PhD-Stelle / PhD-Position (m/w/d)

Medizinische Universität Wien; Wien; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical university in Vienna is seeking a motivated researcher to join the Structural Heart Disease Working Group. The role involves participation in research projects focused on valvular heart disease and therapeutic strategies. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in heart valve disease, experience in clinical research, and proficiency in English. The position offers the chance to work in an interdisciplinary team and contribute to innovative projects. Flexible working hours are available.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in heart valve disease and clinical research.
• Basic understanding of cardiovascular medicine.
• Experience with clinic-related research is preferable.
• Very good English skills, preferably good German.
• Open and flexible personality, motivated to integrate into a team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical research projects in structural heart disease.
• Conduct scientific work on phenotyping valve disease.
• Analyze clinical and outcome-related datasets.
• Administer projects, write reports and documentation.
• Engage in publication activities and external funding applications.

Skills

Interest in heart valve disease

Data analysis

Team-oriented

English proficiency

German language skills

Job description

The Structural Heart Disease Working Group conducts research projects in the field of structural heart disease and valvular heart disease. The scientific activities of our group address the phenotyping of valvular heart disease, its interaction with causal, concomitant, or consequential heart failure, as well as the evaluation and development of therapeutic strategies in structural heart interventions and heart valve medicine. We actively pursue and participate in pure academic studies, investigator initiated trials and industry-sposored studys. The research is embedded in a highly active academic and clinical environment with close interaction between clinical cardiology, cardiovascular imaging, heart failure, and interventional structural heart therapy.

• Participation in clinical research projects in the field of structural heart disease and valvular heart disease
• Scientific work on phenotyping of valve disease, in particular aortic valve disease and mitral and tricuspid valve disease
• Analysis of the relationship between valvular heart disease and heart failure, including causal and concomitant disease patterns
• Participation in projects evaluating therapeutic options in valve disease, including conservative, interventional, and integrated treatment strategies
• Analysis of clinical, imaging, and outcome-related datasets
• Administration of the project, writing reports, summaries, and scientific documentation
• Publication activities, preparation of abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts
• Support in the preparation of external funding applications

Ihr Profil

• Strong interest / specific track record in heart valve disease and clinical research
• Basic understanding of cardiovascular medicine; previous exposure to echocardiography, valve disease, heart failure, or interventional cardiology is welcome
• Experience with clinic-related research is preferable
• Strong interest in scientific work, data analysis, and academic medicine
• Very good English spoken and written; preferably good German language
• Open, flexible, and team-oriented personality with motivation to integrate into an interdisciplinary research group

Your perspective:

• Working in a highly motivated academic and clinical research team milieu
• ln-depth scientific training in structural heart disease and valvular heart disease research
• Opportunity to work on clinically relevant and innovative projects with a strong translational perspective
• Close interaction with experts in cardiovascular imaging, heart failure, and structural heart interventions
• Participation in publication activities and international scientific collaboration
• Flexible working time for a challenging and highly relevant academic position