Careers Opportunities
If you enjoy working with data in health care applications we will always be open to an initial conversation to discuss opportunities to work with us. We do not mind what career stage you are at, or whether you have worked specifically in human genetics, but strong computational, data analytics and or statistical aptitude is essential. In general the funding environment in Switzerland is a healthy one and we work in a fast moving field and so we anticipate opportunities arising regularly.
More specific details for PhD and postdoc positions are:
PhD studentships
Geneva attracts some of the best PhD students because they are properly employed – paying tax and contributing to their pension, starting on ~ CHF48000 and taking home minimum 3000 CHF a month after health insurance.
There are two relevant programmes, similar to the Doctoral Training Programmes in the UK. Supervisors submit projects to these schemes and students can apply:
More details of the full programme here.
Postdoctoral fellowships
The Swiss National Science Foundation has postdoctoral fellowship schemes, including a mobility scheme, and Swiss Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Living in Geneva
Moving to Geneva is made much easier with the help of a dedicated Welcome Centre . Geneva provides an excellent combination of big city life, whilst also being very child and family friendly. A “4 piece” flat (3 bedrooms, living area, and kitchen) could cost ~ 3000 CHF per month, while a small studio could cost ~1200 CHF. Primary school children attend classes 4 days a week (Wednesdays are off) from 8:00-11:30 and then 13:30-16:00. If you work full time, then you can sign up for “parascolaire” which means they can stay in school over lunch and then until 6pm. It costs CHF 200 per month for 4 days a week and an extra CHF 100 per month for the meals, but you also receive 300 CHF in child benefit costs from the State of Geneva. Below 4 years old, the public kindergarten cost roughly 10% of the taxable salary for 1 child full time and ~15% for two children.
On the “rive gauche” (as the river Rhone flows, so South) the Champel area is green and calm, Plainpalais/Eaux-vives is more animated but everything is within 5’ walking. Carouge is very charming, and there are nice little cities like Chene-Bourg, Thonex, Lancy). The Plainpalais and Saint-Jean areas are very child friendly.