Phd Position in Middle-ear Mechanics and Middle-ear Implant

**University Hospital Zurich, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery**
**PhD Position in middle-ear mechanics and middle-ear implant (SNSF project) 100 %**: Start of employment September 1, 2025 or mutually agreed, temporary

**Your responsibilities**:

- As a PhD student in our research facility, you will play a key role in advancing our understanding of middle-ear mechanics and hearing restoration techniques. Your research will involve laboratory experiments, patient follow-up, and computational modeling. You will conduct experiments using temporal bone preparations to explore biomechanics of the middle ear and assess effects of surgical interventions. Additionally, you will engage with patients who have undergone middle-ear implant surgeries, collecting and analyzing data on their postoperative recovery and hearing outcomes.

A central focus of your work will be to investigate the role of the stapedial annular ligament and its relationship with middle-ear function, in both normal and surgically-reconstructed ears. You will also construct and simulate computational models of the middle-ear systems, contributing to development of advanced tools for understanding restoration of hearing. Throughout your PhD, you will write a dissertation composed of research papers, each prepared for publication in leading peer-reviewed journals. You will have the opportunity to present your findings at international conferences, gaining valuable experience and contributing to the global scientific community.

In addition to your research activities, you will be involved in teaching, which will further enhance your academic development and communication skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to make significant contributions to the field of otology while developing your career in clinical research.

**Your profile**:

- You have gained a Master's degree in Medicine with excellent grades. You have very good language skills in English and basic language skills in German plus the motivation to improve. We expect a self-dependent personality with a strong interest in clinical research, who shows extraordinary initiative and motivation. We are looking for a team player.

**What we offer**
- Varied, interesting and challenging work embedded within a highly interdisciplinary research team
- Flexible and friendly working environment
- Collaborative work with research teams of our domestic and international research partners
- Opportunity to participate in international conferences
- Teaching opportunities and supervision of research projects / MSc theses
- Interesting curriculum by the PhD program in Clinical Sciences providing skills in middle-ear mechanics and middle-ear implants
- Post-doctoral supervision experienced in the field
- Salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

**What we offer**:
**Work-Life Balance**
- Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH

**Learning and Development**
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich

**Food**
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution

**Healthcare**
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower

**Discounts**
- Private traffic: Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Digitalization: Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Special conditions on hotel reservations

**Conditions of Employment**
- Policies of the UZH
- Most UZH staff are employed according to public law

**International Services**
- Support for people from outside Switzerland

**Campuses**
- Campuses Zurich City, Zurich Irchel, Oerlikon and Schlieren
- Sites Zurich West, Old Botanical Garden, Botanical Garden and Lengg

**Location**:
**University Hospital Zurich, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery***:Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8006 Zürich, Switzerland

**Further information**:
**Questions about the job**:
**Prof. Jae Hoon Sim**

**Lea Schwab**

**Working at UZH**: