Dear Andrej,
The University of Zurich will soon announce an opening for a tenure-track assistant professor position at the Department of Biochemistry (https://www.bioc.uzh.ch). Your field of research is among the directions that will be of great interest in this search. I would thus be grateful if you could inform excellent candidates of this opportunity or send me their names, so I can contact them directly. The University of Zurich is aiming to increase the number of female faculty members, so we would especially like to encourage the application of women.
We have a tenure-track system similar to the US, where assistant professors can be promoted to associate and full professor upon successful evaluation. Furthermore, the University of Zurich offers generous research support, including a competitive start-up package, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and annual core funding for personnel and research expenses. Below please find the preliminary advertisement for the position with additional details.
I will inform you once the position will be announced officially on the university website, but since the application deadline will already be in March, we would like to give potential candidates enough time to prepare a research summary and the documents required for the application.
Thank you very much for your support!
Best wishes,
Ben
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Ben Schuler, PhD
Professor of Molecular Biophysics
Chair, Department of Biochemistry
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstr. 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 635 5535, Fax: +41 44 635 5907
Web: http://www.bioc.uzh.ch/schuler
Email: schuler@bioc.uzh.ch
The University of Zurich invites applications for a faculty position as
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biochemistry.
The University of Zurich is committed to further strengthening biomolecular research at the Department of Biochemistry. We seek candidates that complement the current strengths of the department and have an outstanding track record in research addressing the molecular mechanisms of important biological and biomedical problems with innovative biochemical and biophysical techniques. Research areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, integrative approaches for studying biomolecular interactions, assemblies, and machines, protein engineering, synthetic biology, and systems biology.
The Department of Biochemistry is located on the lrchel campus, in direct vicinity of the biological, biomedical, and physical science departments of the University of Zurich. Strong ties in research and teaching are in place with the nearby ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer-Institute, and the University Hospitals. With its stimulating and attractive environment for interdisciplinary research, Zurich is a leading European center in biomedical research, including structural biology and biophysics.
The University of Zurich offers generous research support, including a competitive start-up package, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and annual core funding for personnel and research expenses. Successful candidates are expected to develop an internationally competitive research program supported by additional external funding, and to commit to excellence in teaching of students at the Faculties of Medicine and Science. The University of Zurich has an established program for career progression allowing promotion to associate and full professor upon successful evaluation.
The employment conditions for this position follow the legal regulations of the University of Zurich (www.prof.uzh.ch/en). The University of Zurich is an equal opportunity employer and implements specific measures in the selection process to increase the percentage of women within its faculty (www.mnf.uzh.ch/en/mnf-gleichstellung.htm). Female candidates are thus particularly encouraged to apply.
Please submit your application, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, publication list, and a summary (3-4 pages) of current and proposed research, at https://www.recruiting.med.uzh.ch/position [details will be announced]. Applications by mail or e-mail cannot be considered. For additional information, please contact the head of the Department of Biochemistry, Prof. Dr. B. Schuler, Tel. +41 44 635 5535, E-Mail: schuler@bioc.uzh.ch.