PhD Position in Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Contribute to the coordination and organization of a clinical research project, in collaboration with the data manager and other doctoral students. Participate in organization of study visits and ensure informed consent procedures. Monitor participant follow-up. Take an active role in data collection. Prepare datasets for analysis. Participate in data monitoring activities. Longitudinal endocrine and cardiometabolic outcomes. Mixed-effects modelling, multivariable analyses and bio-informatic analyses. Peer-reviewed publications. Present results at national and international conferences. Contribute to grant reports. Participate in dissemination activities. Collaborate with pediatric endocrinologists and clinical research team, statisticians and bioinformaticians, and collaborating Swiss hospitals.

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of Switzerland’s five university hospitals. Through its close collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine at the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, research, and education.

• Strong motivation for translational clinical research and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary teamwork

• Initiative and the ability to work independently, as well as strong organizational skills

• Scientific curiosity and critical thinking skills

• Rigour

• Fluent spoken and written English skills

• Basic knowledge of human endocrine physiology concepts

• Willingness to learn biostatistics and computational approaches

• Knowledge of French and/or German (to understand patients files in national language)

• Prior experience in omics data analysis, bioinformatics, statistical analyses (R or STATA) is advantageous but not required.