Postdoctoral Researcher to work for an EU funded project

Ref: 23-209_R_JP

About the research group

The postdoctoral researcher will be incorporated into the Digitalization for the Sustainability of the Healthcare System (DS3) research group. The group focus its research on the development, implementation, and assessment of digital health solutions for improving public health and healthcare delivery.

About the role

The selected candidate will work on the EU funded project PIECES: “Towards large-scale adaption and tailored implementation of evidence-based primary cancer prevention programmes in Europe and Beyond” (GA: 101104390). The PIECES project aims to implement public health programs for primary prevention of cancer using an evidence-based framework of implementation science.

We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and talented PhD in Public Health willing to work with a multidisciplinary team of methodologists, data scientists, and social researchers. The main duties for this position are the following:

• Design implementation plans for evidence-based interventions aimed at improving population health and the quality of healthcare delivery
• Coordinate the implementation of evidence-based solutions aimed at improving population health and the quality of healthcare delivery in Catalonia
• Design and coordinate mixed method studies (i.e., qualitative and quantitative) for assessing health and implementation outcomes
• Design and conduct epidemiological studies using data from electronic health records

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Previous experience in epidemiological or public health research
• Previous experience in publishing research works in high-quality peer-reviewed journals

Education and training

• BSc/MSc in Life Sciences
• PhD in Public Health or related fields 

Soft skills

• Well-organised person with very good attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Confidence to engage with collaborators at all levels of seniority, across different regions and sectors of the public health and healthcare system
• Team player with good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Experience in qualitative research
• Previous experience in a health/biomedical research environment
• Motivated, pro-active and results oriented person
• Flexible and adaptable person

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1

• Estimated start date: October 2023

• Contract duration: 4 Years

• Estimated annual gross salary: 35.000 - 40.000 €
  
  

• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.

• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.
  
  

• Possibility to work some days in remote -Teleworking

• 26 working days of holiday per year

• System of accumulated hours for employees, from 88 to 104 hours depending on the year (11 to 13 working days), to attend to personal matters.

• Paid leave package

• Benefits of constant training are offered

• We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination. Specifically IDIBELL works to improve gender equality in all areas with the aim of achieving gender balance, but maintaining the most scrupulous respect to any choice at the level of gender identity. Please express yourself freely, safely and non-binarily, if that's the case.
  

Deadline: Please submit your application by  15/09/2023

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Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations:

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).