PhD in Biomedical Ethics MORALMAP

Your assignments

• Under supervision, coordinating and managing a research project including carrying out qualitative interviews and analysing quantitative survey data, including collaboration with other project researchers.
• Continuing your education/training with PhD courses offered by the University of Basel and by partner universities.
• Mentoring research assistants, supervising bachelor and master students and reviewing their contributions.
• Documenting and presenting research findings in English.
• Contributing to various organizational processes at the IBMB.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in social media research, ethics, philosophy or other related fields.
• Very good Master’s and Bachelor’s academic grades.
• Excellent language skills in English.
• Ability to speak and understand German and/or French is an advantage.
• Experience in social media scraping and experience in doing social media analysis is preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of research methods and statistics; ideally you are familiar with analysing quantitative survey data; in case, willingness to learn these skills independently.
• High level of commitment, intrinsic motivation, enthusiasm, and responsibility.
• You have strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently.

We offer you

• Enrolment in a Swiss Bologna accredited PhD Program in Bioethics.
• An attractive salary and well-equipped working environment.
• Positive and productive working atmosphere in which you can develop yourself and realize your potential within a dedicated team that enjoys collaborating on various projects.
• Opportunity to engage in a cutting-edge interdisciplinary topic.
• Empirical methods courses in order to successfully conduct your PhD Project.
• You will also have the possibility to contribute to the academic life at the IBMB, including contributions to teaching, collaboration in other research projects and academic publications in scientific journals.

Environment: The University of Basel is the oldest Swiss university with a long tradition in ethics and the humanities and is committed to diversity, equal opportunities and family-friendliness. It has a long-standing reputation in outstanding research and teaching. Its doctoral candidates come from many international countries providing a vibrant and rich community. More information about the University is available at the following website: https://www.unibas.ch/en/University/About-University.html. The city of Basel is a global centre for biomedical research with major academic institutions and research departments of leading life science companies. Basel is a multicultural city and ranks among the best in terms of quality of life.