Doktorand*in — Universität Zürich
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 64 days ago
Role overview
As the largest university in Switzerland, the University of Zurich offers a variety of attractive positions in various departments and professional fields.
With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional profiles for learners, the university offers an inspiring working environment in cutting-edge research and education.
Use your talent and skills with us.
- As the largest university in Switzerland, the University of Zurich offers a variety of attractive positions in various departments and professional fields.
- With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional profiles for learners, the university offers an inspiring working environment in cutting-edge research and education.
- The topic of the dissertation is:
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: A Novel Approach to Restoring Intestinal Normobiosis and Eliminating Resistant Bacteria Following Antibiotic Treatment The doctoral thesis primarily includes a clinical study in dogs and cats that develop intestinal dysbiosis as part of planned antibiotic therapy.
- We offer: Our employees benefit from diverse and attractive offers.
Main responsibilities
- The topic of the dissertation is:
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: A Novel Approach to Restoring Intestinal Normobiosis and Eliminating Resistant Bacteria Following Antibiotic Treatment The doctoral thesis primarily includes a clinical study in dogs and cats that develop intestinal dysbiosis as part of planned antibiotic therapy.
- It is being investigated whether this can be corrected by administering fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs).
- Other areas of responsibility include working in the new unit for microbiome and metabolome analysis (maintenance of the feces bank) as well as in the gastroenterology service.
- This includes taking anamnesis, clinical examination and creating problem lists as well as problem-oriented work-up (imaging including sample taking, endoscopy including biopsy taking) as well as the therapy of patients with gastroenterological diseases.
- Doctoral students work closely with senior physicians and are jointly responsible for the clinical process as well as the recruitment of study patients and sample collection.
- Requirements: You are a licensed veterinarian.
- You enjoy working with people and animals, and you are passionate about your job.
What the company offers
- We offer: Our employees benefit from diverse and attractive offers.
Company and context
- You are committed, resilient and responsible and are characterized by your ability to work in a team, organizational talent, good communication skills and your friendly and empathetic demeanor.
- Our offer: Through close collaboration with doctoral students, we offer training in gastroenterology and internal medicine with good development opportunities.
- Doctoral students are instructed in carrying out a high-quality scientific study, supported in evaluating and interpreting their data, as well as presenting their results at international conferences and publishing the results.
- Doctoral students are embedded in a committed and open-minded team of employees who work closely with specialists from various other disciplines.
- The Clinic for Small Animal Medicine at the University of Zurich is a state-of-the-art clinic where a large number of internationally recognized specialists work.
- Further information can be found on the homepage: https://www.kltmed.uzh.ch/de.html Position can be started immediately, duration 24 months.
- Despite the high cost of living in Switzerland, the pay is very high and attractive compared to other countries.
- The salary is based on the SNSF approach.
- Find out more at: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
Questions about this listing
What salary does Universität Zürich offer for this role?
Universität Zürich lists CHF 73'500 - 111'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Universität Zürich offer?
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Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
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