Universität Zürich

Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution PhD Position in the Statistical Modeling of Linguistic Evolution 80 % Start of employment 1 September 2025 or by agreement, temporary The Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution (ISLE) at the University of Zurich (UZH) offers a PhD training and research position in the statistical modeling of linguistic evolution under varied conditions. The work will be tightly integrated with the Diversification project of the NCCR Evolving Language (https://evolvinglanguage.ch/diversification-project/). You will join Professor Balthasar Bickel's Distributional Linguistics Lab and will be integrated into the NCCR Evolving Language, a Swiss network of scientists from the natural, social, cognitive, and computational sciences working together on the evolution of language. Your dissertation will be supervised by Balthasar Bickel, Chundra Cathcart, and Anna Graff. Employment is at...

NCCR Evolving Language / Technology Platform LiRI Data Science Consultant (specialized in statistics) 70 - 100 % Start of employment : Review of applications starts April 6, 2025, and applications are accepted until the position is filled. Within the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language, which involves nearly 40 different research groups from a large variety of disciplines across Switzerland, and the University of Zurich Technology Platform LiRI (Linguistic Research Infrastructure), we seek to hire a data science consultant specialized in statistical modeling at the University of Zurich. The successful candidate will work intensively with researchers across the entire network of the NCCR and language scientists in Switzerland more broadly. Conditions permitting, this may involve also spending limited periods of time in labs outside Zurich. The position is initially limited for a period of two years with the possibility...

Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, Medical Informatics PhD position in AI for Cancer Genomics 100 % Start of employment is Q2 of 2025 The Wicki Lab (at the University and University Hospital of Zurich) and the Krauthammer lab (at the University of Zurich) are seeking a motivated PhD candidate to join a recently established team from both labs working on the AI Tumorboard project improving precision oncology. The candidate will develop and apply novel AI models for the analysis of multi-omic data to advance cancer treatment decisions. Your responsibilities The goal of this position is to combine genomics and machine-learning approaches to improve personalised cancer care. Key focus areas are: Genomic foundation models for processing multi-omic data of cancer patients Liquid biopsy for disease monitoring Developing predictive models integrating multi-omics and clinical data in order to identify clinically actionable...

Department of Informatics Human-Centered Interactive Data Analysis and AI in Digital Libraries and Digital Humanities 30 - 100 % Start of employment 01.10.2024, temporary The Interactive Visual Data Analysis (IVDA) Group at the University of Zurich is seeking a talented Research Assistant (m/f/d) at the intersection of visual analytics, interactive machine learning, and human-centered AI. Your responsibilities The position is aligned with the application-oriented focus of the IVDA group towards research into Digital Libraries and Digital Humanities. Together, we will develop novel approaches for the characterization, design, and evaluation of interactive visual data analysis solutions that combine the strengths of both humans and algorithms. This position is particularly suitable for candidates with interests/experience in interdisciplinary, collaborative, and applied work in the digital humanities, digital libraries, or sustainability...