Center for Legal Data Science
Data Scientist (Project: Strategic Japanese-Swiss Science and Technology Programme) 30 - 50 %
Start of employment to be mutually agreed upon.The Center for Legal Data Science (CLDS) is an interdisciplinary research hub at the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich. The core task of the CLDS is the application, critical reflection and promotion of data science methods in national and international legal contexts. The CLDS pursues the following high-level goals:
- advancing legal knowledge and legal knowledge production through the application of quantitative methods
- enhancing the transparency of the law and legal procedures through the application of quantitative methods
- facilitating interdisciplinary legal research and teaching involving quantitative methods, on a national and international level
The research investigates the structure of legal norms, the evolution of judicial reasoning over time, and the role of courts in shaping and transforming the law. While the project is theoretically grounded, the Research Assistant will primarily contribute to empirical and computational components and is not expected to master the full mathematical scope of the underlying methods.
We offer varied and interesting work in an inspiring and socially relevant environment. Diversity and inclusion are important to us.
- Challenging research position in a motivated and interdisciplinary team
- Collaboration with international research partners, including the University of Tokyo
- Opportunity to contribute to publications in national and international journals
- Flexible working hours (possibility of working partly from home)
- Hands-on experience in applied quantitative research at the interface of mathematics, data science, and law
Your responsibilities
As a member of the CLDS team, you will support quantitative empirical research in legal data science. Your responsibilities may include:
- Assisting with the construction, cleaning, and preprocessing of large-scale legal text datasets
- Building and maintaining dynamic knowledge graphs derived from judicial decisions
- Implementing and running existing embedding and network analysis algorithms
- Conducting empirical analyses and simulation experiments
- Supporting comparative quantitative studies across different legal systems
Your profile
The following qualifications are required:
The following qualifications are assets but not required:
Strong motivation, reliability, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently on empirical tasks are particularly valued.
- Bachelor's degree with ongoing Master's studies, or completed Master's degree, in data science, statistics, computer science, applied mathematics, computational linguistics, or a related quantitative field
- Good programming skills in Python and/or R
- Good background in statistics, data analysis, or related quantitative methods
- Interest in interdisciplinary research, particularly at the interface of law and data science
- Good written and oral knowledge of English
The following qualifications are assets but not required:
- Experience with network analysis, machine learning, or natural language processing
- Familiarity with legal data or empirical legal research
- Knowledge of German or Japanese
Strong motivation, reliability, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently on empirical tasks are particularly valued.
Information on your application
Applicants are requested to submit their application (motivation letter, CV, track record, copies of certificates, copy of a thesis). Applications are considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.What we offer
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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
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Please apply via our job portal www.jobs.uzh.ch.
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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
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