Teaching Assistance Positions
For spring and autumn semester 2025/2025, the Institute for Molecular Physical Science at the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, is looking for
Teaching Assistants (Hilfsassistent:innen) in Physical Chemistry for the following courses:
Spring semester 2025:
529-0012-01 Physikalische Chemie I: Thermodynamik
Prof. Dr. Alexander Barnes
workload: 30 hours per month (105 hours for the semester)
529-0430-00 / 529-0054-01 / 529-0074-00 Praktikum Physikalische Chemie
Dr. Takuya Segawa
workload: 40 hours per month (135 hours for the semester)
Positions already filled!
529-0431-00 Physikalische Chemie III: Molekulare Quantenmechanik
Prof. Dr. Frédéric Merkt
workload: 30 hours per month (105 hours for the semester)
529-1025-00 Physikalische Chemie für Pharmazeutische Wissenschaften
Prof. Dr. Gunnar Jeschke
workload: 30 hours per month (105 hours for the semester)
Study Center Chemie (place to go for students with questions regarding the basic classes in physical chemistry)
workload: 3 hours per week
starts in the second semester week, weekly date and time to be announced
Positions already filled!
As teaching assistant, the hourly wage for all courses is 30.70 CHF. There will be a postdoctoral researcher as head assistant (except for the Study Center). You will be given an introduction and access to all lecture notes, exercise class questions and exercise class answers before the start of the course.
You should be fluent in German and English, familiar with basic chemistry and able to prepare for and teach the exercise sections. You must have passed your first-year exams as a minimum, with exception to the Study Center for which we decidedly are looking for 3rd year bachelor or master students. You must be a master or undergraduate student at the ETH or UZH (ETH applicants will be given priority).
We look forward to receiving your application detailing the position you are looking for including a letter of motivation, CV, and the current stage of your studies.
Please send your application to the responsible professor.
For further information about the Institute of Molecular Physical Science (IMPS): www.imps.ethz.ch
For questions regarding the positions, please contact the responsible professor or, for administrative questions please contact
Sara Zimmermann (institute’s coordinator):
Autumn semester 2025:
529-0001-00 Informatik I Prof. Dr. Philippe Hünenberger
workload: 30 hours per month (105 hours for the semester)
529-0433-01 PC VI Statistische Thermodynamik
Prof. Dr. Richardson, Prof. Dr. Riek
workload: 30 hours per month (105 hours for the semester)
529-0432-00 Physikalische Chemie IV: Magnetische Resonanz
Prof. Dr. Matthias Ernst, Prof. Dr. Gunnar Jeschke, Prof. Dr. Roland Riek
workload: 30 hours per month (105 hours for the semester)
529-0449-00 Praktikum Spektroskopie
Dr. Takuya Segawa
workload: 40 hours per month (135 hours for the semester)
529-0011-04 / 529-2001-02 Praktikum Allgemeine Chemie, Teil PC (ACP I)
Dr. Takuya Segawa
workload: 40 hours per month (135 hours for the semester)
529-0015-00 Physikalische Chemie für Biologie
Prof. Dr. Gunnar Jeschke
workload: 30 hours per month (105 hours for the semester)
Study Center Chemie (place to go for students with questions regarding the basic classes in physical chemistry)
workload: 3 hours per week
starts in the second semester week, weekly date and time to be announced
As teaching assistant, the hourly wage for all courses is 30.70 CHF. There will be a postdoctoral researcher as head assistant (except for the Study Center). You will be given an introduction and access to all lecture notes, exercise class questions and exercise class answers before the start of the course.
You should be fluent in German and English, familiar with basic chemistry and able to prepare for and teach the exercise sections. You must have passed your first-year exams as a minimum, with exception to the Study Center for which we decidedly are looking for 3rd year bachelor or master students. You must be a master or undergraduate student at the ETH or UZH (ETH applicants will be given priority).
We look forward to receiving your application detailing the position you are looking for including a letter of motivation, CV, and the current stage of your studies.
Please send your application to the responsible professor.
For further information about the Institute of Molecular Physical Science (IMPS): www.imps.ethz.ch
For questions regarding the positions, please contact the responsible professor or, for administrative questions please contact
Sara Zimmermann (institute’s coordinator):