Call for application for Fellowship position in Quality of Life (REF RP-2325) 2025-2026
The EORTC Quality of Life (QoL) Department offers a 1-year full-time research fellowship (renewable for a second year) on the topic of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in cancer research. The project aims to investigate the measurement of side effect burden from cancer treatment using PROs. This fellowship offers the chance to gain experience working in a multi-disciplinary team undertaking research in the fields of PROs and cancer clinical trials.
This position requires strong qualitative research skills and interest in quantitative research methods. The fellow will liaise between international collaborators, coordinate a systematic literature review, organise meetings with collaborators, develop the interview guide for the qualitative interviews, and analyse the interview data. We welcome applicants from different scientific backgrounds with an interest in health outcomes, quality of life, PROs, and clinical trials.
Main responsibilities / Major Activities
- Coordinate and manage day-to-day activities of the project
- Develop protocol and contribute to ethics submissions alongside project collaborators
- Organize and participate in collaborator meetings, ensuring follow-up of action points
- Lead development of interview guide for qualitative interviews, liaising with collaborators and sites that will collect data across Europe
- Lead analysis of qualitative interview data
- Contribute to systematic literature review
- Work closely with collaborators to successfully deliver project outputs
- Present findings at international conferences
- Write final reports and co-author articles for publication
Profile
- PhD degree in psychology, health or social sciences, or an equivalent science degree
- Previous experience conducting systematic literature reviews
- Experience with qualitative research – specifically, designing and analysing interview studies
- Interest in quantitative research and psychometrics
- Interest in cancer clinical trials with a focus on PRO endpoints
- Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing, in English, are essential
- Experience writing scientific publications and abstracts
- Preferably experience in quality of life and PRO research
- Excellent organizational skills and motivated, with ability to take initiative
- Team player with a collaborative mindset and strong project management skills
- Ability to work independently, under supervision of the QoL Department staff and principal investigators
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV, a cover letter, and documentation of your highest degree by 10 January 2025 in English to: fellowship@eortc.org.
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