The School of Life Sciences at EPFL invites applications for a faculty position in Metabolism. The appointment will be at the Tenure Track Assistant Professor level.
We seek candidates in the broad field of metabolism who are applying bioengineering and quantitative research strategies to study the pivotal role of metabolism in health and disease, including aspects related to nutrition, cancer and age-related diseases.
The successful candidate must have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Bachelor and Master teaching will be in the Life Sciences Engineering curriculum, thus the ability of the candidate to teach STEM subjects and/or bioengineering topics will be positively valued.
EPFL attracts top students from all over the world and offers internationally competitive salaries, generous research funding, start-up envelopes and world-class research infrastructure.
The successful candidate will be a part of EPFL’s multidisciplinary environment and is expected to perform and coordinate highly interactive research, reaching out and taking advantage of EPFL’s interdisciplinary campus (Schools of Basic Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, and Information and Communication Technologies).