Phd Position in Human Metabolism and Nutrition

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Zurich, Schweiz University Hospital Zurich, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition Vollzeit

University Hospital Zurich, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition_
**PhD Position in human metabolism and nutrition (SNF-project)**
**100 % **:The services offered by the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition include the care of outpatients and inpatients with diabetes mellitus, endocrine disorders, overweight / obesity and rare metabolic diseases. Ongoing research is conducted in all these fields.

**Your responsibilities**: Your main task will be to organize and conduct a clinical trial in the field of human nutrition and metabolism, specifically on the topic of intermittent fasting. This includes all tasks that are part of conducting a clinical study: drafting and submitting ethics proposals/amendments, planning the study, supervising study participants, collecting data and biosamples, analyzing data and writing manuscripts with the aim of publication in high-ranking journals and presentations at international conferences. You have the opportunity to participate in the PhD program in Clinical Science, to attend courses suited to your PhD and to be involved in teaching activities.

**Your profile**:

- Master's degree in Medicine, Biomedicine, Biology or Health Sciences or related with excellent grades
- Strong interest in clinical research & novel technologies
- Ability to work both independently and in a team with good communication skills
- High degree of initiative and reliability
- Excellent interpersonal skills and enjoy working with study participants
- Very good language skills in German and English

**What we offer**:

- Varied, interesting and challenging work embedded within a highly interdisciplinary research team
- Competitive work environment embedded in an SNF-project
- Flexible and friendly working environment
- Collaborative work with research teams of the ETH Zurich
- Diversity and inclusion are important to us
- Opportunity to participate in international conferences
- Teaching opportunities and supervision of research projects / MSc theses
- Interesting curriculum by the PhD program in Clinical Sciences providing skills in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Post-doctoral supervision experienced in the field
- Salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)

**Place of work**: Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Klinische Ernährung USZ Campus, Rämistrasse, Zürich, Switzerland



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