Hiring and Managing Staff
The EDI Office addresses matters related to hiring and managing staff as part of its service mandate. It bases its efforts on UZH’s Gender Policy Code of Conduct.
Gender Policy Code of Conduct
In its Diversity Policy, UZH highlights its commitment to fostering “a culture of truly practiced diversity. UZH staff and students treat each other with esteem, respect, and open-mindedness regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, origin, religion, sexual orientation, social or occupational position, or language.”
Diversity Policy
In order to fulfill this commitment, individuals in leadership positions must act according to EDI principles and incorporate them into employee appraisals. UZH’s leadership and management principles provide the main guidance for individuals in leadership positions. In addition, UZH provides a form and guidelines specifically for employee appraisals.
UZH Leadership and Management Principles
UZH Employee Appraisal
Table of contents
Contact within the EDI Office
University of Zurich
Office for Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI)
Karin Gilland Lutz
E-Mail to Karin Gilland Lutz
Contact outside the EDI Office
University of Zurich
Human Resources
Human Resources
University of Zurich
Professorships Department
Appointment Procedure
University of Zurich
UZH Leadership and Governance Academy
Continuing education and consulting for UZH managers
Inclusive Language for hiring
In German there are communication recommendations for job advertisements, which are aimed at HR managers and executives. For English Chapter 2.3 of the “UZH English Writing Guide” is the current reference work with regard to inclusive communication.
Wie vielfältig kommunizieren in Stellenausschreibungen? (German)
University of Zurich English Writing Guide
HI-FRAME: A Catalogue of Questions for the Professorial Hiring Process
The EDI Office led the innovative HI-FRAME project and sought input from other UZH units. The project lasted from 2021 to 2023, during which time the project team compiled a catalogue of questions for professorial appointment processes. The project’s overarching goal was to develop and pilot a flexible, customized framework that systematically includes candidates’ Open Science activities when they are being assessed and considered for a professorial position. The resulting catalogue of questions is available in English and German.
HI-FRAME_Professorial hiring and Open Science_A catalogue of questions (PDF, 396 KB)
H.I.T. Program
The High Potential University Leaders Identity & Skills Training Program – Inclusive Leadership in Academia (H.I.T. Program) is a unique leadership initiative for female full and associate professors in Switzerland. The current H.I.T. Program builds upon the 2019–2020 pilot program and the 2021–2024 program, in which UZH and its EDI Office played leading roles. Now the H.I.T. Program is based at UZH’s Center for Higher Education and Science Studies (CHESS).
H.I.T. Program
Cooperation on diversity-sensitive recruitment in the Una Europa network
Una Europa is an alliance of eleven European universities. The EDI department represents UZH in the Una Europa Diversity Council. This council developed a toolkit for inclusive recruitment. It highlights the importance and impact of diversity-sensitive recruitment and offers a practical guide with concrete strategies for promoting inclusivity throughout the recruitment process.
Toolkit for Inclucive Recruitment
Further information on Una Europa:
UZH and Una Europa
Engaging with Diversity in European Universities
Diversity, equity and inclusion and Una Europa