PREDOCTORAL POSITION ON SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF YOUTH HEALTH (YEAH! PROJECT)

Descripción The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education.
ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level.
Research is organized in five programs.
Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health; Environment and Health over the Lifecourse; Global Viral and Bacterial Infections; Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases and Maternal Child and Reproductive Health.
ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.
Lugar Barcelona, Campus Mar WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ISGlobal is seeking a motivated PhD student who is interested in performing exposome analyses in relation to child and adolescent health behaviours and health as part of the YEAH! project.
The Youth Health from a Holistic Perspective (YEAH!) project is a HORIZON-RIA EU funded project starting on January 1st .
The overall project goal is to co-create an innovative intervention using digital solutions to promote social interactions that empower children and adolescents to make lifestyle choices that benefit their health and well-being.
The intervention will be personalized and designed to reach a large proportion of children and adolescents in the EU.
The PhD will be embedded within work package 1 of the project, focussing on data-driven exposome analyses to identify socio-environmental determinants of youth health behaviours and health.
We will use an exposome approach integrating determinants at the individual level (e.
., habits), the interpersonal level (e.
., social support) and the contextual level (e.
., access to green) to identify which of these multiple factors to include as targets for the intervention; thereby considering those that are common to young people from diverse contexts.
We are seeking a PhD candidate with strong data analysis skills to become involved in this research and conduct exposome analyses on data from four population-representative cohorts across the EU.
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr.
Carmen Peuters and Prof.
Dr.
Payam Dadvand and will collaborate with other YEAH! researchers specialized in epidemiology and child health.
The PhD student will form part of the ISGlobal community and will be enrolled as a student in the Universitat de Barcelona (UB).
The YEAH project with project code obtained European funding under the HORIZON-HLTH--STAYHLTH-01-two-stage call.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Strong quantitative data analysis skills Proficient level of English, written and oral A master’s degree or equivalent in epidemiology, health sciences, public health, environmental health psychology or related field Experience in statistical programming in R and/or Python Ability of working with large datasets Good scientific writing skills   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The student will work with multi-cohort exposome data to identify socio-environmental determinants of youth health behaviours and health.
He or she will work together with other researchers to conduct quantitative exposome analyses on multi-cohort data.
The student will be guided for the reporting and presentation of the results.
A high level of autonomy from part of the student will be given and is expected.
SPECIFIC DUTIES Perform statistical analyses on multi-cohort exposome data Interpret and discuss the results with other team members Report the results in the format of deliverables, scientific articles, and presentations   SECONDARY TASKS Contribute to data cleaning and management Contribute to scientific publications and reports Engage in international and interdisciplinary work  Participate in dissemination activities   AUXILIAR TASKS This job description reflects the present requirements of the post but may evolve at any time in the future as duties and responsibilities change and/or develop providing there is appropriate consultation with the post-holder.
This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder.
The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the individual professional assessment process.
SKILLS Strong organisational skills Good verbal and written communication skills Excellent learning capacity Good problem-solving skills Team player, yet capable of working independently The post holder will adhere to ISGlobal principles contained in People management policy, including Equity, diversity and health safety.
The post holder will respect, and accountable to ensure ISGlobal policies and procedures.
LANGUAGE LEVEL Proficiency in English (written and spoken).
CONDITIONS Duration.
3 years      Starting date.
January      Contract.
full time Salary Range.
according to internal salary scale HOW TO APPLY Applicants must fill in the request form and include the following code reference position.
PhDstudent_YEAH_Nov24, attach the CV and a Cover Letter.
Each attached document must be named with the candidate name and surname.
The receipt of applications will be open until .
Applications will be accepted until CET of the closing date.
Only the applications submitted through the request form will be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The interviews could be placed during the reception candidatures period.
Diverse candidatures are encouraged, that includes.
gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, physical abilities, and political views.
SELECTION PROCESS The selection process is designed in two phases.
1- Interview phase of a technical nature, with the team that requires the incorporation.
To assess the person's skills and CV.
2 - Meeting with HR with the finalist(s) to finish assessing the profile and discuss contractual and institutional issues.
If needed any technical test could be pass.
A Psychological Competency Evaluation Test will be required for the structural or transversal positions.
In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process.
After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview.
A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.
In ISGlobal we are committed to maintaining and developing a work environment in which the values and principles of our organization are respected and equal opportunities between women and men be promoted in each of the areas in which we operate, not tolerating discrimination based on criteria such as age, gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, functional diversity, political leanings, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
ISGlobal supports the initiative #ScienceforUkraine.
Therefore, to sustain Ukraine’s presence in the European Research Area and international scholarly community, candidates from Ukraine on all levels of scholarly career are welcome.
students, PhD candidates, early career researchers and senior scholars.
We confirm our commitment towards the value of the diversity of our staff and student population and seek to promote peace, equity, diversity and inclusion as essential elements in contribution to improving health worldwide.