Graduate Assistant SHS Program

Introduction

A leading international teaching and research institution, UNIL has nearly 5,000 staff members and 17,000 students, distributed between the Dorigny campus and the CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, it promotes excellence, recognition of individuals, and responsibility.

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Presentation

The Public Law Center of the Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration is looking for a Graduate Assistant for the SHS program (Human and Social Sciences) at EPFL and the Master in Law and Economics under the responsibility of Prof. Tamò-Larrieux and Ms. Neuenschwander. 

Job-related Information

Start date: 01.02.2026 or to be agreed

Contract duration: 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years

Activity rate: 80%

Workplace: Lausanne Dorigny

Your activities

•    50% of the activity rate will be dedicated to completing a thesis.
•    Up to 50% of the activity rate will be devoted to assistantship, which consists of supporting teaching, under the responsibility of a group of teachers who provide courses at EPFL within the Human and Social Sciences (SHS) program.
These courses involve a pool of professors and assistants in broad subjects: human rights, law of obligations, criminal law, business law, intellectual property, data protection, new technologies.
These tasks allow the assistant a direct relationship with students, whether during practical work, interventions in a course, or supervision of thesis work.
It is specified that this job description is interchangeable with other courses given by the aforementioned teachers.

Your profile

We wish to hire, to complete our team, a person with the following profile: 

•    Bachelor and Master in Law;
•    Interest in teaching and interaction with an engineering audience;
•    Interest in coordination tasks related to a pool of teachers and assistants;
•    Good knowledge of computer tools and educational supports.

Your benefits

A pleasant working environment in a multicultural and diverse academic setting.
Opportunities for continuing education, a multitude of activities, and other benefits to discover.

More information at www.unil.ch/carrieres

For further information

Ms. Anouk Neuenschwander: anouk.neuenschwander@unil.ch

Prof. Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux: aurelia.tamo-larrieux@unil.ch

Your application file

Application deadline: 28.11.2025

Please send us your complete file in Word or PDF format.
Only applications submitted through this site will be considered.
Thank you for your understanding.

Remarks

UNIL is committed to:
•    Equality, diversity, and inclusion within its community;
•    Guaranteeing an open, respectful, and conducive environment for personal development;
•    Offering working conditions favorable to balancing different spheres of life;
•    Supporting scientific succession.

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