Doctoral student - Nursing Science, Department Public Health.

The Institute of Nursing Science (INS) at the University of Basel (http://nursing.unibas.ch) invites applications for the position of a PhD student to join the New Care Models Research Group. The candidate will contribute to the INSPIRE (Implementation of a community-based care program for senior citizens in Canton Basel-Landschaft) project.

INSPIRE is a multi-phase implementation science project aiming to 1) develop and implement a community-based care program for senior citizens in Kanton BL, and 2) evaluate the success of the implementation and the impact of the program on senior citizen-, provider- and health systems level using new methods of public health and implementation research.

 

Job Description

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Achieve his/her PhD in Nursing Science within a timeframe of 3-4 years
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the INSPIRE care program
• Participate in teaching activities of the Master in Nursing Science curriculum

 

Your profile

• A master degree in Nursing Science, Public Health, Medicine, Health Economics or another field of health sciences or Master degree from a University of Applied Sciences of similar fields with outstanding grades;
• Experience in community care is highly desirable;
• Sound knowledge of Office software (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel);
• Sound methodological and statistical skills and sound knowledge of statistical analysis software such as R or STATA or the willingness to develop these skills and knowledge;
• Proficiency in German (level C2) and Swiss German, good oral and written English skills;
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.

 

What we offer

The successful candidate will:

• Profit from first-hand experience in health services research, working with healthcare providers, policy-makers and decision-makers in community-care;
• Be embedded in New Care Models Research Group of the INS;
• Benefit from the well-established INS research infrastructure and the infrastructure offered by the PhD in Health Sciences Educational Platform (PPHS -www.pphs.unibas.ch);
• Access to the Swiss PhD in Nursing Science Educational Platform (SPINE), a joint PhD educational infrastructure of the University of Basel and University of Lausanne for nursing science students;
• Experience a stimulating international working environment which has collaborative relationships with leading international nursing researchers and centers of research in long-term care (see http://nursing.unibas.ch/en/home/);
• Work in the heart of Basel, and in the urban and rural areas of Canton Basel-Landschaft;
• Receive compensation in accordance with the Swiss National Science Foundation criteria for doctoral students.

 

Application - Information

Please send your application in a single electronic document by November 15 2017 to bewerbung-nursing@unibas.ch. Your application must include a letter of interest (max. 700 words), a statement of research interests (max. 200 words), curriculum vitae and details of three referees.

For more information, please contact mieke.deschodt@unibas.ch.

 

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