Phd Student: Cardiac Outcomes After Childhood Cancer

vor 5 Monaten


Bern, Schweiz Universität Bern Vollzeit

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

During your PhD you will:

- Manage and coordinate an ongoing prospective multicentre cohort study on cardiac outcomes in childhood cancer survivors
- Supervise a study nurse and support the local teams performing cardiac assessments when needed
- Extract data on treatment of participants from clinical records
- Clean and analyse the data
- Collaborate with a team of paediatric oncologists, adult cardiooncologists, epidemiologists, statisticians and other PhD students
- Present your results in (inter)national conferences and publish them in peer-reviewed journals

You have:

- A university degree (MD) in medicine, or related fields
- A strong interest in cardiology, epidemiology, and paediatric oncology
- Ideally clinical experience and expertise
- Fluency in English and German and/or French, ideally both

What we offer:

- Work in a motivated and competent 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 medical training (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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