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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and 12 professional apprenticeship streams, the University provides an inspiring working environment focused on cutting-edge research and top-class education. This PhD project is embedded in Work Package 5 of the UMZH Learn4Sepsis project and aims to design and initiate a digital follow-up cohort of persons after sepsis.
Tasks
- Co-designing a minimal dataset and patient-reported outcomes for post-sepsis
- Co-developing conceptual and technical elements for setting up the adaptive survey (key elements: knowledge trees/ontologies, database systems, natural language processing)
- Gathering and analyzing contextual and patient-reported outcome data
- Developing and validating prediction algorithms using classical statistics and machine learning tools (optional)
- Collection and analysis of wearable sensor data
Requirements
- A quantitative Master's degree (MSc or equivalent) in Statistics, Machine learning, Biomedical Sciences, Bioengineering, or a related field
- Strong interest in person-centered health research and digital health technologies
- Willingness to interact with stakeholders (patients, clinicians)
- Some experience in information- and data management (experience with database systems, knowledge graphs are an asset)
- Excellent programming or data science skills (R, Python), e.g. for time series analysis, machine learning methods for prediction
- Experience in or willingness to acquire skills in Natural Language Processing
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Good communication skills in English (German is an asset) and capacity for interdisciplinary collaboration
- Applicants must fulfil eligibility criteria for Swiss-based PhD positions
Benefits
- Flexible working models (such as part-time positions, mobile working, job-sharing)
- Childcare at the kihz foundation of UZH and ETH
- Wide range of continuing education courses of UZH and the Canton of Zurich
- Language Center run jointly with ETH Zurich
- Food and drinks at reduced prices in the UZH cafeterias
- Lunch-Check-card with UZH contribution
- Special conditions on the Academic Sports Association ASVZ
- Free seasonal flu vaccinations
- Rest and relaxation at the quiet room in the university tower
- Carsharing, rent a vehicle, parking space
- Hardware, software, mobile phone subscriptions
- Policies of the UZH
- Support for people from outside Switzerland
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Die Universität Zürich ist eine öffentliche Universität des Kantons Zürich und bietet Lehre, Forschung und Weiterbildung in einem breiten Spektrum wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen an. Sie umfasst sieben Fakultäten und verbindet akademische Ausbildung mit Grundlagenforschung, angewandter Forschung, Nachwuchsförderung und Wissenstransfer. Die UZH arbeitet mit nationalen und internationalen Hochschulen, Forschungsinstitutionen, Spitälern, Unternehmen und öffentlichen Stellen zusammen und leistet Beiträge in Bereichen wie Medizin, Naturwissenschaften, Wirtschaft, Recht, Gesellschaft, Geisteswissenschaften und Theologie.