Framework Job Specifications

For UZH Staff on Qualification Positions

Doctoral Students - Assistants - Postdocs - Senior Assistants

New Employment as a doctoral candidate or teaching / research assistant

New Employment Model as of 01.01.2024

What are Qualification Positions?

Qualification positions are UZH positions with a limited duration of employment.
They serve the education and training of

Assistants and doctoral students (1st level of scientific qualification)
Senior assistants and postdocs (2nd level of scientific qualification)

Source (in German):
UZH - Recht und Datenschutz - Rechtssammlung UZH

Reglement über die Rahmenpflichtenhefte der Fakultäten für die Inhaberinnen
und Inhaber von Qualifikationsstellen (Reglement Rahmenpflichtenhefte)
vom 11. November 2003 (nachgeführt gemäss den Beschlüssen der Erweiterten Universitätsleitung vom 21. September 2004, vom 14. Dezember 2004, vom 20. März 2007 und vom 24. Februar 2015)

Doctoral students		Assistants
Requirement/ Prerequisite	Master, Bachelor at fast-track doctorate	Master
Qualification objective	Thesis	Thesis
Tasks	Research Activities in connection with teaching and other chair tasks	Research Activities in connection with teaching and other chair tasks
Share of research	at least 80% of the employment time for own research	at least 40% of the employment time for own research
Share of teaching	a maximum of 20% of the employment time for teaching tasks or other activities in connection with teaching, such as co-supervision of bachelor theses and, if necessary, Master	a maximum of 50% of the employment time for teaching tasks or other activities in connection with teaching, such as co-supervision of bachelor theses and, if necessary, Master
Classification Salary	according to SNSF approach, employment min. 60%	LK 17
Time limitation	three years, extensions of one year each to a maximum of six years are possible	three years, extensions of one year each to a maximum of six years are possible
Selection Committee	superior professor or doctoral committee	superior professor or doctoral committee
Care	two caregivers	two caregivers
Postdocs		Senior Assistants
Request Prerequisite	Promotion	Doctorate and subject-specific Catalogue of requirements
Qualification objective	Qualification for a professorship, habilitation if applicable	Qualification for a professorship If applicable, habilitation, leadership skills
Tasks	independent implementation of research projects, acquisition of third-party funding, Activities in connection with teaching and other chair tasks such as co-supervision of master's theses and, if necessary, Dissertations If necessary, implementation of own courses	independent implementation of research projects, acquisition of third-party funding, Activities in connection with teaching and other chair tasks such as co-supervision of master's theses and dissertations, Implementation of own courses, Management of a research group, acquisition of HR and Management competencies
Share of research	at least 80% of the employment time for own research	at least 40% of the employment time for own research
Share of teaching	maximum 20% of the employment time for	maximum 50% of the employment time for
	Teaching assignments or other	Teaching assignments or other activities
	Activities related to :	in connection with teaching
	of teaching
Classification Salary	LK 18	LK 19-22
Time limitation	three years, extensions to a maximum of six years are possible	three years, extensions of three years each to a maximum of nine years are possible, where a
		Period of employment as a postdoc is taken into account .
Selection Committee	superior professor	superior professor
Accompaniment	superior professor	superior professor

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What are UZH framework job specifications?

The employment requirements of UZH staff in qualification positions are governed by so-called framework job specifications. The framework job specifications regulate rights and obligations.

VAUZ, as association of junior researchers, is endeavoring to make these rights and duties better known so that they can be implemented more effectively.
VAUZ has repeatedly conducted surveys among UZH staff in qualification positions.

Zu den Umfragen zu Rahmenpflichtenheften und Reorganisation der PhD-Stufe an der PhF, Frühling 2013

The regulations on the framework duties of the faculties

At the end of 2003, Reglement über die Rahmenpflichtenhefte der Fakultäten für die Inhaberinnen und Inhaber von Qualifikationsstellen (Reglement Rahmenpflichtenhefte) (PDF, 148 KB) was approved by the EUB.

It provides for a share of at least 40% of the employment time defined in the employment for own qualification (in case of a 50% position thus 20% or one working day per week). Teaching is a right and a duty, but may not exceed 50% of the employment time. In addition, any teaching that exceeds 1 semester hour per week (for assistants) or two semester hours per week (for senior assistants) must be compensated additionally. The assumption of "scientific service tasks" can be agreed upon, but should provide for further training opportunities and should not last over a longer period of time.Subsequently, the regulation was introduced that in the case of multiple appointments (such as 50% SNF, 50% cantonal assistance), the entire scope of employment is used to determine the working time shares. Thus, if someone is already doing 50% research within the scope of the SNF employment, the university employment does not have to provide for any further working time shares for research and can be used entirely for teaching or other tasks.

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