University of Bern (UniBE) and University Hospital Bern, Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism (UDEM) and University Hospital Bern, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology
Start of employment: 01.10.2024 or by agreeement
The new Digital Health for Metabolic Disorders and Inflammation research cluster at the University of Bern and the Bern University Hospital/Inselspital Bern will establish a collaborative cross-disciplinary consortium that integrates experts from various fields such as metabolic disorders, inflammatory/infectious disorders, machine learning/data science, and imaging. By providing networking opportunities that bring together researchers with pre-clinical, translational, patient-oriented, and entrepreneurial expertise, novel project, funding and teaching opportunities will arise that will be supported actively through the research cluster infrastructure. By bringing together diverse disciplines and focus areas, the cluster seeks to advance research and education into the underlying causes of chronic metabolic disorders with associated or underlying inflammation in chronic diseases and develop new models for system-based medicine in digital healthcare.
Tasks The DHMDI cluster is a research network that will support several key areas of research and education. This requires a coordinator who will manage and supervise the diverse activities assigned by the Executive Committee and the Strategic Board of the DHMDI. These activities will include:
1. Research: Establishment of novel research collaborations, identification of common/matching research interests across partners, identification of funding opportunities, design of funding proposals.
2. Teaching & Education: Development of elective content on digital health in metabolic and inflammatory disorders, Seminar and workshop series with leading experts, career development for young researchers
3. Networking: Identification of and coordination across existing resources and partners, new network development with national and international partners
4. Communication and Outreach: Dissemination of research and teaching activities, Expert researcher directory, engagement with stakeholders: Patients, insurers, clinical experts, health economists, translational partnerships with industry
Responsibilities
5. Administration: Design, implement, monitor and enforce processes for the development and management of cluster core activities including development of data management plans and quality control measures, coordination and operational support of cluster management, coordinate and align research group activities within the cluster. Budget, personnel, and resource management. Liaise and coordinate with stakeholder partners UniBE e.g. other, existing Research Clusters, Inselspital Bern, City and Canton of Bern, Bundesamrt für Gesundheit, professional bodies.
6. Network Management: Serve as "Point-of-