PhD Student Position (Enzymology and enzyme engineering) — Universität Zürich
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields.
With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education.
Put your talent and skills to work with us.
- The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields.
- With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education.
- The successful candidate will take on responsibilities that approximately follow the trajectory below.
- Cloning, expression, purification, and activity characterization for our target enzyme,
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
Main responsibilities
- The successful candidate will take on responsibilities that approximately follow the trajectory below.
- Cloning, expression, purification, and activity characterization for our target enzyme,
- Chemical synthesis of substrates and assay probes,
- Assay development for screening enzymatic activity,
- Creation and high-throughput screening of DNA libraries,
- NGS and computational analysis of variants, Scripting in python for data analysis,
- Characterization of key enzyme variants, and
- Combining mechanistic enzymology and computation to understand the effects of mutations on catalysis.
- Although no candidate will be expected to have experience in all the fields above prior to joining, the project is interdisciplinary.
- Thus, an enthusiasm and capacity to become proficient in all of these techniques is essential.
What the company offers
- Our employees benefit from a wide range of attractive offers.
- Find out more: https://www.uzh.ch/de/explore/work.html.
Company and context
- Additionally, the student will be responsible for academic and organizational duties, including
- serving as a teaching assistant for introductory chemistry courses,
- participating in group meetings and departmental seminars,
Additional details
- Find out more about UZH as an employer!
- NGS and computational analysis of variants, Scripting in python for data analysis,
- completing PhD requirements for the chemistry graduate school program.
- Ability to logically design rigorous experiments, including control experiments Scientific integrity Proactive about planning
- Experience with cloning, protein expression, and protein purification Experience with chemical synthesis
- Excellent communications skills in English (spoken and written) are essential Conscientious and inclusive working style
- Highly desirable, one or more of the following: Enzyme assay development Protein engineering
Notes and original content
- NGS and computational analysis of variants,
- Scripting in python for data analysis,
- Anforderungen:
- Ability to logically design rigorous experiments, including control experiments
- Scientific integrity
- Proactive about planning
- Experience with cloning, protein expression, and protein purification
- Experience with chemical synthesis
- Excellent communications skills in English (spoken and written) are essential
- Conscientious and inclusive working style
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 Zurich. 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?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Universität Zürich during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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