Postdoc in Hepatology 80-100% (m/f)

Kinderspital Zürich

Zürich

Key information

Publication date:20 August 2025
Workload:80 – 100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Language:English (Fluent)
Place of work:Zürich

initially planned for 2 years

Kinderspital Zürich as an employer

Kinderspital Zürich is the largest university children's hospital in Switzerland with about 2,500 employees, and is one of the leading centres for paediatric and youth medicine in Europe. Although the hospital may be big, it's the little ones that count: up to 100,000 patients are cared for each year across 47 faculties, where we do everything in our power to ensure their well being. 'Kispi' not only offers cutting-edge devices and the highest quality of care, but also a good sense of interpersonal issues. Alongside its comprehensive range of paediatric medicine and surgery facilities, the children's hospital also offers a unique rehabilitation centre and a research centre.

Your responsibilities

By designing and implementing research strategies, you improve the understanding of liver disease manifestation in urea cycle disorders (focus: citrin deficiency).

You will work with cell and animal models as well as patient-derived liver biopsies.

By performing data analyses and summarizing the results in peer-reviewed publications and/or presentations at scientific meetings, you contribute to scientific knowledge.

You will participate in working group activities (internal and external meetings, some lasting several days).

When providing guidance and support for other members of the working group, you foster a productive and supportive environment.

Your profile

PhD or MD PhD, with a proven track record in investigating liver physiology and pathology

Strong interest in and good understanding of rare metabolic diseases

Effective communication skills and be enthusiastic about working in an interdisciplinary team of scientists, biologists, clinicians and patient organisations