About your role
As a PhD student, you will be responsible for conducting research on CKD patients using data from the forthcoming European Chronic Kidney Disease Registry, as well as other large European population databases. A key part of your role will be supporting the development of this registry and collaborating with national and regional kidney disease registries to collect valuable data for analysis.
In addition to your primary research, you will also contribute to the ERA Registry, which collects data on patients with kidney failure undergoing dialysis or kidney transplantation across Europe. You will assist in the publication of the ERA Registry’s annual report and related scientific articles.
Our team is composed of senior and postdoctoral researchers, two PhD students, a data manager, and a management assistant. You will work closely with nephrologists from different European countries, gaining valuable experience in international research collaboration. Throughout your PhD journey, you will have the chance to attend various courses, including those in epidemiology and scientific writing, to support your professional development.
About youWe are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic candidate who brings the following qualifications:
- A Master's degree in epidemiology, medicine, pharmacy, nutrition, medical informatics, biomedical health science, or a related field.
- Strong motivation to pursue a PhD in epidemiology and public health research.
- Enthusiasm to engage in data collection processes and collaborative research.
- Service-oriented communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with international partners.
- Proficiency in English, with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- A detail-oriented approach to data analysis, ensuring high-quality and scientifically accurate results.
Our offer- A flying start to your career in scientific research.
- Plenty of room for your drive to shape tomorrow's healthcare.
- Working on large-scale and in-house research, with motivated colleagues from all over the world.
- You will be employed by Amsterdam UMC Research BV.
- A contract for 12 months, with the intention to extend for a total of 4 years. The Guideline PhD contract applies to this vacancy.
- Salary scale for PhD students salary scale OIO: €3,108 to €3,939 gross, or if holding a Master's degree in Medicine, salary scale 10: €3,598 to €5,669 gross for a full-time position (depending on experience), with an additional year-end bonus of 8.3% Calculate your net salary here.
- Holiday hours: 190.4 per year for fulltime and a possibility to save additional hours.
- Pension accrual with BeFrank, a modern, comprehensible and fairly priced pension.
- For >7 km each way, 100% reimbursement for public transport travel costs and, for private transport, €0.18 per km up to a maximum of 40 km each way.
- Do you prefer walking or cycling? Take advantage of our good bike scheme. Moreover, you will receive a reimbursement of €0.18 per km.
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