Becoming a student helper
At ETH Zurich, there are countless occasions where your input as a student helper is warmly welcomed. We coordinate assignments and serve as your point of contact.
Areas of activity
Our internal clients count on motivated, committed helpers to assist them – with manning the information desk, managing guests, supervising the cloakroom, monitoring event entry/access, and assembling and dismantling equipment, for example.
Specifications
As a student helper, you represent ETH Zurich and ensure that guests feel welcome and valued. Each assignment or area of activity requires different qualifications and social skills.
However, we expect everyone:
- to be enrolled at a university
- to be reliable, and punctual in particular
- to be flexible, dedicated and responsible
- to have a neat appearance
- to enjoy dealing with people, including those from different cultures and fields
- to have a noticeably positive attitude towards ETH Zurich
- to speak German very well, and also ideally English as well as other languages
Pay, expenses and insurance
You can find all important information and the general procedures in the Download Guidelines for student helpers (PDF, 721 KB). As a rule, the hourly rate is CHF 24 on weekdays and CHF 25 at weekends. The minimum paid assignment is two hours..
Onboarding
We welcome new student helpers at an information event where we discuss the general conditions, our online tool and various «dos» and «don'ts». Prospective helpers must attend this event in order to be assigned as a student helper.