PhD Position 80-100% in human metabolism and breath analysis at the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition
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Publication date:
04 October 2024Workload:
80 – 100%- Place of work:Zürich
We are inviting applications for a PhD position under the supervision of Prof. Dr. med. Philipp Gerber in the area human metabolism and nutrition with a technological part in the form of breath analysis. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on an innovative and interdisciplinary research project. The project focuses on clinical research for the monitoring of prescribed diets in different patient groups. We aim to use existing and novel technologies (e.g., continuous glucose monitoring and breath analysis) to monitor patients longitudinally to better understand individual differences and to help guide diet interventions much better in the future. This project is funded by Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency).
The University Hospital of Zurich is one of the largest hospitals in Switzerland. Our more than 8, 600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients.
Your responsibilities
Your main task will be to design, organize and conduct clinical studies in the field of human nutrition and metabolism. The goal of these clinical trials is to investigate different patients (e.g., patients with obesity and/or diabetes) during different therapies / interventions (e.g., carbohydrate restriction, ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting) including measurements with a newly developed breath sensor (developed by collaborators). This includes all tasks that are part of conducting a clinical study: drafting and submitting ethics proposals, planning the study, supervising study participants, collecting data and biosamples, analysing data and writing manuscripts with the aim of publication in high-ranking journals and presentation at international conferences. You get the opportunity to participate in the PhD program Clinical Science, attend courses and to be involved in teaching activities.
Your profile
- Master's degree in Medicine, Biomedicine, Biology, or Health Sciences or related with excellent grades
- Fluent in German and English (strict requirement)
- 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
- Strong analytical skills, statistical knowledge as well as computer application skills (MS Office, statistical softwares, etc.)
What we offer
- Varied, interesting and challenging work embedded within a highly interdisciplinary research team
- Competitive work environment embedded in an Innosuisse-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
- Salary according to the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
About USZ
The University Hospital of Zurich is one of the largest hospitals in Switzerland. Our more than 8,600 employees and around 700 trainees work every day for the well-being of our patients.