TENURE TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in AI-oriented Computational Biology

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 15,500 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges sites. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility. The Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM) of the University of Lausanne is inviting applications for a position of: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in AI-oriented Computational Biology with applications to Image Analysis or to Computational Molecular Evolution Starting date: 2025-26 Place: Lausanne, Switzerland Contract length: 2 years, renewable twice, max. 6 years Rate: 100% The Department of Computational Biology (DBC) is internationally renowned for its excellence in research pertaining to the analysis of complex and large-scale biological data through the design and application of novel computational approaches. The DBC is looking for a scientist in the early stage of their career but with a proven track record in computational biology and the modeling of biological systems. Their research focus should be on the development of computational approaches to biology, with an emphasis on AI and image analysis. Interactions with the recently created Dubochet Center for Imaging are highly encouraged. One or two of the following research topics should be covered in the application: Machine Learning and AI-inspired approaches to study biological or biomedical data with a particular focus on imaging data so as to welcome evolutionary analysis of large-scale molecular or imaging data using statistical and computational methods Modeling of large-scale data, in particular omics (genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, etc.) and/or imaging data, across biological scales to study molecular and other biological processes involved in evolution Main tasks: Research: develop an internationally recognized research program funded by external sources (70%) Teaching: supervise Master and PhD students and participate in teaching activities organized by the Department (25%). Administrative tasks (5%) UNIL is committed to promoting gender equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from female candidates www.unil.ch/egalite.

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 15,500 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges sites.