Assistant Professorship in Public Health, Tenure Track 100%

About the job

Assistant Professorship in Public Health, Tenure Track 100%

Develop your research focus and teaching area in Public Health at ZHAW in line with the strategic goals and profile of the Institute of Public Health at the Department of Health.

Department: Health

Start date: From July 1, 2026 or by arrangement (the assistant professorship is limited to 5 years)

The assistant professorship with tenure track serves to build a socially and future-relevant research focus and a research group in line with the ZHAW, IPH and FPH strategies. The central task of the assistant professorship is the acquisition of third-party research funds, implementation of research projects, dissemination, and building a research and practice network. Participation in ongoing research projects and activities of the FPH is expected, collaboration with other researchers at the IPH; at the Dept. H and ZHAW is desired. The assistant professorship brings its expertise and public health knowledge into teaching and continuing education.

Tasks lie both in research (80%) and teaching (20%):

• Developing own research area
• Developing and leading self-driven, large R&D projects
• Independent acquisition of third-party funds and dissemination
• Taking on tasks that position and strengthen the department
• Binding internal and external knowledge exchange
• Responsible for knowledge management
• Additional role-related responsibilities
• Professional personnel responsibility in the context of R&D projects (project staff)
• Financial responsibility for projects
• Conveying professional and methodological competencies
• Independent conduct of teaching units, professional and interprofessional, also across performance areas
• Co-responsibility for their further development and quality
• Supports and supervises staff and students
• University degree at PhD level
• Several years of extensive research experience (own third-party funding acquisition, project coordination/management)
• Leadership experience
• Project management experience
• Professional specialization
• Thematic focus
• Several years of practical experience (min. 5 years)
• Further training in GCP I – III is an advantage
• Teaching experience and higher education didactic training are an advantage

Please submit along with your application documents a brief outlook on your current/targeted research focus in Public Health (max. ½ page), a publication list of publications from the last 5 years, and your ORCID account number. Your several years of practical experience must be explicitly stated in the CV. In exceptional cases, qualified applicants who only partially meet the required practical experience can make up the missing relevant practical experience in a part-time position during the assistant professorship.

Application interviews are planned for June, depending on the receipt and suitability of applicants.

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and over 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The Institute of Public Health generates evidence for population health, educates the public health and health professionals of the future, and develops innovative and sustainable solutions for equitable health care, health, and well-being of the population.

The "Public Health Research" department at the Institute of Public Health is a multidisciplinary unit conducting applied public health research from the perspective of the life course and health equity. Current research focuses are child and youth public health, setting-oriented health promotion, and interprofessional teaching and practice.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation. To increase the proportion of women in leadership positions, applications from women are particularly welcome.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and leaders. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the main points:

Prof. Julia Dratva

Co-Institute and Research Director Public Health

Sabrina Leu

Recruiting Manager