Scientific Employee: Traffic Modeling 80%

Scientific Employee: Traffic Modeling 80%

As part of your role as a scientific employee in the Smart Mobility Group at the Institute for Data Analysis and Process Design of the School of Engineering, you actively support research and teaching in the field of mobility and traffic. Together with the team, you contribute to the development of data-driven modeling and analysis methods, thus helping to shape future-oriented mobility solutions.

Department: School of Engineering

Start of work: October 1 or by arrangement. Application deadline: 22.08.2025

• You independently take on the leadership and implementation of exciting national and international research and service projects in the field of Smart Mobility and traffic systems.
• You develop innovative modeling strategies and methodological approaches for analyzing and optimizing mobility behavior – with a focus on road traffic engineering and multimodal systems.
• You support the supervision and training of assistants in applied research and development projects.
• You supervise students in Bachelor’s and Master’s theses and provide them with professional guidance during their final projects.
• You hold a university degree or a comparable qualification in a relevant field.
• You bring a dissertation in the field of traffic modeling.
• You work analytically, structured, and precisely, and possess very good mathematical skills.
• You have extensive and broad expertise in quantitative methods in the planning and operation of mobility systems.
• You enjoy scientific supervision and competently and motivatingly support students in project, Bachelor’s, or Master’s theses.
• You have very good knowledge of German and English.

The position is limited to 3 years.

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland, with over 14,000 students and more than 11,000 continuing education participants, as well as around 3,700 employees.

The School of Engineering (SoE) focuses on future-relevant topics as one of the leading educational and research institutions in Switzerland. 14 institutes and centers guarantee high-quality education, research, and development with a focus on energy, mobility, information, and health.

At the Institute for Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP), we transform data into tangible added value. With a strong scientific foundation and a clear focus on practical solutions, we develop innovative approaches in Data Science and Business Engineering.

The ZHAW is committed to promoting gender-mixed and diverse teams to foster equality, diversity, and innovation.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the professional development of our employees and leaders. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the website "Working at ZHAW". Here are the key points:

Dr. Stephan Bütikofer

Smart Mobility Group

Jasmin Strobel

Recruiting Manager