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Post-doctoral fellow, Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
Switzerland
Closing date
Mar 24, 2017

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Institute of Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel

Spring 2017 (or as per agreement) –2021

The Institute of Nursing Science (INS) of the Department Public Health at the University of Basel invites applications for a position of a post-doctoral fellow to join the Building Research Initiative Group: Chronic Illness Management and Adherence in Transplantation (BRIGHT) Research Group and the Psychosocial Interest research Group (PSIG) of the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS). The BRIGHT study is an externally funded international research project studying behavioral and health system outcomes in solid organ transplantation. The STCS is funded through the Swiss National Science Foundation and is a national cohort study including a comprehensive dataset of biomedical, psychosocial, behavioral and genetic data from pre-transplant to up to 9 years post-transplant. The successful candidate will be part of the interdisciplinary international research group analyzing the data of these 2 studies as well as participate in the preparation and execution of planned intervention studies.

Your tasks

The successful candidate is expected to:

  • Participate in the analysis and dissemination of the BRIGHT and STCS data.
  • Develop your own research projects using existing BRIGHT & STCS data.
  • Participate in the planning and execution of intervention studies.
  • Acquire external research funding.
  • Participate in teaching in the Master in Nursing Science and PhD Health Sciences curriculum.

 

Your profile

  • PhD in Nursing Science, Public Health, Medicine, Health Economics or another field of the health sciences.
  • Experience in the field of transplantation and behavioral/psychosocial science is desirable.
  • Sound knowledge of basic office (e.g. Word, PowerPoint) programs.
  • Sound methodological and statistical skills and knowledge of statistical analysis software such as R, SAS or SPSS.
  • Proficiency of German or willingness to learn German in a short term.
  • Excellent oral and written English skills.
  • Outcome oriented, a good team player, able to meet deadlines and be stress resistant.

 

Our offer

The successful candidate will:

  • benefit from being part of an international interdisciplinary research group and work closely with leading researchers in the field of transplantation.
  • benefit from the well-established INS research infrastructure as well as from the infrastructure of the University of Basel.
  • have the opportunity to develop own research projects and get support in view of statistical, behavioral science and intervention research methodologies.
  • work in the heart of Basel.
  • receive compensation in accordance with the University of Basel wage scales for post-doctoral students.

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