Associate Professor or Assistant Professor with Tenure Track in the field of Genetics/Epigenetics of language development

The University of Geneva is a versatile institution with an international reputation, ranked among the best universities in the world.

Its Faculty of Medicine has 3,500 students and over 200 research groups. Together with the Geneva University Hospitals, it is a major centre for teaching, research and innovation in medicine and life sciences.

The Faculty's Section of Fundamental Medicine hosts the National Centre of Competence in Research « Evolving Language », which brings together biological, linguistic and cultural evolutionary approaches to unravel the emergence of new modes of communication, such as human language. To this aim, a faculty position of Associate Professor or Assistant Professor with Tenure Track is opened within the Department of Genetics and Development which brings together Genetics/Genomics and Developmental Biology to address both human disease and phenotypes.

• Establish and maintain a competitive research programme supported by external funding
• Ensure pregraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Faculty of Medicine, particularly in the domain of fundamental research
• Lead a research team
• Take part in scientific activities of the National Centre of Competence in Research « Evolving Language » and the host Department

 Requirements:

• PhD or MD-PhD
• Proven expertise in genetic/epigenetic influences on human language development, through studies of human genetics and associated communication disorders, potentially incorporating evolutionary evidence from ancient DNA
• Ability to develop a competitive line of research focusing on the genetics of cognitive and/or social components of language through studies of human genetics and associated communication disorders
• Beneficiary of competitive research funds and author of publications in leading peer-reviewed journals
• Capacity for interdisciplinary collaboration
• Candidates without French language skills are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be supported in developing French proficiency over the first three years.

Starting date: September 1st 2025, or according to agreement

Please fill in your CV according to the attached template.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae (following template in French or English), list of publications from the last 5 years, H-Index (Google Scholar) and copies of diplomas, a research project and a list of people who can write a letter of recommendation and who can be contacted directly if necessary. Letters of recommendation are not required at this stage.

Information for the constitution of the CV : https://www.unige.ch/medecine/fr/organisation/rh/carrieres

Applications must be submitted exclusively online until November 25th, 2024. APPLICATIONS SENT BY EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Additional information may be obtained from: olivia.michel@unige.ch