Student assistant (studentische Hilfsassistenz) in mapping geographical locations of Chinese firms

20%-30%, Zurich, fixed-term

The chair of applied economics headed by Peter Egger pursues research mainly in the areas of applied international and public economics and in applied econometrics.

Job description

This project consists of collecting and deriving exact geographical locations of Chinese firms. In a later stage we want to explain these location choices in a general equilibrium model.

We are looking for a student assistant starting immediately to assist on the following tasks:

1. Geocoding large Chinese firm datasets using Gaode Ditu.


2. Visualization of firm locations using a GIS software, preferably ArcGIS.

What we offer:

• Standard ETH student RA salary.


• An interdisciplinary team with good support and a friendly learning environment.


• A possibility to work remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

Your profile

• Master student from ETH/Uni. Ideally, in the field of economics, computer science, data science, or geography.


• Solid knowledge in Chinese, Python programming and GIS.

Skill set:

1. Chinese knowledge. The addresses and the map API are in Chinese.


2. Python.


3. GIS software.

You can work 20% during the semester and full time during the semester break.

ETH Zurich

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