Scientific careers: a new website section provides an overview
ETH Zurich offers a wide range of support services for students and researchers during their studies and work at the university. A new website section provides an overview of the various support options and funding instruments.
The university supports students and researchers with a broad spectrum of services to assist them during their time at ETH Zurich. The various offerings are tailored to the needs of the different study and career stages. The support services range from individual advice (such as career counselling, support for company founders and help with finding housing or childcare) to legal assistance with patenting issues.
For young researchers aspiring to a career in the international academic community, ETH Zurich also offers a wide range of competitive funding instruments adapted to each stage in their careers. In addition, the university regularly awards prizes for outstanding achievements in teaching, research and technology transfer.
On behalf of the Executive Board, the Office of Research and the newly-established panel "Forum Nachwuchsförderung" have set up a new “Support services for studies and scientific career” section on the ETH website to provide a quick overview of the career-development support and funding options available at ETH Zurich. The advice and support can be found on the ETH website under “Working, teaching and research” and includes two clickable graphics showing the various support services on offer.
You can view the graphics at: www.ethz.ch/support-services-studies-careers.
The SNSF sees a need for action
In its multi-year programme 2017-2020, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) responds to the challenges facing researchers in Switzerland. In particular, it has identified a strong need for supporting for academic careers. Competition-based project funding will continue to be the core business of the SNSF.
Ambitious and motivated young scientists are central to the sustainable promotion of research excellence. For this reason, the SNSF and its partners agree that talented researchers in Switzerland must be offered clearer and more appealing career prospects. It has earmarked about one-fifth of the total funds budgeted in its multi-year programme for measures aimed at facilitating academic careers.
For further details please read the media release "external page Promotion of academic careers and young researchers: the SNSF sees a need for action".