To reinforce our teams in Basel, Switzerland, we are seeking

Research fellows hosted at the Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics

Employer

Work Location

Basel, Switzerland

Employment fraction

100%

Type of contract

temporary

Description

The Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics (CPB) hosts young researchers during their fellowships in the Basel area. With the groups of Emma Hodcroft, Niko Beerenwinkel, Richard Neher, and Tanja Stadler all based in the Basel life science hub, we offer a world-class research environment in the field of Pathogen Bioinformatics, with particular focus on evolutionary and epidemiological modelling, bioinformatics, statistics, phylogenetics, and large-scale genomic data analysis.

Independent research fellows benefit from:

Stimulating research environment

Ample opportunities for exchange and collaboration with the groups of the center and international collaborators
Monthly seminar “PhyloBasel”

Support to translate research results into public health tools

We have an active research software developer group, supporting to turn research prototypes into maintained public health tools (such as NextStrain, V-pipe, CoVariants, Cov-Spectrum)

Teaching, supervision and outreach opportunities

The four PIs are core to the teaching, supervision and outreach activities around the Center’s mission and support fellows to contribute to these activities. In particular the joint Master program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics provides exciting opportunities to supervise Master theses.

Mentoring

The PIs of the Center will support you around next career steps through mentoring.

About the CPB at the interface of research, surveillance, and policy

The CPB offers expertise and services in pathogen data management and analysis, computational molecular epidemiology, and related multi-site project management. Core data analysis platforms and dashboards which played major roles during the COVID-19 pandemic response contribute to the mission of the Centre. They facilitate the coherent interpretation of relevant data to be prepared for future pathogenic threats. At the interface between public health and research, the Centre ensures that Switzerland remains at the forefront of data management and data analysis required for real-time surveillance, generating insights for evidence-based global pathogen response and public health strategies.

How to apply

If you are interested to join the Basel community as an independent research fellow of the Center for Pathogen Bioinformatics, e.g. through funding from,

Ambizione
EMBO postdoc
ETH postdoc fellowship
Marie Curie fellowship

please send your CV together with a 1-page outline of your motivation and envisioned project to the CPB Steering Board.

We accept applications on a rolling basis. If we choose to support your path to becoming an independent fellow at our Center, we will actively assist you in applying to the funding schemes listed above, as well as others. Please note: if a particular fellowship requires a single host Principal Investigator (PI), you will receive formal support from one PI within the Center. However, you will still be encouraged to engage and collaborate across all groups in the Center, ensuring a broader and more enriching experience.