Postdoc in translational and clinical sarcoidosis research 80-100%

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.

• 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

• 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

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.