PhD in Climate Health & Heat Vulnerability — Bern

CAS in Medication Safety University of Bern; Bern; On-site; CHF 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enrolment in OCCR Graduate School

Career development courses

Salary according to University of Bern

International interdisciplinary work

Job summary

University of Bern invites applications for a PhD student position in Climate Epidemiology and Public Health in Bern. The project investigates how community-based interventions can reduce heat vulnerability and protect health during heatwaves, with co-design, implementation and evaluation in collaboration with cantonal stakeholders.

You will be enrolled at the Climate Science Graduate School of the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research.

Qualifications

• MSc degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental Sciences, Climate Sciences, Social Sciences, Health Policy or closely related field.
• Very good oral and written English and German communication skills.
• Experience with stakeholder interviews and focus-group discussions is advantageous.
• Motivation to work in an interdisciplinary, international environment; collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Interact closely with researchers in the OCCR Climate, Cities, and Health Cluster and the hosting team.
• Design stakeholder engagement and intervention co-creation activities.
• Contribute to designing and evaluating heat-related health interventions with the team and local communities.
• Assist in third-party funding applications with the supervisory team.
• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data.
• Participate in co-creation workshops with stakeholders.
• Present work at national and international conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.
• Participate in teaching activities of the team.

Skills

English communication

German communication

R programming

Education

MSc in Epidemiology

MSc in Public Health

MSc in Environmental Sciences

MSc in Climate Sciences

MSc in Social Sciences

MSc in Health Policy

Tools

R language

Job description

University of Bern invites applications for a PhD student position in Climate Epidemiology and Public Health in Bern. The project investigates how community-based interventions can reduce heat vulnerability and protect health during heatwaves, with co-design, implementation and evaluation in collaboration with cantonal stakeholders.

You will be enrolled at the Climate Science Graduate School of the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research.