Postdoctoral Fellow in Gender Medicine (f/m/d) 80-100% — Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ)

NewCHF 73'500 - 111'500

Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ) · Schlieren (ZH)

Categoria: Altro Contratto: full-time Salario: CHF 73'500 - 111'500

Location: Schlieren
Contract: full-time
Posted: Yesterday

SalaryCHF 73'500 - 111'500

Role overview

The Chair for Gender Medicine at the University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich invites applications for an experienced and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to help further develop an interdisciplinary research program in Gender Medicine.

We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher with a strong quantitative profile and broad experience in data science, epidemiology, public/global health or related fields. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping an ambitious research agenda at the intersection of Gender Medicine, population health, clinical evidence generation and data analytics.
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.

Aufgaben

You will lead and develop a portfolio of interdisciplinary research projects that investigate sex- and gender-related gaps and potential solutions in biomedical research, clinical evidence, disease burden, health outcomes and health policy.

Responsibilities include

Develop high-impact research on sex- and gender-sensitive medicine, clinical evidence gaps, global disease burden patterns, and opportunities for research prioritization and health equity

Build and apply large-scale, reproducible data pipelines

Use advanced quantitative methods, potentially including epidemiology, biostatistics, causal inference, machine learning, natural language processing, large language models, bibliometrics/scientometrics and real-world evidence methods

Translate research findings into peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, reports, conference presentations and stakeholder-facing outputs

Contribute to competitive grant applications and help establish a sustainable externally funded research program

Coordinate interdisciplinary collaborations within UZH, USZ and national and international partner networks across medicine, public health, data science, social science and policy

Mentor and supervise doctoral, medical, master's and research students

Contribute to teaching activities in Gender Medicine, public health, data science or related areas

include:
Develop high-impact research on sex- and gender-sensitive medicine, clinical evidence gaps, global disease burden patterns, and opportunities for research prioritization and health equity
We offer a unique opportunity to help shape the research agenda of the Chair for Gender Medicine in Switzerland and to work at the interface of a leading university and one of Europe's major university hospitals.
You will join a young, dynamic and growing team with strong links to clinical medicine, public health, data science and international research networks.

Main responsibilities

include:
Develop high-impact research on sex- and gender-sensitive medicine, clinical evidence gaps, global disease burden patterns, and opportunities for research prioritization and health equity
Use advanced quantitative methods, potentially including epidemiology, biostatistics, causal inference, machine learning, natural language processing, large language models, bibliometrics/scientometrics and real-world evidence methods
Translate research findings into peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, reports, conference presentations and stakeholder-facing outputs

What the company offers

We offer a unique opportunity to help shape the research agenda of the Chair for Gender Medicine in Switzerland and to work at the interface of a leading university and one of Europe's major university hospitals.
You will join a young, dynamic and growing team with strong links to clinical medicine, public health, data science and international research networks.
The position offers excellent opportunities to develop an independent academic profile, build a competitive grant portfolio, publish high-impact research and contribute to the transformation of medicine toward more precise, equitable and evidence-based care.
UZH and USZ offer an outstanding research environment, access to interdisciplinary collaborations, career development opportunities, mentoring, teaching opportunities and attractive employment conditions.
Employees benefit from flexible working models, continuing education, family-friendly policies and the vibrant scientific environment of Zurich.
Salary and employment conditions follow USZ regulations and are commensurate with qualifications and experience. About the Institution
The Chair for Gender Medicine aims to advance sex- and gender-sensitive medicine through cutting-edge research, clinical translation, education and international collaboration.
Our work integrates biomedical science, clinical medicine, public and global health, data science and science policy to better understand how biological sex and sociocultural gender shape health, disease, research priorities, medical evidence and patient care.

Application process

Build and apply large-scale, reproducible data pipelines
The Chair for Gender Medicine at the University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich invites applications for an experienced and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to help further develop an interdisciplinary research program in Gender Medicine.
We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher with a strong quantitative profile and broad experience in data science, epidemiology, public/global health or related fields.
The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping an ambitious research agenda at the intersection of Gender Medicine, population health, clinical evidence generation and data analytics.
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. Aufgaben:
You will lead and develop a portfolio of interdisciplinary research projects that investigate sex- and gender-related gaps and potential solutions in biomedical research, clinical evidence, disease burden, health outcomes and health policy.
Contribute to competitive grant applications and help establish a sustainable externally funded research program

Additional details

Our more than 8, 600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients. Responsibilities include:
Support open, transparent and reproducible science, including documentation, code sharing and responsible data governance
We are looking for a candidate with scientific independence, intellectual curiosity and the ability to connect disciplines. The ideal candidate will have:
Salary and employment conditions follow USZ regulations and are commensurate with qualifications and experience. About the Institution
Please submit your application through the USZ job portal. Applications should include:

Notes and original content

Our more than 8, 600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients.
Responsibilities include:
Anforderungen:
We are looking for a candidate with scientific independence, intellectual curiosity and the ability to connect disciplines.
The ideal candidate will have:
Wir bieten:
Salary and employment conditions follow USZ regulations and are commensurate with qualifications and experience.
About the Institution
Please submit your application through the USZ job portal.
Applications should include:

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