The Biozentrum of the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a professorship in Infection and Immunity at the tenure-track assistant or tenured associate level.
Your position
This professorship will complement and enhance the research portfolio of the Biozentrum and the NCCR "AntiResist", as well as the broader Basel Life Sciences Community, and will contribute to teaching at the undergraduate andgraduate level.
Your profile
They are interested in candidates with expertise in the field of Infection and Immunity, including (but not limited to) areas such as host-pathogen interaction, inflammation & immune response, bacterial growth, virulence or response to anti-microbials. They will consider candidates studying animal or human models at the molecular, cellular, tissue or organ/organoid level.
What they offer you
They offer a very generous research endowment, including support for students, postdocs, technicians and consumables. The Biozentrum is situated in a brandnew building with state-of-the-art core facilities. 30 research groups and 250 postdoctoral fellows and graduate students from more than 50 countries work in fields ranging from structural, computational, cellular and developmental biology to microbiology and neuroscience. The NCCR "AntiResist" comprises a network of academic institutions and collaborating companies in Basel, Zurich and
Lausanne consisting of 29 research groups spanning five major disciplines: clinical medicine, engineering, biology, chemistry, and computational biology. The research environment of the Biozentrum and the NCCR "AntiResist" is a stimulating and vibrant environment offering unique opportunities for a wide range of collaborations across disciplines and with other departments. Basel is the home of a vibrant international life sciences community and provides a high standard of living and a superb cultural and cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Application / Contact
Applications (including CV, a list of publications, a letter of motivation, and a twopage summary of past, present and future research) should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Marcel Mayor, Dean of the Faculty of Science and submitted online as one single PDF via https://biped2.biozentrum.unibas.ch/apply/inf-imm-2023.
During online submission applicants are asked to request three referees to submit confidential letters of reference.
Requests for further information may be addressed to Prof. Dr. Alex Schier (alex.schier@unibas.ch) regarding the Biozentrum of University of Basel and Prof. Dr. Christoph Dehio (christoph.dehio@unibas.ch) regarding NCCR "AntiResist". If your question is about the online application process, please contact the Office of the Dean (dekanat-philnat@unibas.ch).