Postdoctoral Fellow in Gender Medicine (f/m/d) 80-100%

The Chair for Gender Medicine at the University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich invites applications for an experienced and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to help further develop an interdisciplinary research program in Gender Medicine. We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher with a strong quantitative profile and broad experience in data science, epidemiology, public/global health or related fields. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping an ambitious research agenda at the intersection of Gender Medicine, population health, clinical evidence generation and data analytics. The University Hospital of Zurich is one of the largest hospitals in Switzerland. Our more than 8, 600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients. ###

Your main tasks

You will lead and develop a portfolio of interdisciplinary research projects that investigate sex- and gender-related gaps and potential solutions in biomedical research, clinical evidence, disease burden, health outcomes and health policy.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop high-impact research on sex- and gender-sensitive medicine, clinical evidence gaps, global disease burden patterns, and opportunities for research prioritization and health equity
• Build and apply large-scale, reproducible data pipelines
• Use advanced quantitative methods, potentially including epidemiology, biostatistics, causal inference, machine learning, natural language processing, large language models, bibliometrics/scientometrics and real-world evidence methods
• Translate research findings into peer-reviewed publications, policy briefs, reports, conference presentations and stakeholder-facing outputs
• Contribute to competitive grant applications and help establish a sustainable externally funded research program
• Coordinate interdisciplinary collaborations within UZH, USZ and national and international partner networks across medicine, public health, data science, social science and policy
• Mentor and supervise doctoral, medical, master's and research students
• Contribute to teaching activities in Gender Medicine, public health, data science or related areas
• Support open, transparent and reproducible science, including documentation, code sharing and responsible data governance

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with scientific independence, intellectual curiosity and the ability to connect disciplines.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A PhD, MD-PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in medicine, epidemiology, public health, global health, data science, computational social science, health economics, social sciences or a related quantitative health field
• Postdoctoral or equivalent research experience, or an emerging profile demonstrating readiness to lead research projects
• A strong publication record, including first-author publications or preprints in relevant fields
• Excellent quantitative and data-science skills, including proficiency in R and Python and experience with reproducible research workflows
• Experience working with large, complex or heterogeneous datasets, such as population health data, clinical data, registry data, bibliometric data, administrative data, survey data, or global health datasets
• Strong interest in sex- and gender-sensitive medicine, health equity, public/global health and the translation of research into clinical and policy impact
• Experience with grant writing, project coordination, stakeholder engagement or team leadership is highly desirable
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. German language skills are an asset but not required
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative, interdisciplinary and clinically embedded research environment

Benefits

• Cover letter describing your motivation, relevant experience and fit for the position
• Curriculum vitae, including publication list
• Research statement outlining your previous work and ideas for future research in Gender Medicine
• Names and contact information of two to three academic references
• Copies of relevant diplomas and certificates

About USZ

The University Hospital of Zurich is one of the largest hospitals in Switzerland. Our more than 8,600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients.