discrimination age switzerland
How is this Swiss university job application not age discrimination?
<p>I see a <a href="http://www.agediscrimination.info/international/Pages/Switzerland.aspx" rel="nofollow">reference to age discrimination under Swiss law</a> which says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The prohibition of age discrimination is a fundamental right guaranteed by the 
  Swiss Federal Constitution (Article 8, paragraph 2: No person must be
  discriminated against due to their age).  As a fundamental right, it
  binds the state and the authorities towards individuals.  It thus
  applies to employment relationships governed by Swiss public law (e.g.
  members of the civil service).</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I also see on <a href="http://www.usi.ch/en/universita/about_usi/university_about_usi.htm" rel="nofollow">their website</a> that the university in question (below) is a public university in Switzerland (so I would assume Swiss public law would apply):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>USI, sometimes referred to as the University of Lugano, is one of the
  12 certified public universities in Switzerland coordinated by
  swissuniversities.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So, how could it be that <a href="https://eth-gethired.ch/jobs/tenure_track_assistant_professor_1/34521" rel="nofollow">this job add</a> is not a violation when it starts with the following text:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>The Faculty of Informatics of the Università della Svizzera italiana
  (USI)</strong>, located in beautiful Lugano, Switzerland, invites <strong>young
  researchers</strong> to apply for an <strong>Assistant Professor</strong> position.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>In academe, "young" refers to years in career, not years since birth.</p>
