Assistant Professor of Advanced Lung Disease Surgery — Universität Zürich
CHF 73'500 - 111'500
Universität Zürich · Zürich (ZH)
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 49 days ago
SalaryCHF 73'500 - 111'500
Role overview
As the largest university in Switzerland, the University of Zurich offers a wide range of attractive positions in various fields of study and career.
With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional profiles for learners, the University offers an inspiring working environment in top research and education.
Use your talent and skills with us.
- As the largest university in Switzerland, the University of Zurich offers a wide range of attractive positions in various fields of study and career.
- With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional profiles for learners, the University offers an inspiring working environment in top research and education.
- The assistant professor's focus is on establishing a program in precision medicine for patients with advanced lung diseases and conducting innovative clinical, genomic and experimental studies.
- It is intended to contribute to better understanding and treatment of a wide range of advanced lung diseases (structural lung diseases such as fibrosis and emphysema, CTEPH).
- We offer: Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
Main responsibilities
- The assistant professor's focus is on establishing a program in precision medicine for patients with advanced lung diseases and conducting innovative clinical, genomic and experimental studies.
- It is intended to contribute to better understanding and treatment of a wide range of advanced lung diseases (structural lung diseases such as fibrosis and emphysema, CTEPH).
- The main research area of the Thoracic Surgery Clinic is oncology, emphysema and pulmonary hypertension, as well as transplantation research.
- Professor:in is part of the Thoracic Surgery Team and is intended to cover the entire spectrum of general thoracic surgery.
- Perspectiveally, the management of the transplant program is envisaged.
- We are looking for a creative and cooperative personality who is committed to excellence in research, clinic and teaching.
- The ideal:e candidate:in has successfully acquired competitive research funding and published in recognized journals.
- We expect a completed specialist training in thoracic or cardiac surgery, clinical leadership experience as well as a habilitation or equivalent scientific achievements.
- Requirements: The University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich offer a living environment for innovative top-level research and many opportunities for interdisciplinary cooperation with their faculties and university hospitals.
- The professorship will be able to draw on excellent infrastructure and existing networks, such as the Center for Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Pre-Kine's Center, the Functional Genomics Center Zurich with state-of-the-art sequencing capabilities, an extensive clinical LTP database, and a biobank with tissue and blood samples from the Thoracic Surgery Clinic.
What the company offers
- We offer: Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
Application process
- The University of Zurich aims to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore expressly asks qualified female scientists for their application.
Additional details
- Tasks: The assistant professor's focus is on establishing a program in precision medicine for patients with advanced lung diseases and conducting innovative clinical, genomic and experimental studies.
