproducible data pipelines, descriptive analysis, and forecasting-related tasks.

Aufgaben

Collecting macroeconomic data from public statistical offices, central banks, international organizations, and data providers such as Macrobond
Research on the availability of real-time data vintages, release calendars, publication lags, variable definitions, and data revisions
Cleaning, harmonizing, transforming, and documenting macroeconomic time series across countries, sectors, regions, and frequencies
Supporting the creation of a reproducible macroeconomic reanalysis dataset, including metadata, transformation codes, and versioning routines
Building and maintaining data acquisition routines, including APIs, web scraping, and automated downloads where feasible
Conducting descriptive analysis and consistency checks of macroeconomic indicators
Supporting the preparation of datasets for forecasting models, including dynamic factor models, BVARs, and machine-learning-based approaches

Anforderungen

Enrolled at a Swiss university for the intended duration of your employment
Willing to work between 1 to 2 days per week (15h)
Prior experience in handling and analysing data using statistical software packages such as R, Python, and/or Matlab is desired
A strong interest and drive in developing skills in applied macroeconomics, economic forecasting, data science, and empirical research

Technologien

RPythonMatlab

Vorteile

A job that makes a difference: Join ETH Zurich, which supports your professional development and contributes to positive change in society
Numerous benefits, a wide range of sports activities organised by the ASVZ, childcare
Health benefits: discounts on health-related services
A flexible working environment: opportunities for flexible working hours and a supportive learning environment
Support for training and further education initiatives to enhance employability

Unternehmen

ETH Zurich

Education

ETH Zurich is one of the world-s leading universities specialising in science and technology. We are renowned for our excellent education, cutting-edge fundamental research and direct transfer of new knowledge into society. Over 30,000 people from more than 120 countries find our university to be a place that promotes independent thinking and an environment that inspires excellence. Located in the heart of Europe, yet forging connections all over the world, we work together to develop solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow.

Kontakt

hr@kof.ethz.ch