Scientific Assistant / Senior Assistant - Biomedical Ethics 80 %

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Tasks

Your tasks (area of activity of the position)
Your tasks include in particular:

• You participate in ongoing and new research projects of the IBME, including empirical data collection and evaluation.
• You support teaching in Biomedical Ethics and related subjects, prepare teaching materials and supervise - depending on qualification - students.
• You support the preparation of third-party funding applications, project concepts, research reports and scientific publications.
• You conduct qualitative and quantitative investigations, from surveys and interviews and focus groups to basic statistical analyses.
• You contribute to scientific publications, conference contributions, workshops as well as formats for policy dialogue and knowledge transfer.
• You coordinate project activities, meetings and cooperation with partners from clinical medicine, law, public health, life sciences and health policy.
• You develop an independent scientific profile within the thematic orientation of the IBME.

Profile

We are looking for a committed and scientifically excellently qualified personality with the following profile:

• A completed Master's degree or an equivalent university degree in medicine, bioethics, public health, health sciences, social sciences, psychology, epidemiology, data science, life sciences or a related field.
• An advanced doctoral project, preferably in the second or third year of doctoral studies or shortly before completion, or a doctoral degree already completed. For employment as a Senior Assistant, we expect a completed or imminent doctorate and the ability to take on responsibility in research, teaching and project coordination.
• A strong interest in biomedical ethics, public health ethics, empirical bioethics or related issues at the interface of medicine and society.
• Experience with empirical research methods or the willingness to acquire corresponding knowledge. Competencies in quantitative methods such as questionnaire development and statistics as well as experience with R, Stata, Python, SPSS or comparable software are particularly welcome. Knowledge of qualitative methods - such as interviews, focus groups and coding - and experience with MAXQDA or NVivo are an advantage.
• Very good English skills in speaking and writing. German skills are a great advantage, especially for teaching and cooperation on site.
• A careful, reliable and independent way of working, strong organizational talent as well as enjoyment of interdisciplinary cooperation.

Michelle Heimgartner
Managing Director
044 634 4014
ibme@ibme.uzh.ch