The University of Geneva is a versatile institution with an international reputation, ranked among the best universities in the world.

Its Faculty of Medicine has 3,500 students and over 200 research groups. Together with the Geneva University Hospitals, it is a major centre for teaching, research and innovation in medicine and life sciences.

As a world-renowned pioneer in the development of bioinformatics, the Faculty's Section of Fundamental Medicine is opening a position of:

FULL or ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in the field of bioinformatics

JOB DESCRIPTION :

• Establish and maintain a competitive research programme supported by external funding
• Ensure teaching and service duties within the Faculty of Medicine, particularly in the domain of fundamental research
• Lead a research team
• Take the academic responsibility of the Faculty of Medicine's bioinformatics platform

REQUIREMENTS :

• PhD or MD-PhD
• Proven expertise in bioinformatic research
• Ability to develop a competitive line of research focusing on the development of innovative bioinformatic tools in one of the Faculty of Medicine's priority areas (neurosciences, immunology and host-pathogen relations, metabolic diseases and oncology in particular).
• Holder of competitive research funds and author of publications in leading peer-reviewed journals

STARTING DATE: December 1st 2024, or according to agreement

Mandatory online registration before March 8th 2024 at: http://www.unige.ch/academ

Additional information may be obtained from: viviane.burghardt@unige.ch

Women are encouraged to apply