Contact:

David Sieber david.sieber@business.uzh.ch

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CV

Details
Name: David Sieber
Birthday: 30.06.1995
Address: Plattenstrasse 14, 8032 Zürich

Education

09/2023 – today PhD | University of Zurich

PhD in Business Ethics under supervision of Prof. Dr. Dr. H.c. Andreas Georg Scherer.

09/2021 – 08/2022 Master's degree | London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc Philosophy and Public Policy. Grade: Overall Distinction.
Master's thesis: ”Business at War: Political Corporate Social Responsibility in Contexts
of Violent Conflict" under Thomas Ferretti, Ph.D. Grade: 75 (Distinction).
Supported by the annual scholarship (CHF 20,000) of the Swiss Study Foundation.

08/2016 – 07/2020 Bachelor’s degree | University of Zurich

BA Philosophy and German Literature. Grade: 5.9.
Bachelor’s thesis: ”Outside the Ballot Box. On a link from descriptive to substantive
representation among historically disadvantaged groups" under Prof. Dr. Francis
Cheneval. Grade: 6.0.

8/2010 – 7/2014 Grammar school | Kantonsschule Heerbrugg

Bilingual Matura (English) with a focus on Spanish.

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 Professional

09/2023 – today Research Assistant | University of Zurich

As a research assistant I take over multiple tasks at the Prof. Dr. Dr. H.c. Andreas Georg
Scherer:
- Assisting the lecture „Philosophy of Science“ and grading student essays (fall 2023).
- Assisting the lecture „Introduction to Ethics for Economics Students“ (spring 2024).
- Administrative tasks

02/2023 – 06/2023 Maternity cover for the head of research and social policy | Caritas Switzerland
I took over representative and professional tasks in the absence of the head of the
specialist unit, Dr Aline Masé.

09/2022 – 08/2023 Junior in research and social policy | Caritas Switzerland

I developed the basis on which Caritas Switzerland positions itself on social policy issues
and works politically.

02/2021 – 07/2021 Journalism trainee | Swiss Radio and Television SRF

In the domestic editorial department, I implemented television contributions for
Tagesschau, Schweiz aktuell and 10vor10, and wrote online articles.

12/2019 – 04/2021 Freelance journalist | das Lamm

I worked at the online magazine on articles on CO2 certificates, health care, university
policy, and pink-washing.

07/2018 – 09/2020 Auxiliary | Max Frisch-Archive

I looked after the literary estate of Max Frisch and, in particular, implemented the
digitisation of audio-visual media.

02/2018 – 07/2019 Tutor | Department of philosophy (University of Zurich)

Tutorials in the compulsory modules Logic 1 & 2 and in a seminar on J. L. Austin. Also,
I co-organised a free tutorial on Maggie Nelson.

08/2017 – 02/2018 Bartender | KOSMOS Kultur AG

02/2016 – 07/2017 Gastro staff | MAAG AG

10/2014 – 08/2015 Soldier | Swiss Armed Forces (Infantry)

08/2014 – 10/2014 Assembly line worker | SFS Intec

2011 – 2014 Freelance Journalist | Der Rheintaler

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 Further Skills

Languages
German: mother tongue
English: C1-C2
Spanish: B1-B2
French: B1-B2
Latin: basic knowledge
Middle High German: basic knowledge

IT
Microsoft Office: very good
macOs: very good
R & RStudio: basic knowledge (and taking a course right now)
Endnote: application secure
Wordpress: application secure
Adobe Photoshop: basic knowledge

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