Postdoc at the Bandim Health Project
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A full-time position as postdoc is vacant at the Bandim Health Project, Department of Clinical Research (KI), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU). The daily place of work will be the National Institute of Public Health in Copenhagen.
The position is expected to start September 1, 2023 and to run until August 31, 2025, with a possibility of extension.
Job description
The candidate will be working on evaluating the overall health effects of COVID-19 vaccines to Danish children. In brief, there is accumulating evidence that vaccines - in addition to protecting against the targeted infections - have broader, non-specific effects on the immune system and alter the susceptibility to a wide range of infections. This implies that vaccines and vaccination programmes should also be evaluated for their overall health effects. This has not happened for the COVID-19 vaccines. For children, who appear to have little to gain from the specific protection against COVID-19, such non-specific effects may be more important for overall health than the specific effects.
In Denmark, COVID-19 vaccines were recommended to children aged 5 and above, but many parents did not accept the invitation. Thus, we anticipate having relatively comparable groups of vaccinated and non-vaccinated children. The Danish registers permit control for a broad range of background factors. These factors provide an ideal opportunity for a real-life post-approval evaluation of the vaccines.
We therefore seek a candidate interested in assessing the overall health effects (such as the rate of non-target infectious disease hospitalizations and the rate of prescription medication for infectious disease) of introducing COVID-19 vaccines to Danish children in register-based studies.
We are looking for a candidate, who is interested in epidemiological vaccine research, who has a strong methodological background in epidemiological studies and statistical data analysis - and ideally also register-based research - preferably documented through experience in analyzing, and/or reporting epidemiological studies.
You will join an ambitious research team. The main supervisor will be Professor Christine Stabell Benn, Bandim Health Project, University of Southern Denmark. Co-supervisors will be Sanne Marie Thysen, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, and Anton Pottegård, professor at the University of Southern Denmark and Head of Research at Hospital Pharmacy Funen, Odense University Hospital. Together, the supervisors represent three different research environments with overlapping yet unique expertise.
Initially, you will work close together with an MD postdoc, who is conducting preparatory studies and preparing the data for the register-based analyses.
Contact
Further information can be obtained from Professor Benn, [email protected].
Conditions of employment
The recruitment/hiring takes place in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Central Organisation of the Academics.
Assessment of applicants will be done in accordance with the current/applicable university recruitment order. Postdoc applicants will be assessed by an expert committee, and applicants will be informed of their assessment by the university.
Applications – including the required attachments specified below – must be sent electronically via the below-mentioned link “Apply online". Only online applications will be accepted and assessed. Attached files must be Adobe PDF or Word format. Each field in the application form can contain up to max. 10 MB.
Potential applicants must be qualified in accordance with Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Only applications written in English will be accepted for evaluation.
The application must include (as PDF- or docx-files):
Incomplete applications will not be assessed.
Applications may be shortlisted.
Further particulars concerning the application – please see the link/guide below.
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
Living and Working in Denmark
Foreign applicants will be offered Danish language training as part of the employment. The International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Among other things, the staff answers questions concerning salary, taxation, housing and accompanying family. For further information on what it is like working at SDU, please read “10 good reasons why you should choose SDU”. Additional information about working in Denmark can be found at Work in Denmark.
Further Details
Guide for applicants
The position is expected to start September 1, 2023 and to run until August 31, 2025, with a possibility of extension.
Job description
The candidate will be working on evaluating the overall health effects of COVID-19 vaccines to Danish children. In brief, there is accumulating evidence that vaccines - in addition to protecting against the targeted infections - have broader, non-specific effects on the immune system and alter the susceptibility to a wide range of infections. This implies that vaccines and vaccination programmes should also be evaluated for their overall health effects. This has not happened for the COVID-19 vaccines. For children, who appear to have little to gain from the specific protection against COVID-19, such non-specific effects may be more important for overall health than the specific effects.
In Denmark, COVID-19 vaccines were recommended to children aged 5 and above, but many parents did not accept the invitation. Thus, we anticipate having relatively comparable groups of vaccinated and non-vaccinated children. The Danish registers permit control for a broad range of background factors. These factors provide an ideal opportunity for a real-life post-approval evaluation of the vaccines.
We therefore seek a candidate interested in assessing the overall health effects (such as the rate of non-target infectious disease hospitalizations and the rate of prescription medication for infectious disease) of introducing COVID-19 vaccines to Danish children in register-based studies.
We are looking for a candidate, who is interested in epidemiological vaccine research, who has a strong methodological background in epidemiological studies and statistical data analysis - and ideally also register-based research - preferably documented through experience in analyzing, and/or reporting epidemiological studies.
You will join an ambitious research team. The main supervisor will be Professor Christine Stabell Benn, Bandim Health Project, University of Southern Denmark. Co-supervisors will be Sanne Marie Thysen, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, and Anton Pottegård, professor at the University of Southern Denmark and Head of Research at Hospital Pharmacy Funen, Odense University Hospital. Together, the supervisors represent three different research environments with overlapping yet unique expertise.
Initially, you will work close together with an MD postdoc, who is conducting preparatory studies and preparing the data for the register-based analyses.
Contact
Further information can be obtained from Professor Benn, [email protected].
Conditions of employment
The recruitment/hiring takes place in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Central Organisation of the Academics.
Assessment of applicants will be done in accordance with the current/applicable university recruitment order. Postdoc applicants will be assessed by an expert committee, and applicants will be informed of their assessment by the university.
Applications – including the required attachments specified below – must be sent electronically via the below-mentioned link “Apply online". Only online applications will be accepted and assessed. Attached files must be Adobe PDF or Word format. Each field in the application form can contain up to max. 10 MB.
Potential applicants must be qualified in accordance with Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Only applications written in English will be accepted for evaluation.
The application must include (as PDF- or docx-files):
- A motivation letter
- A CV
- Copies of certificates/diplomas including evidence of acquisition of a PhD degree or equivalent
- A complete and numbered list of publications
- The 3 scientific, peer-reviewed publications that the applicant wishes to be included in the assessment of his or her scientific qualifications. (Please note that one PDF or docx file must be attached for each publication).
- A brief research plan (max 2 pages) describing how you would evaluate the effect of the vaccine introduction
- Teaching portfolio
- An explanation of other qualifications relevant to the position.
Incomplete applications will not be assessed.
Applications may be shortlisted.
Further particulars concerning the application – please see the link/guide below.
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
Living and Working in Denmark
Foreign applicants will be offered Danish language training as part of the employment. The International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Among other things, the staff answers questions concerning salary, taxation, housing and accompanying family. For further information on what it is like working at SDU, please read “10 good reasons why you should choose SDU”. Additional information about working in Denmark can be found at Work in Denmark.
Further Details
Guide for applicants
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Jobbet er oprettet på vores service den 27.3.2023, men kan have været deaktiveret og genaktiveret igen.
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