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Postdoc in translational and clinical sarcoidosis research 80-100%
Immediately or by agreement
USZ Campus
Your main tasks
- Your main responsibility will be to drive and execute ongoing and planned studies, integrating data analysis with laboratory work for developing and evaluating novel diagnostic assays
- You will collaborate closely with our clinical and laboratory teams, as well as with the research and development departments of external assay providers
- Additionally, you will contribute to prospective treatment trials in sarcoidosis patients, like leverage machine learning or artificial intelligence, to improve outcome prediction in sarcoidosis patients
Your profile
- You have a PhD in life sciences with a strong background in immunology and data analysis (preferably using R and/or Python)
- You also have experience in large dataset analysis, as well as familiarity with machine learning and outcome prediction tools
- You are interested in participating in a translational, collaborative research environment that bridges university-based clinical research, industry-driven assay development and hospital-based clinical diagnostics
- Fluency in German is a plus
What we offer
We offer you an interesting and varied job in an innovative organization in open-minded research environment, with strong connections with UZH, ETH and industry partners. You are working in a highly committed team and in a modern infrastructure, located at the USZ Campus in the heart of Zürich. Benefit from employment conditions, which match the requirements and offer a high degree of flexibility.
The position is on 1-year contracts with a prolongation option.
The position is on 1-year contracts with a prolongation option.
Further information
Ms. Dr. sc. nat. Anna Malone, Specialist in transplantation immunology, Department of Immunology
Tel. +41 44 255 60 11
Mail: anna.mallone@usz.ch
Tel. +41 44 255 60 11
Mail: anna.mallone@usz.ch
Benefits
On-site Day Care Center
On-site Day Care Center
Your child/children receive(s) loving care at our Day Care Center. Long opening hours, no vacation closure, and subsidized childcare places at five locations relieve the burden on working parents.
Health
Health
We help you to stay healthy. In addition to personal consultations and courses offered by Health Management, subsidized annual membership of ASVZ gives you access to more than 120 different sports.
Flexibility
Flexibility
We support a healthy work-life balance: almost half of our employees work part-time and 50% of work can be done from home, whenever their daily professional duties permit this.
Family friendliness
Family friendliness
Mothers are entitled to at least six months’ maternity leave (on their full salary for 16 weeks), and fathers are entitled to at least two months’ paternity leave (on their full salary for two weeks).
Further education & development
Further education & development
We accompany our employees throughout their professional career and support them in their development by offering them personalized career and further education opportunities.
Insurance
Insurance
We pay 60% of our employees’ pension fund contributions and can offer them special supplementary insurance conditions.
Mobility
Mobility
Our employees benefit from a discounted personal Zurich Transport Network (ZVV) annual travelcard or receive a fixed cash amount towards a GA Travelcard.
Telephony
Telephony
As a USZ employee, you and your family members benefit from special conditions for your private cell phone contract.
About USZ
The University Hospital of Zurich is one of the largest hospitals in Switzerland. Our more than 8,600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients.
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