Research fellows hosted at the Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics; Basel; Vor Ort; CHF 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stimulating research environment

Support for public health tools

Teaching and supervision opportunities

Mentoring by PIs

Zusammenfassung

SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics in Basel is seeking independent research fellows for the Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics. This position offers a stimulating research environment with opportunities for collaboration, teaching, and mentoring. Successful candidates will hold a PhD in a related field and will engage in cutting-edge research focused on evolutionary and epidemiological modelling in bioinformatics. This fellowship aims to contribute significantly to public health tools and data analysis during critical periods. Mentoring is provided by leading PIs.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in a related field.

Ausbildung

PhD in a related field

Jobbeschreibung

To reinforce our teams in Basel, Switzerland, we are seeking independent research fellows hosted at the Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics.

Overview

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.

Benefits

• Stimulating research environment – ample opportunities for exchange and collaboration with the groups of the centre and international collaborators; monthly seminar “PhyloBasel”.
• Support to translate research results into public health tools – active research software developer group that supports turning 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 teaching, supervision and outreach activities; support fellows to contribute to the joint Master programme in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, including supervision of Master theses.
• Mentoring – the PIs of the Centre will support you around next career steps through mentoring.

Requirements

• PhD in a related field.

About the CPB

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 that played major roles during the COVID‑19 pandemic response support the mission of the Centre, providing coherent interpretation of relevant data to prepare 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 analysis required for real‑time surveillance, generating insights for evidence‑based global pathogen response and public health strategies.