The School of Life Sciences at EPFL and its Global Health Institute invite applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Infection Biology & Immunology.
We are seeking candidates with a strong track record and promising future research interests in fields related to host-pathogen interactions, infection biology, or immunology. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the mechanistic aspects of viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infections; innate or adaptive immune responses to these pathogens; emerging viruses; pathogen spillover; epidemiology; diagnostic tool development; drug discovery; and vaccinology.
The future Assistant Professor will develop an independent research program, demonstrate the ability to acquire third-party funding, and supervise PhD students and postdocs.
The successful candidate must have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and contribute to education programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels of the Life Science Engineering teaching section.
The new professor will join a diverse, interactive, and interdisciplinary life science research community. The School of Life Sciences at EPFL encourages collaboration with other relevant domains, including the Schools of Basic Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, and Computer Sciences. Additionally, the candidate will have access to EPFL’s state-of-the-art facilities.
The EPFL environment is multilingual and multicultural. EPFL offers internationally competitive salaries, generous research support, significant start-up resources, an outstanding research infrastructure, and close ties to the Swiss Federal government as well as the international policy hub in Geneva. Academics in Switzerland enjoy many research funding opportunities and an exceptionally high standard of living.
The application package should include the following documents in pdf format: cover letter with a statement of motivation; curriculum vitae; publication list; research statement (max. 2 pages of past accomplishments and 4 pages of future plan); teaching statement; as well as the names and contact information of three to five references who are ready to supply a letter upon request.
Application deadline: September 15th, 2024
Applications should be uploaded to the EPFL recruitment page:
https://facultyrecruiting.epfl.ch/position/55083008
Inquiries can be addressed to:
Prof. Melanie Blokesch
Director of the Global Health Institute at EPFL
Chair of the Search Committee
E-mail: [email protected]
Further information on EPFL and The School of Life Science is available at epfl.ch and sv.epfl.ch
EPFL is an equal opportunity employer and family friendly university. It is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It strongly encourages women to apply.
*The selection committee has started the selection process; applications can still be submitted.