Phd Candidate in Transportation Noise Health Risk

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Basel, Schweiz Universität Basel Vollzeit

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), located in Allschwil, is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low
- and middle-income countries. Swiss TPH combines research, services, and education and training at the local, national and international level. About 850 people from more than 80 nations work at Swiss TPH focusing on infectious and non-communicable diseases, environment, society and health as well as health systems and interventions.
Within the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH), our Unit Environmental Exposures and Health (EEH) is focused on research related to various environmental exposures, including air pollution, noise, airborne pollen, heatwaves, green space and electromagnetic fields.

**Your position**

Burden of Disease (BoD) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) studies have become increasingly used in the field of environmental health for communication and in the policy context. For noise, such studies are still relatively rare and thus little is known about the burden of disease from transportation noise in particular at European and global scale. In collaboration with national and international partners, it is aimed to conduct several BoD and HIA studies with a focus on transportation noise. PhD works includes assessing distribution of transportation noise exposure at various geographic scales ranging from country (Switzerland) to global; to explore publically available exposure and health data at these same geographic scales; to possibly conduct noise exposure measurements; to develop innovative methods to deal with missing noise data and gap filling; to review scientific literature on the health effects of transportation noise; to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
The PhD position will be for a period of three years. The working place will be Swiss TPH - an institute associated with University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. The PhD will be conducted in the frame of Graduate Schools at the University of Basel and Swiss School of Public Health.

**Your profile**
- Master degree level in geography, epidemiology, natural science, medicine, data science, statistics, or a similar field with strong experience in quantitative data analysis
- Experience and skills in data mining and managing big datasets and with using geographic information systems (ArcMap, QGIS, R)
- Knowledge in biostatistics and practical experience in data analysis using statistical software (e.g. R, Stata)
- Broad interest in environment and health research
- Strong spirit of team work and initiative and open for collaboration across scientific fields
- Ambition to contribute to scientific progress as well as to performing societal relevant research
- Ability to work independently and have good verbal and written communication skills in English (required) and German (highly desirable)
- Good communication and organizational skills

**We offer**

Swiss TPH is an equal-opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.

**Application / Contact**
- Motivation letter
- CV
- Relevant certificates and diploma
- MSc course transcripts including grades**Job Profile**
Start Date: by arrangement
Location: Allschwil, Switzerland
Duration: limited, three years
Percentage: 80-100%

**Salary**: according SNF PhD salary scheme

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