Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Nephrology

European Commission; Brasil; Presencial; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The São Paulo Research Foundation is looking for a post-doctoral fellow in Nephrology to join their Basic Research Laboratory for Kidney Diseases at FM-USP, Brazil. The candidate will investigate chronic kidney disease development post-COVID-19 and engage in various research activities under expert supervision. Candidates of any nationality are welcome to apply.

Serviços

Research contingency fund (10% of annual fellowship value)

Qualificações

• PhD in health sciences for a maximum of seven years.
• Must not have previously benefited from a post-doctoral scholarship.
• Previous publications on cohort studies.

Responsabilidades

• Co-supervise master's and doctoral students.
• Analyze databases and write scientific articles in English.
• Participate in research meetings.

Conhecimentos

Knowledge of SPSS

Knowledge of GraphPad Prism

Experience with projects related to sarcopenia

Experience with cohort studies

Formação académica

PhD in health sciences

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Organisation/Company FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation Research Field Medical sciences Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Country Brazil Application Deadline 25 Jun 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Applications open for a post-doctoral fellowship in Nephrology at the Basic Research Laboratory for Kidney Diseases of the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP), in Brazil. The fellow will work within the scope of a Thematic Project under the supervision of co-Principal Investigator Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Burdmann.

The objectives of the subprojects are:

• Assess the development and/or progression of chronic kidney disease in patients who survived moderate or severe COVID-19 hospitalization;

• Investigate the association of musculoskeletal health with the development and/or progression of chronic kidney disease;

• Compare the assessment of glomerular filtration rate by cystatin c and creatinine in these patients.

Candidate requirements:

• PhD in health sciences for a maximum of seven years;

• He/she must not havepreviously benefited from a post-doctoral scholarship;

• Previous experience with projects related to sarcopenia and musculoskeletal health;

• Knowledge of SPSS and GraphPad Prism statistical software;

• Previous publications on cohort studies.

Candidate Responsibilities:

• Co-supervise master's and doctoral students;

• Treat and analyze databases;

• Write scientific articles in English;

• Take part in periodical research meetings.

This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a Post-Doctoral fellowship from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in the amount of BRL 12,000.00 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity.

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

• All

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP) Country Brazil State/Province São Paulo City São Paulo Postal Code 01246-903 Street Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455 (Sala 3304, LIM 12)