PhD student position in Viral Phylogenetics (100 %)

School: Life Sciences und Facility Management
Starting date: 1. August or by agreement

Your role

• Scientific research, presentation and publication of results in international peer-review journals
• Teaching (usually a total of 100h over the 4-year PhD program at UZH or ETHZ)
• Co-supervising MSc and/or BSc students at ZHAW during their research projects
• Taking courses at UZH or ETHZ (usually a total of 12 ECTS) according to the conditions of the PhD program

Your profile

• Master degree in bioinformatics, computational science, statistics, or similar 
• Working knowledge of Python and/or C++/ Rust
• Interest and some knowledge of virology, phylogenetics and molecular evolution is an advantage
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills

This is what we stand for

Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 14'000 students and 3'400 faculty and staff.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams in order to promote equality, diversity and innovation.

The position is based at the Institute of Computational Life Sciences, Department of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW Wädenswil). The PhD student will also be enrolled at the University of Zürich or ETH Zürich. The research group is part of Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, which provides additional training and networking opportunities.

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