Question 1

Does ETH Zurich pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ETH Zurich employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ETH Zurich. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at ETH Zurich?

Accepted Answer

97% of ETH Zurich employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated ETH Zurich 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at ETH Zurich?

Accepted Answer

PhD Student (421), Teaching Assistant (214), Research Assistant (208), Postdoctoral Researcher (179), Postdoctoral Fellow (127), Doctoral Student (56), Scientific Assistant (51), Student Assistant (48), Graduate Student (44), PhD Candidate (37), Senior Scientist (36), Doktorand (34), PhD Graduate Student (28), Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter/Doktorand (28), Working Student (23)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at ETH Zurich according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Good salary (highly dependent on the department and institute)" ((in 252 reviews)); "Great environment and colleagues, it depends on the group you're in though" ((in 78 reviews)); "great people and resource with funding opportunities" ((in 75 reviews)); "Good Pay and enjoyable work" ((in 58 reviews)); "Great facilities and I am having a great experience doing my phd studies at ETH" ((in 57 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at ETH Zurich according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Low salary, possibility of extended working hours" ((in 37 reviews)); "Awful supervisor." ((in 18 reviews)); "Few career opportunities, highly competitive environment." ((in 11 reviews)); "hierarchical, not very streamlined and lacks diversity." ((in 5 reviews)); "Many professors are bad managers" ((in 4 reviews))

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Good experience with no apparent downsides

High salary for PhD student

Flexibility and good infrastructure, but unclear workload

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