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Application Specialist for High Dimensional Data Science

Full time Data Science Big Data Statistics Biostatistics Data Warehouse

Job Description

University Research Priority Program Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (URPP AdaBD)

Application Specialist for High Dimensional Data Science 50 - 80 %

Start of employment as soon as possible upon mutual agreement. The appointment is initially limited to one year. An extension until the end of 2028 is possible and conditioned upon milestones reached in the first year.

The High Dimensional Data Science (HDDS) platform is one of three platform projects of the University Research Priority Program Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning at the University of Zurich. The mission of the HDDS platform is to make high dimensional data science methods available within the AdaBD program and beyond. To that end, the HDDS develops and applies an open source data analysis platform tailored to behavioural, functional, anatomical, and other types of data. The HDDS platform provides consultancy, training, and support for DataDelv users from the University of Zurich and beyond.

Your responsibilities

As a member of the HDDS platform you will be responsible for:
  • supporting scientific projects with their complex data analysis tasks
  • helping and advising researchers with integrating our software into their workflows and projects
  • recruiting new users through systematic reach-out efforts
  • integrating both with the HDDS, the Microscopy Innovation Platform, and the URPP AdaBD in general
  • participating in writing scientific papers
  • creating documentation materials, example datasets and tutorials for the software provided by the HDDS platform
  • proposing and implementing useful extensions of the software utilizing third party tools and novel custom methods
  • visiting conferences to present the HDDS software and approach

Your profile

The ideal candidate has a solid background in natural sciences, preferably neuroscience or adjacent fields and a very good theoretical and practical understanding of data science methods in the context of anatomical, functional, and behavioral data.
Specifically:
  • a master's degree or PhD in neuroscience, biomedicine, computer science, physics or adjacent fields
  • excellent understanding of data analysis methods for anatomical and functional imaging data in a neuroscience context, particularly concerning multi-modal, high-dimensional and large data sets
  • curiosity and experiment-driven mindset
  • willingness to become an expert user of the HDDS software
  • academic track record with published papers in established journals or conference proceedings
  • excellent programming skills particularly in MATLAB; solid Python or Java knowledge
  • ability to understand, work with, and possibly extend complex software architectures
  • good time-management skills to support short (several months) or long (several years) project collaborations
  • good communication skills

Information on your application

Please submit a CV and a short cover letter as PDFs. Please include relevant samples of your previous work. Applications will be considered until 27.04.2026.

What we offer

Work-Life Balance
  • Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
  • Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
Learning and Development
  • Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
  • Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
Food
  • Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
  • Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
Healthcare
  • Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
  • Free seasonal flu vaccinations
  • Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
Discounts
  • Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
  • Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
  • Special conditions on hotel reservations
Conditions of Employment
  • Policies of the UZH
  • Most UZH staff are employed according to public law
International Services
  • Support for people from outside Switzerland
Campuses
  • Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
  • Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg

Location

University Research Priority Program Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (URPP AdaBD)

Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland

Further information

Questions about the job

Sepp Kollmorgen
Head of the HDDS platform

Questions about the application procedure

Sepp Kollmorgen
Head of the HDDS platform

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