Medical Researcher Perioperative Renal Protection

You will coordinate a large multicenter clinical trial into a renal protective intervention in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Together with the PhD supervision team, you will set up and conduct additional studies aimed at preventing and better understanding acute kidney injury. You will be involved from the start in setting up clinical and translational research projects. The goal is for you to complete a PhD in medicine within three years.

Your duties consist of

• coordinating a multicenter trial into renal protection during cardiac surgery;
• setting up and conducting additional clinical and translational studies;
• collaborating with colleagues from the departments of internal medicine, cardiac surgery, and anesthesiology;
• contributing to the development of new diagnostics and interventions;
• actively contributing ideas regarding research design and execution.

What do you bring?

You are a junior doctor with the ambition to pursue a PhD and have an interest in anesthesiology, internal medicine, or nephrology. You communicate clearly, show initiative, and enjoy working in a team. You enjoy investigating scientific questions thoroughly.

Furthermore, you bring:

• fluent Dutch and English, both spoken and written;
• strong communication skills and a proactive attitude;
• the ability to collaborate effectively in a multidisciplinary team;
• analytical thinking skills and perseverance;
• experience with project management or clinical research is a plus.

What do we offer you?

• You will be employed by Amsterdam UMC Research BV.
• A contract for a duration of 12 months, with the intention to extend to a total of three years. The PhD Candidate Guidelines apply to this vacancy.
• Classification in salary scale 10: € 3,724 to € 5,867 gross for a full-time employment (depending on experience). Additionally, you will receive an 8.3% end-of-year bonus. Calculate your net salary here.
• Vacation hours: 194.4 hours per year for a full-time employment and the possibility to save up hours.
• 100% public transport reimbursement. Do you come by walking, cycling, or by car? Then you will receive a reimbursement of €0.21 per km (for the car, a maximum of 40 km one way applies).
• Do you come by bike? Make use of our good bicycle scheme.
• Pension accrual at BeFrank, a modern, understandable, and fairly priced pension.

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