University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich

Job title: PostDOC position in child neurodevelopment. At the: Department of Neonatology of the University and University Hospital Zurich. Description of the unit: The Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Professorship for Neurodevelopment, Growth and Nutrition of the Newborn is based at the Department of Neonatology of the University and University Hospital Zurich and collaborates with the Child Development Centre of the University Children Hospital of Zurich. Responsibilities: We are seeking to appoint an outstanding psychologist/ neuropsychologist to join our team as a senior researcher. The role holder will assume technical and organizational leadership functions in the setting of studies focused on the structural and functional neurodevelopment of HM- and non-HM-fed infants taking into account and investigating the confounding role of psychological- and sociodemographic characteristics/dynamics of the subjects studied and their families. Research and Teaching: - full and co-responsibility for specific study projects and publication of scientific contributions; - conduction / organization of neurodevelopmental assessments of the child; - conduction / organization of standardized assessments of family/environment dynamics; - train and supervise junior group members (PhD and master students). Workload: 100 % (negotiable) for 3 years (extension for 6 years possible).