Rainer Gabriel

Researcher & Lecturer at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Zurich, Switzerland, CH
Languages
  • German Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Italian Limited working proficiency
  • Swedish Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Switzerland
    • Education Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Researcher & Lecturer
      • Nov 2018 - Present

      I teach in the Bachelor and Master Programme in Social Work at the ZHAW. Teaching topics include social policy, aging and vulnerability over the life course. Parallel to this, I conduct research in the field of poverty/social security (notably poverty and non take-up of social welfare benefits in old age), and epidemiology/mortality related to old age. I teach in the Bachelor and Master Programme in Social Work at the ZHAW. Teaching topics include social policy, aging and vulnerability over the life course. Parallel to this, I conduct research in the field of poverty/social security (notably poverty and non take-up of social welfare benefits in old age), and epidemiology/mortality related to old age.

    • Switzerland
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Social Welfare Statistics Unit
      • Jun 2017 - Oct 2018

      *Coordinating the collection of the Swiss Social Welfare Statistics, a mandate of and in close collaboration with the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. *Contributing to the analysis of Social Welfare Statistics data for the canton of Zurich *Coordinating the collection of the Swiss Social Welfare Statistics, a mandate of and in close collaboration with the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. *Contributing to the analysis of Social Welfare Statistics data for the canton of Zurich

    • Switzerland
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Researcher & Lecturer
      • Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

      *Own research project FaMOS on the mortality in old age *Coordinating the University of Geneva's module in the EU LONGPOP Project*Coordinating the longitudinal survey VLV2 (follow-up to the 2011 survey VLV)*Research in the fields of poverty, epidemiology, cognitive aging *Teaching two lectures at the University of Geneva: Categorial data analysis with R & Longitudinal data analysis with R

    • Research assistant
      • Jan 2014 - Sep 2015

      *Working on my personal PhD project, supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Sinergia & NCCR LIVES)

    • Fieldwork coordinator
      • Nov 2010 - Jan 2014

      *Contributed in the preparation and setup of the VLV survey *Coordinated the data collection for the cantons of Bern and Basel

    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Freelancer
      • Feb 2011 - Aug 2013

      Writing for the part on university related issues called NZZ Campus. Writing for the part on university related issues called NZZ Campus.

    • Switzerland
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Junior researcher
      • Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

      *Internal research mandate on the evaluation on the adequacy of education and sport offers for vulnerable target groups *Internal research mandate on the evaluation on the adequacy of education and sport offers for vulnerable target groups

    • Switzerland
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching and Research Assistant
      • Jul 2008 - Dec 2009

      *Unterrichtsassistent für den Kurs "human environment systems" am Institut für Umweltentscheidungen *Forschungsassistent für das Projekt "Sustainable Real Estate Funds" *Unterrichtsassistent für den Kurs "human environment systems" am Institut für Umweltentscheidungen *Forschungsassistent für das Projekt "Sustainable Real Estate Funds"

    • Intern
      • Apr 2009 - Aug 2009

      Internship in the real estate sustainability rating unit as part of the ETH research project "sustainable real estate funds". Internship in the real estate sustainability rating unit as part of the ETH research project "sustainable real estate funds".

  • Vélo Postale
    • Geneva Area, Switzerland
    • Bicycle messenger
      • Sep 2006 - Aug 2008

  • Southern Records and Distribution
    • London, Großbritannien
    • Intern
      • Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

      Wrote articles for the website, did press-clippings and other intern-like stuff nobody else wanted to do. Despite not making any sense in an economic way, it still felt like living the dream (who doesn't want to work for your favorite record label and live in London in your 20s)? Wrote articles for the website, did press-clippings and other intern-like stuff nobody else wanted to do. Despite not making any sense in an economic way, it still felt like living the dream (who doesn't want to work for your favorite record label and live in London in your 20s)?

  • Junius Verlag
    • Hamburg und Umgebung, Deutschland
    • Intern
      • Jan 2006 - Mar 2006

      Proof-reading, editing. Proof-reading, editing.

Education

  • University of Zurich
    CAS, Hochschuldidaktik / University Teaching
    2020 - 2022
  • LIVES - Overcoming Vulnerabilities over the Life Course. SNF-NCCR.
    Life Course Studies, Data Analysis.
    2010 - 2014
  • Université de Geneve
    PhD, Social Sciences / Socio-Economics
    2010 - 2014
  • Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
    Master of Advanced Studies, Applied Statistics
    2008 - 2009
  • Université de Genève
    Master of Arts - MA, Socio-Economics
    2007 - 2008
  • Université de Genève
    CAS, Economic and Social Demography
    2007 - 2008
  • Université de Genève
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economic and Social History
    2004 - 2007
  • Kantonale Mittelschule Uri
    Matura, Physics and Applied Mathematics (PAM)
    1998 - 2004

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