Faculty Position in Women’s Health Engineering and Digital Technologies

The School of Engineering at EPFL invites applications for a faculty position in Women’s Health Engineering and Digital Technologies. Appointments will be at the Tenure Track Assistant Professor level. We seek exceptional individuals who will develop and lead a research program at the forefront of the discipline and who will have a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate-level teaching.  

We are seeking innovative researchers to advance engineering-driven solutions in women’s healthcare, focusing on personalized monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Relevant expertise includes wearable sensors, organoids, microfluidics, advanced imaging, biomedical microsystems, and AI-based analytics, with emphasis on data-driven approaches that integrate sex-specific physiology and enable clinically impactful, minimally invasive technologies across the lifespan.

The position is an endowed chair supported by the Leister Foundation. Thematic links to research topics at the Institute of Bioengineering, and wherever relevant at the School of Engineering, School of Life Sciences and School of Computer and Communication Sciences, are strongly encouraged.

The candidate’s ability to teach STEM subjects and/or bioengineering topics will be a key selection criterion.  

EPFL offers world-class research infrastructures and core facilities. Its environment is multilingual and multicultural. Switzerland has an exceptionally high human development index and consistently ranks highly in quality of life, economic competitiveness, and innovation.

The application package should include the following documents in pdf format:  cover letter, a curriculum vitae including a publication list, a synopsis of major accomplishments, and a concise statement of future research agenda and teaching interests, along with the names and contact information of three to five references who are ready to supply a letter upon request. 

Application deadline: October 1st, 2026. 

Applications should be uploaded to the EPFL recruitment page: 

https://facultyrecruiting.epfl.ch/position/65044486  

Inquiries can be addressed to: 

Prof. Carlotta Guiducci
Chair of the Search Committee
E-mail:  [email protected]

Further information about EPFL and our School is available at epfl.ch, sti.epfl.ch and bioengineering.epfl.ch 

EPFL is an equal opportunity employer and family friendly university. It is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It strongly encourages women to apply.