Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology and Public Health

About the role

The Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zurich invites applications for a Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology and Public Health within the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, with a close connection to the Cantonal Hospital Baden (KSB). The new professor will establish an internationally recognized group in pharmacoepidemiology and public health.

Key responsibilities

• Focus on post-approval studies of drug safety and effectiveness with real-world data, and on the use and effects of medications in the clinical setting using epidemiological methods.
• Develop an independent research program on statistical or methodological approaches, pharmacogenetics, drug-drug interactions, polypharmacy, clinical pharmacy, machine learning, modeling and prediction.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary research and cooperate with the Cantonal Hospital Baden and other Swiss hospitals, as well as with regulatory stakeholders, pharmacies and public health organizations.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses at the interface of pharmacoepidemiology, clinical pharmacy, public health and data science; courses are taught in German or English at undergraduate level and in English at graduate level.
• Mentor students, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.

Required profile

• PhD, MD/PhD or comparable degree in epidemiology, public health, clinical pharmacy, biostatistics, data science or a closely related field.
• Track record of internationally recognized real-world evidence research on medication use, safety and efficacy.
• Proven ability to lead interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research programs and build partnerships with clinical teams, healthcare providers and policymakers.
• Experience in drug policy evaluation and medication safety research is an asset.
• Strong teaching skills and commitment to mentoring.

Applications are submitted online through the faculty affairs portal and must include a cover letter addressed to the President of ETH Zurich, a CV, a list of publications, three statements on research, teaching and leadership, descriptions of the three most important achievements and a degree certificate. The deadline is 31 December 2026.