Postdoctoral Researcher 80-100%
Kinderspital Zürich
Infos sur l'emploi
- Date de publication :25 octobre 2024
- Taux d'activité :80 – 100%
- Type de contrat :Durée indéterminée
- Langue :anglais (Courant)
- Lieu de travail :Zürich
Rare Urea cycle disorders
Kinderspital Zürich as an employer
Kinderspital Zürich is the largest university children's hospital in Switzerland with about 2,500 employees, and is one of the leading centres for paediatric and youth medicine in Europe. Although the hospital may be big, it's the little ones that count: up to 100,000 patients are cared for each year across 47 faculties, where we do everything in our power to ensure their well being. 'Kispi' not only offers cutting-edge devices and the highest quality of care, but also a good sense of interpersonal issues. Alongside its comprehensive range of paediatric medicine and surgery facilities, the children's hospital also offers a unique rehabilitation centre and a research centre.
Your responsibilities
- Design and implementation of research strategies and projects in UCDs to improve the understanding of disease pathology and to classify disease severity
- Assisting in the planning and execution of clinical trials and research projects in the field of UCDs, including the preparation of study protocols and other dossiers for submission to independent regulatory authorities, recruitment of study participants and the conduct of study-related activities in accordance with study protocols
- Collecting clinical and biological data from study participants in databases and registries
- Performing data analyses and summarizing the results in the form of peer-reviewed publications and/or presentations at scientific meetings
- Participation in working group activities (internal and external meetings, some lasting several days)
- Guidance and support for other members of the working group
- Collaboration on the document management system
Your profile
- PhD in Biology or a related field or an MD PhD and a strong interest and understanding of clinical aspects of metabolic diseases
- Knowledge and understanding of, or show interest in, ICH-GCP, Swiss and other international laws and regulations governing clinical trials
- Prior experience with working in a metabolic disease field and in the conduct of research involving humans and/or clinical trials
- Familiar with biochemical analytical methods such as enzymatics, protein biochemistry, stable isotope labelling and mass spectrometry
- Effective communication skills and be enthusiastic about working in an interdisciplinary team of scientists, biologists, clinicians and patient organisations
- Interest in rare disease and clinical translation
- Fluent in English (written and spoken); fluency in any other language(s) is a plus
Prof. Dr. med. Johannes Häberle
Head of Metabolic Laboratory
Head of Metabolic Laboratory
Kinderspital Zürich
Lenggstrasse 30
8008 Zürich
Lenggstrasse 30
8008 Zürich
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