Contract documents

Below you will find the contract documents that are listed in your work contract. They are regular features of your work contract. If you are not living in Switzerland yet, please follow the advice "Registration in Switzerland".

Please select your corresponding category, depending on your position and your current living place.

Contract components

Additional contract component for doctoral students

Ordinance on Doctoral Studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Ordinance on Doctoral Studies ETH Zurich)
Directives for Doctoral Students Employed at ETH Zurich

Registration in Switzerland

Foreign nationals must register with the residential district in Switzerland to receive a residence and work permit for Switzerland.

Further information

Guidelines

Further relevant documents

Fringe benefits

Contract components

Additional contract component for doctoral students

Guidelines

Further relevant documents

Fringe benefits

Contract components

Registration in Switzerland

Foreign nationals must register with the residential district in Switzerland to receive a residence and work permit for Switzerland.

Further information

Guidelines

Further relevant documents

Fringe benefits

Contract components

Guidelines

Further relevant documents

Fringe benefits

Contract components

Guidelines

Further relevant documents

Fringe benefits

Wage payment and working hours

Your supervisor reports your worked hours at the end of the month. You will receive the payment in the following month. As a teaching assistant you are allowed to work 15 hours per week at maximum, during the semester break 41 hours at maximum.

Further helpful information

Just before your start you will receive your ETH card as well as the login/pssword for the protected areas of the ETH website.

The ETH information- and support system protected pageETHIS will be available as of your first day at work. ETHIS allows you to view your employment data and update your personal data.