From June 1, 2027, or by agreement, the Pediatric Disease Modeling Lab at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, is seeking a Senior Scientist to help lead a growing research group. The lab's mission is to understand how early-life exposures to the microbiome shape lifelong health through their impact on the developing immune system, using mathematical models and multi-omics data from pediatric cohorts worldwide.
Tasks
- Take on the operational leadership of the lab, working closely with the Principal Investigator.
- Oversee the lab's research projects across both ERC and SNSF grants, managing timelines, milestones, and deliverables, and preparing scientific and financial reports to funders.
- Manage project budgets, procurement, and contracts, including subcontracting and service agreements, in collaboration with the department's administration.
- Coordinate collaborations with partner cohorts, clinical partners, and their PIs, organize consortium meetings and site visits, and maintain regular information flow between Basel and partner sites.
- Oversee data- and material-transfer agreements, ethics approvals, and compliance with data-governance requirements, in collaboration with the lab's data manager/bioinformatics technician and the legal and research offices of the University of Basel.
- Supervise the lab's data manager/bioinformatics technician and oversee the pipeline that delivers analysis-ready datasets to the modeling team.
- Contribute to the lab's research projects, coordinate and co-author manuscripts across the team and partners.
- Contribute to teaching and to the supervision of PhD and master's students.
- Represent the lab at scientific conferences and support follow-up grant applications.
Requirements
- PhD in computational biology, bioinformatics, epidemiology, or a related quantitative field, with postdoctoral experience.
- Experience working in collaborative, multi-partner research projects, ideally involving clinical or cohort data.
- Strong organizational skills and a track record of bringing research projects and publications to completion.
- Proficiency in scientific programming (e.g., R or Python) and experience with the analysis of biomedical data.
- Excellent written and spoken English, and the ability to communicate effectively with scientists, clinicians, and administrative partners.
- Experience with data-transfer agreements, ethics applications, or data-protection processes is desirable.
- Experience with project budgets, contracts, or reporting to funders is desirable.
- Familiarity with microbiome, immunological, or multi-omics data, and/or with cohort studies is desirable.
- Experience supervising technical or scientific staff is desirable.
- Knowledge of German is an asset but not required.
Benefits
- A central role in expanding a research group funded by two major starting grants, with a five-year contract and the possibility of extension.
- A scientifically active position with co-authorship on publications and support for conference participation.
- A stimulating, interdisciplinary environment at the intersection of computational science and pediatric health, embedded in Basel's life-sciences ecosystem.
- Close collaboration with clinical, epidemiological, and experimental partners across multiple continents.
- A dynamic and supportive team culture that values diversity and inclusion.
- Salary and social benefits according to the regulations of the University of Basel.
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Das Team
The Pediatric Disease Modeling Lab will be supported by two major grants starting in 2027 and will include a team of postdocs, PhD students, and technical staff, working with diverse clinical and academic partners. The lab collaborates closely with the Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH), the University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB), and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH).