Founded and run by passionate scientists, DISSCO is a Swiss association that helps democratise science by making it participatory, accessible, and impactful. We work with scientists, researchers, and knowledge professionals across Europe to engage diverse audiences in their projects – sharing not just results but the process of discovery itself.

We’re looking for a Project Assistant to grow our Zürich-based team and support internationally funded initiatives at the intersection of science, culture, and society. You will work closely with a senior project manager and collaborate with a network of external freelancers to shape citizen science activities, creative engagement formats, and EU research projects that connect people with science in meaningful, playful ways.

Start date: middle of January 2026, by arrangement.
Workload: 20–40%
Location: Based in Zürich or able to work regularly in-person; flexible remote within Switzerland / coworking options available
Contract: Part-time; position can be entered at internship or junior level; self-employed (freelance) applicants welcome. Duration aligned with ongoing project cycles (minimum 4 months), with potential extension.

Your Role

• Plan, implement and monitor project workplans, timelines and deliverables; ensure work packages finish on time.

• Manage communications, logistics and coordination with  your senior project manager, external experts and EU partners.

• Organise and facilitate partner meetings, workshops, walkshops and events; ensure timely follow-up.

• Contribute to project development and co-design participatory activities (learning formats, storytelling).

• Assist with proposal and report writing, funder deliverables and basic budget/time tracking.

• Support communications and outreach: prepare presentations and coordinate with designers and audio producers.

Projects You Will Support

Pollen Watch – Tackling Allergies, Empowering Communities

A citizen science project exploring how pollen, climate, mobility, and daily routines affect health. Participants use portable sensors and workshops to co-create knowledge about environmental exposure and climate resilience. As a Project Assistant, you will support the building of the citizen scientist community, organize playful measurement campaigns and other events, and assist with the communication and dissemination of these activities.

Roads4All  – From behaviour to policy – building a traffic safety culture for all.
Roads4All is a research project aimed at  making European roads safer, more inclusive and sustainable by addressing the cultural and behavioural roots of traffic safety. Through five real-life “Living Roads” in Estonia, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Serbia, the project co-creates and tests interventions using behavioural science, participatory arts, virtual reality, simulators, and policy dialogue.
You will support creative engagement formats such as walkshops, a stand-up comedy academy, audiostorytelling activities, community workshops and mobility-related public engagement.

Your Profile

Background & Experience

• Bachelor or Master degree completed (thesis developed).

• At least 1 year of experience in project coordination or management.

• Experience with international or EU-funded projects is an advantage.

Skills

• Excellent organisational and planning abilities.

• Strong English skills (spoken & written); German is a plus.

• Confident public speaker and comfortable representing projects.

• Competent with tools like Google Workspace, Trello, Notion, Slack, etc.

• Able to manage timelines, deliverables, and expert input across partners.

What you bring

• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a small team.

• Cultural awareness and motivation for public-interest, creative, or science engagement initiatives.

• Curiosity, playfulness, and enthusiasm for participatory approaches.

What we offer

• Meaningful work in a mission-driven, international environment.

• Hands-on experience in Swiss and European research and innovation projects.

• Flexible part-time working conditions with remote options.

• A clear development pathway: internship entry possible; junior-level responsibilities from the start.

• Opportunity to co-create creative, participatory, and impactful public-engagement formats.

How to Apply

Please complete the application form and upload your CV directly within the form: [here]

For any questions, please contact Evgenia Tsianou info@dissco.ch or  +41 78 878 95 7three.

Only candidates with a valid Swiss work permit can be considered.

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