Study Coordinator in Neuroradiology (Epilepsy Research) 60 % | befristet Universitätsinstitut f[...]

Project Overview
The “SWISS SECOND”project seeks to identify imaging surrogates for long-term seizure outcomes using an integrated multi-modal imaging platform. Our team employs advanced in-house developed neuroimaging methodologies, including:

• Deep-learning-based structural brain analysis
• Echo Planar Spectroscopic Imaging for neurotransmitter profiling
• Simultaneous EEG-fMRI and non-BOLD fMRI

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of the clinical study, including participant recruitment, scheduling, and follow-up
• Ensure adherence to study protocols and regulatory frameworks
• Manage clinical, imaging, and metadata collection and documentation
• Prepare documents related to Swissmedic and Swissethics and take a leading role in the communication between investigators, ethics committees, Swissmedic, and external collaborators
• Coordinate and maintain documentation for device-related study approvals involving non-CE marked equipment
• Assist with grant reporting, progress updates, and manuscript preparation

Required Qualifications

• either:
  • Master's degree in neuroscience, biomedical sciences, clinical research, medical technology, or a related field
  • Equivalent practical experience working in neuroimaging environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication abilities in English; proficiency in German is a strong advantage
• Familiarity with good clinical practice (GCP) frameworks

• Equivalent practical experience working in neuroimaging environment.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Excellent communication abilities in English; proficiency in German is a strong advantage

Familiarity with good clinical practice (GCP) frameworks

Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience coordinating clinical or imaging-based studies, particularly those involving MRI

Working knowledge of Swissmedic regulatory processes, especially regarding research involving non-CE marked medical devices

• Experience working in a hospital or academic medical research setting
• Familiarity with REDCap data handling
• Experience in data analysis (R, SPSS) and scripting (Python, MATLAB)
• Previous work with patients with neurological disorders or in epilepsy research

• Employment type: 60 %
• Start date: August 2025
• Duration: 4-year contract, with possible extension based on performance and funding
• Location: On-site at the Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (SCAN), Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland

With the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, the hospitals Riggisberg, Aarberg, Belp and the Bern Rehabilitation Center Heiligenschwendi, the Insel Gruppe forms the largest full-service medical care system in Switzerland, from cutting-edge medicine to primary care. More than 11,000 employees from 102 nations ensure that our patients are treated according to the latest developments, methods and possibilities in medicine.