Phd or Md-phd Student: Diagnosis and Prognosis of

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Bern, Schweiz Universität Bern Universität Bern Vollzeit

**PhD or MD-PhD student: diagnosis and prognosis of childhood asthma**
**Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern**:
The Child and Adolescent Health group, headed by Prof. Dr. med. Claudia Kuehni conducts population-based and clinical studies in child health.

**Would you like to understand and improve healthcare for children with asthma? Develop prognostic models for predicting the disease course? Conduct a participatory research study, with patients' families and physicians?** As a PhD student in our group, you will have the unique opportunity to be part of the Swiss Paediatric Airway Cohort (SPAC), a large clinical cohort study of children seen for respiratory problems in Swiss hospitals. The project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, aims to improve knowledge on diagnosis and outcome of childhood asthma, by analysing healthcare data from hospitals and patient-reported questionnaires.

**We look for a PhD student** to complement the study team. Together with a postdoc and other PhD students, you will organise the study in the participating children's hospitals and collect data from hospital databases and questionnaires. You will communicate with paediatric pulmonologists, interview parents of patients, and supervise research assistants. In your PhD, you will be taught a broad array of statistical approaches to analyse your data, learn to write manuscripts, present your results at national and international meetings, and publish them in peer-reviewed journals.

**Period**: PhD contract for 3 years, start as soon as possible
**Supervisor**: Prof. Dr. med. Claudia Kuehni
**Place**: ISPM University of Bern, Switzerland

You:

- Have a university degree (MD, MSc) in medicine, pharmacology, psychiatry, or related field
- Have a strong interest in child health, respiratory medicine, epidemiology, and biostatistics
- Have ideally clinical experience in paediatrics or respiratory medicine
- Are fluent in English and German
- Enjoy working in a team

We offer:

- Work in a motivated, competent, and international research team
- Preparation for a research career in a clinical setting (paediatric teaching hospital), in a University (epidemiology or preventive medicine), or a public health institution. The PhD counts as training towards an FMH in Paediatrics or Public Health
- A lively graduate school at the University of Bern, salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation salary scales for PhD students



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