Dept. of Neurosurgery, USZ, UZH
Research scientist 80 %
Start of employment in November 2025, temporaryThe experimental neurovascular laboratory at the department of Neurosurgery, UZH, USZ is located at Schlieren Campus.
Your responsibilities
Application of modern biostatistics to large scale datasets. These include single cell/nuclei RNA seq data, proteomics data.
Establishing a two-photon calcium imaging analysis pipeline for pericytes in cerebral slices.
Project management and supervising doctoral students.
Establishing a two-photon calcium imaging analysis pipeline for pericytes in cerebral slices.
Project management and supervising doctoral students.
Your profile
- PhD in Intergative Molecular Medicine or in Neuroscience
- Experience in the field of cerebrobvascular biology
- Experience analyzing two-photon calcium imaging data to elucidate cellular activity
- Minimum 3 years of postoc experience
- Demonstrated experience in the analysis of single cell/nuclei RNA-seq data, proteomics data
- Knowlegde in R and Python
- Experience with cloud-based HPC environments
- Experience with mouse handling and breeding transgenic mouse lines
- Valid FELASA cat. B certificate
- Demonstrated experience in imaging techniques confocal microscopy and light-sheet microscopy and image analysis
- Experience in cell culture techniques
Information on your application
Please submit your application by 01/08/2025.What we offer
Work-Life Balance
Learning and Development
Food
Healthcare
Discounts
Conditions of Employment
International Services
Campuses
- Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
Learning and Development
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
Food
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
Healthcare
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
Discounts
- Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations
Conditions of Employment
- Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
International Services
- Support for people from outside Switzerland
Campuses
- Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg
What we offer
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Working at UZH
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
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Please apply via email: Annika.Keller@usz.ch
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
More → https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/explore/work.html
Please apply via email: Annika.Keller@usz.ch
Working at UZH
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
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