PhD in Climate Epidemiology: Heat Health Interventions

Kanton Bern; Bern; On-site; CHF 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International, interdisciplinary work

Enrollment in OCCR and Graduate School

Career development support

Job summary

The Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern invites applications for a PhD project focused on community-based interventions to reduce heat vulnerability in the Canton of Bern.

You will co-design, implement, and evaluate interventions in collaboration with cantonal stakeholders and leverage the BEready cohort to assess uptake and impact on well-being and heat-related outcomes.

Qualifications

• MSc or higher in a relevant field as listed.
• English and German communication skills are required.
• Experience with stakeholder interviews and focus-group discussions is advantageous.
• Experience with R or similar programming language is desired.

Responsibilities

• Design stakeholder engagement and intervention co‑creation activities.
• Contribute to design and evaluation of heat-related health interventions with the team and communities.
• Assist in applying for third-party funding with supervision.
• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data.
• Participate in co‑creation workshops with stakeholders.
• Present work at conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
• Participate in teaching activities of the team.

Skills

Stakeholder interviews

Focus groups

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Public speaking / presenting

Education

MSc degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental Sciences, Climate Sciences, Social Sciences, Health Policy, or closely related field

Tools

R

Job description

The Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern invites applications for a PhD project focused on community-based interventions to reduce heat vulnerability in the Canton of Bern.

You will co-design, implement, and evaluate interventions in collaboration with cantonal stakeholders and leverage the BEready cohort to assess uptake and impact on well-being and heat-related outcomes.