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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. 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.
Tasks
- Lead and develop a portfolio of interdisciplinary research projects investigating sex- and gender-related gaps and potential solutions in biomedical research, clinical evidence, disease burden, health outcomes and health policy.
- 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.
- Support open, transparent and reproducible science, including documentation, code sharing and responsible data governance.
Requirements
- PhD, MD-PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in medicine, epidemiology, public health, global health, data science, computational social science, health economics, social sciences or a related quantitative health field.
- Postdoctoral or equivalent research experience, or an emerging profile demonstrating readiness to lead research projects.
- Strong publication record, including first-author publications or preprints in relevant fields.
- Excellent quantitative and data-science skills, including proficiency in R and Python and experience with reproducible research workflows.
- Experience working with large, complex or heterogeneous datasets, such as population health data, clinical data, registry data, bibliometric data, administrative data, survey data, or global health datasets.
- Strong interest in sex- and gender-sensitive medicine, health equity, public/global health and the translation of research into clinical and policy impact.
- Experience with grant writing, project coordination, stakeholder engagement or team leadership is highly desirable.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. German language skills are an asset but not required.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative, interdisciplinary and clinically embedded research environment.
- Scientific independence, intellectual curiosity and the ability to connect disciplines.
Benefits
- 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.
- Join a young, dynamic and growing team with strong links to clinical medicine, public health, data science and international research networks.
- 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.
- Outstanding research environment, access to interdisciplinary collaborations, career development opportunities, mentoring, teaching opportunities and attractive employment conditions at UZH and USZ.
- 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.
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Über uns
Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ) ist eines der führenden Universitätsspitäler der Schweiz und bietet medizinische Grundversorgung sowie hochspezialisierte Spitzenmedizin in zahlreichen Fachgebieten. Das Spital vereint Behandlung, Forschung und Lehre und arbeitet eng mit der Universität Zürich und der ETH Zürich zusammen. In über 40 Kliniken und Instituten werden Patientinnen und Patienten interdisziplinär behandelt und betreut.
Das Team
You will join a young, dynamic and growing team with strong links to clinical medicine, public health, data science and international research networks.