1 July 2021 for 2 years with possibility of prolongation
REVERSE - pREVention and management tools for rEducing antibiotic Resistance in high prevalence Settings
Are you an enthusiastic epidemiologist/statistician, infectious diseases specialist or clinical microbiologist? Are you looking to develop your project management skills? Are you interested in how to control antimicrobial resistance in high prevalence settings?
Your main tasks
Coordinate activities within a European working group focused on developing interventions to control emerging antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria
Coordinate a multi-centre trial in 24 hospitals in countries with a high-prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Europe
Participate actively in conducting clinical research and implementation science
Coordinate data collection and data analysis with regards to the best methodological and statistical approaches
Develop expertise in relation to the interpretation and set-up of research in the field of antimicrobial resistance
Join the dedicated Infection Control team in one of the leading cities in quality of life
Your profile
Degree/equivalent in infectious diseases or clinical microbiology
Experience with project management of national or multinational, clinical studies with various centres
Experience in team leading
Relevant experience in analysing, presenting and disseminating data to a variety of audiences
Competency in the statistical software packages STATA
Perfect English skills, German an asset
Independent work attitude
Keenness to develop specialist skills and knowledge and share that with colleagues, acting as a close support for your line manager and taking responsibility for managing and (where appropriate) signing off projects and outputs
Experience in social sciences or interest in acquiring skills in qualitative research
At least 5 articles as a first author published or accepted in peer-reviewed journals
What we offer
Our current team consists of infection prevention specialists, an epidemiologist, an IT-specialist and a core staff of senior infectious disease doctors with clinical and research duties. We will hire a financial project officer for all administrative and financial interaction with the European Commission and the REVERSE partners. We also plan to hire a professional statistician. We are looking forward to welcoming you!
Who is hiring: The Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich and the Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital of zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Term: Full-time position as research associate for 2 years with possibility of prolongation
Start: 1 July 2021
Salary indication: depending on qualifications (90'000 – 110'000 CHF annually) More
Further information
For more information, please contact: Walter Zingg PD, MD +41 44 2555731 walter.zingg@usz.ch
