"Faculty Position in Life Science Engineering at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne"

The School of Life Sciences at EPFL invites applications for a faculty position in life science engineering. Appointments will be at Tenure Track Assistant Professor or at Associate Professor level. We seek individuals who will develop and lead a research program at the forefront of the discipline and who will also be committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching.

Approaches include, but are not limited to molecular, cellular and tissue engineering, synthetic biology, systems biology, computational biology, biomaterials, functional genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and metabolic engineering. Thematic links to research topics at the Institutes of the School of Life Sciences (e.g. cancer, infection, immunology, neuroscience) are encouraged.

The candidate will teach in the Life Sciences Engineering curriculum, thus the ability of the candidate to teach STEM subjects and/or bioengineering topics will be a key selection criterion.

EPFL attracts top students from all over the world and offers internationally competitive salaries, generous research funding, start-up envelopes and world-class research infrastructure. The EPFL environment is multilingual and multicultural.

The application package should include the following documents in pdf format: cover letter, a curriculum vitae including a publication list, a synopsis of major accomplishments (up to 2 pages), a concise statement of future research agenda (up to 4 pages) and teaching experience and plans (up to 1 page), along with the names and contact of three to five (for the rank of Tenure Track Assistant Professor) or five to seven (for the rank of Associate Professor) who are ready to supply a letter upon request.

Application deadline: 1 October 2025

Applications should be uploaded to the EPFL recruitment page: https://facultyrecruiting.epfl.ch/position/60817410

Expression of interest or inquiries may be addressed confidentially to: Prof. Matteo Dal Peraro, Chair of the Search Committee, E-mail: LSE-search.2025@epfl.ch