PhD position 100%

School:

School of Health Professions

Starting date:

The study will start in April 2025 and lasts four years.

Your role

As PhD candidate, your responsibilities include supporting the project management, conducting literature research, planning and implementing data collection and analysis, supporting the participatory research with adolescents, writing and contributing to scientific publications, pursuing your doctoral degree as part of a doctoral program, and participating in teaching activities.

Your profile

•Completed Master's degree (MSc/MA) in medicine, public health, psychology, health professions, social sciences or other related studies
•Motivation for independent scientific work and strong interest in the topic of the study
•Strong team player, reliability, good communication and self-organization skills
•Very good oral and written language skills in German and English
•Experience in quantitative data analysis and in the use of software for data analysis (e.g., R, Stata) are an advantage
•Good knowledge of French or Italian is an advantage

Enrollment at a Swiss university is obligatory, the choice of University and PhD program will be decided based on the PhDs educational/academic background. Remuneration is based on the regulation of SNSF. The PhD will be supervised by Prof. Dr. Julia Dratva.

Please submit a recent publication (course assignment, MSc.thesis etc.) together with your application documents.

This is what we stand for

Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 14'000 students and 3'400 faculty and staff. ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams in order to promote equality, diversity and innovation. We are also committed to a barrier-free university. We therefore motivate people with disabilities to apply.

The "Public Health Research" division at the Institute of Public Health is a multidisciplinary unit pursuing applied public health research from a life course and health equality perspective. We have a strong focus on child and youth public health, with numerous studies addressing health determinants and interventions in this age group, next to other research fields. The Department of Health Sciences currently employs 16 PhD students, of which 3 are working in the division "Public Health Research".

The Careum Center for Health Literacy is part of the Careum Foundation and based in Zurich. The Center for Health Literacy conducts various projects and activities, from basic and applied research and implementation to practical and policy-oriented projects, education of health professionals, and consulting around the topics of health literacy, self-management, public health, health promotion, prevention and co-production.

The Careum School of Health is the Department of Health Science at the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences. Its research department focuses on three key research areas: «Care & Caring across the Lifespan», «Patient Experience with Care», and «Health Literacy». The last one is a collaboration with the Careum Center for Health Literacy.

Please send in your application until the 28th of February 2025.

What you can expect

We offer working conditions and terms of employment commensurate with higher education institutions and actively promote personal development for staff in leadership and non-leadership positions. A detailed description of advantages and benefits can be found at Working at the ZHAW. The main points are listed below:

Contact

Prof. Julia Dratva
Head of Research at Institute of Public Health

Jocelyn Schaad
Recruiting Manager