Dear AoIRistas, These positions at a fabulous, newly founded lab at ETHZ might be of interest to some of you. Apologies for cross-posting (&happy new year). Anna **************************************** The Chair of Bioethics (http://www.bioethics.ethz.ch/) at ETH Zurich in Switzerland is looking for - a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the ethics of data protection and privacy-preserving technologies in precision medicine; - a Postdoctoral researcher working on the ethics of data governance and citizen participation in precision medicine. The positions are suited to candidates who have recently completed a doctorate or a post-doctoral appointment in social sciences (e.g. bioethics, law, sociology, anthropology, science and technology studies and related fields). * Job load: 100% * Closing date for applications: 1 February, 2018 * Starting date: 1 April, 2018 (or later) * Duration: 2 years, with the possibility of extension ******************** Topic 1: DATA PROTECTION IN PERSONALIZED HEALTH The Health Ethics and Policy Lab at ETH Zurich is looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to work with Prof. Vayena and her team on ethical and regulatory challenges of data privacy and security in precision medicine . As a member of the Health Ethics and Policy Lab, the selected candidate will be in charge of activities related to a newly awarded PHRT research project on Data Protection in Personalized Health. In this capacity, the postdoctoral researcher will be in charge or contribute to study design, qualitative and quantitative data collection, literature reviews, policy analyses and normative analyses. Moreover he/she will take the lead or collaborate in the publication of research results. The selected candidate is also expected to help in the dissemination of research activities by collaborating to the organization of academic events, by participating in scientific conferences, and by curating content for blogs and social media platforms. More information can be found in the Job-Description: https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/hest/institute-itm/bio... ******************** Topic: PARTICIPATORY DATA GOVERNANCE IN PRECISION MEDICINE The Health Ethics and Policy Lab at ETH Zurich is looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to work with Prof. Vayena and her team on ethical issues in participatory data governance for precision medicine. As a member of the Health Ethics and Policy Lab, the selected candidate will be in charge of activities related to a newly awarded PHRT research project on the development of novel models to foster participatory data governance in precision medicine. In this capacity, the postdoctoral researcher will be in charge or contribute to study design, qualitative and quantitative data collection, literature reviews, policy analyses and normative analyses. Moreover he/she will take the lead or collaborate in the publication of research results. The selected candidate is also expected to help in the dissemination of research activities by collaborating to the organization of academic events, by taking part in scientific conferences, and by curating content for blogs and social media platforms. More information can be found in the found in the Job-Description: https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/hest/institute-itm/bio... ********************