PhD Position in Pediatric Allergy Research

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to join an SNSF-funded research project investigating the environmental-driven mechanisms that protect against allergic diseases. The project is embedded within the PASTURE birth cohort, one of Europe's leading longitudinal studies on environmental determinants of allergy. Using unique clinical data and biological samples collected from birth to adolescence, we aim to identify how environmental exposures shape immune development and protect against asthma and allergic rhinitis.

The project combines epidemiology with state-of-the-art omics-technologies, including transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, immunophenotyping, and single-cell analyses

• Perform laboratory analyses using modern multi-omics technologies with large amount of samples
• Analyze longitudinal clinical and molecular datasets
• Apply statistical and bioinformatic methods
• Publish your research in international journals
• Present your work at national and international conferences
• Collaborate within an interdisciplinary and international research team

• Master's degree in Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine, Bioinformatics or a related field
• Strong interest in immunology, allergy, or epidemiological research
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Experience with molecular biology, bioinformatics, or programming (R/Python) is an advantage but not required
• A fully funded 3-year PhD position at the University of Bern
• Training in laboratory methods, epidemiology, bioinformatics and systems biology
• Access to one of Europe's most comprehensive allergy birth cohorts
• An international and collaborative research environment
• Excellent opportunities for scientific and professional development
• A workplace in Bern, Switzerland, offering an exceptional quality of life
• Medical division for children and adolescents, Department of Paediatrics

Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010 Bern, Schweiz

• First rate training and further education
• Our university clinics and institutes are “A” grade training organisations
• Support with individual professional progression and career paths
• Competent onboarding

We provide a range of benefits, including in the hospital pharmacy, at the staff restaurant, sporting activities, concert tickets and mobile phone subscriptions. Fleet discount, discounts in shops in Bern etc

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