Principles

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University Acts
Practices at UZH

University Acts

Teaching / research assistants and doctoral candidates are members of the non-professorial academic staff who are employed at UZH for the purpose of gaining an academic qualification with the aim of obtaining a doctorate. They work on their dissertation during this time.

Junior academic positions at UZH include the positions of senior teaching and research assistants, postdocs, teaching and research assistants, and doctoral candidates. The positions of teaching and research assistants and doctoral candidates contribute to the scientific qualification with the aim of obtaining a doctorate. (only available in German: UniO § 10 lit c.)	Zoom
The holders of junior academic positions are given appropriate opportunities within the scope of their employment to qualify themselves through their own scientific activities. (only available in German: UniG § 9)	Zoom (JPG, 133 KB)

Practices at UZH

The following overview represents the current regulation of employment at UZH.


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Weiterführende Informationen

Description of the new model, graphical representations and requirements

Current regulations 2023 and template new doctoral agreement

General Questions, recruiting for the year 2024, existing employment