PhD student: Pulmonary outcomes and lung function after childhood cancer

Jobbeschreibung

UniBE is interconnected. With us, you're part of an international community and benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration.

Your Role

During your PhD you will:

• Coordinate an ongoing prospective multicentre cohort study in the University Children's Hospitals in Bern, Basel and Geneva
• Collaborate with study nurses, paediatric oncologists, and paediatric pulmonologists to support recruitment and clinical assessments
• Collect and integrate clinical, treatment and pulmonary function data from multiple sources
• Apply and develop your skills in epidemiological research, data management and statistical analysis
• Present your results in (inter)national conferences and publish them in peer-reviewed journals

You have:

• A university degree ideally in medicine (MD), possibly in physiotherapy or physiology
• A strong interest in respiratory disease, epidemiology, and paediatric oncology
• Ideally clinical experience
• A strong interest in epidemiology and biostatistics; ideally experience in data analysis
• Fluency in English and German and/or French, ideally all

What we offer

• Work in a motivated and competent research team of clinicians, epidemiologists and statisticians
• 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 (partially) as medical training (Paediatrics, Public Health, or similar)
• A lively graduate school at the University of Bern
• Salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation salary scales for PhD students

Application and Contact

If you are looking for an exciting position in a highly motivated interdisciplinary team, please send your CV with motivation letter to ISPM HR Office (hr.ispm@unibe.ch) and Maša Žarković (masa.zarkovic@unibe.ch) by August 15, 2026.

• Work in a motivated and competent research team of clinicians, epidemiologists and statisticians
• 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 (partially) as medical training (Paediatrics, Public Health, or similar)
• A lively graduate school at the University of Bern
• Salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation salary scales for PhD students

Extra Informationen

Status

Offen

Ausbildungsniveau

Hauptschule

Standort

Bern

Jobart

Vollzeitstelle

Führerschein erforderlich?

Nein

Auto erforderlich?

Nein

Motivationsschreiben erforderlich?

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