"Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Chemical Biology"

EPFL is a leading university with strong emphasis on basic sciences, engineering and life sciences. Research within its Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC) includes synthetic and biological chemistry, chemical engineering and physical, analytical and theoretical chemistry.

ISIC at EPFL invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in chemical biology to develop transformative chemical tools and methods to address fundamental questions and current challenges in biology and medicine.

We seek candidates with an outstanding research record, a strong commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and who will be proactive members of the chemical biology community. As a faculty member of the School of Basic Sciences, the successful candidate is expected to initiate and develop a creative research and teaching program at the forefront of the discipline.

Significant start-up resources, research budget (including a fixed annual budget for salaries and consumables) and state-of-the-art research infrastructure are available. Salaries and benefits are internationally competitive. We offer a highly international environment that is multi-lingual and multi-cultural.

The application package should include the following documents in pdf format: cover letter, curriculum vitae, publications list, concise statement of research and teaching interests as well as the names and contact of three to five references who are ready to supply a letter upon request.

Application deadline: 31 October 2024.

Applications should be uploaded to the EPFL recruitment page:

https://facultyrecruiting.epfl.ch/position/56918021

Enquiries regarding the position may be addressed to the Director of the Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering at EPFL:

Email: isic.director@epfl.ch

or to

Prof. Beat Fierz

Email: beat.fierz@epfl.ch

For additional information on EPFL and ISIC, please consult: epfl.ch or sb.epfl.ch/research/isic

EPFL is an equal opportunity employer and family friendly university. It is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It strongly encourages women to apply.