Post-doctoral Assistant (First Assistant) - Sports Medicine / Cardiovascular Medicine

Introduction

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

Presentation

The Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne (ISSUL) is a centre of excellence in the fields of training and research in sports sciences. It has more than 80 researchers and 600 Bachelor, Master and PhD students working on multiple themes in the field of sport.

ISSUL is calling for a position of :Post-DoctoralAssistant in Sports Medicine / Cardiovascular Medicine (“Premier·ère Assistant·e en Médecine du Sport / Médecine Cardiovasculaire”)

Job information

Starting date: September 1, 2023 (or to be agreed)

Contract duration: 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years

Activity rate: 100%

Workplaces: Dorigny (Synathlon) and Department of Cardiology / Sports Medicine (CHUV / Bugnon)

Gross annual salary: CHF 81’120.-, increasing each year according to the scale

Your responsibilities

50% of the time is spent on your research work. Specifically, work will aim to study cardiovascular adaptations to acute or chronic exercise in healthy and clinical populations, and will include various models ranging from cell to human. The rest of the time is devoted to teaching and supervising doctoral students/masters under the responsibility of the teacher in charge.

See attached specifications.

Your qualifications

Doctor of Sports Sciences or Medicine with skills and expertise in cardiovascular physiology (stress tests, echocardiography, measurement of vascular function, applied biochemistry).

Good knowledge of human performance measurement techniques and basic knowledge of cardiovascular physiology determining human performance, and common forms of cardiovascular disease in athletes and highly active healthy subjects.

Fluency in French (compulsory) and English (preferred)

Host laboratory

The host laboratory is fully equipped for the evaluation of cardiovascular function in humans and shares the expertise and equipment of the departments of cardiology and sports medicine (imaging platforms, human performance laboratory, biochemistry platforms), where the successful candidate will be mainly based.

For recent publications by Pr/Dr Baggish:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=baggish+a

For recent publications by Pr/Dr Gremeaux:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=gremeaux+v

For recent publications and an overview of the laboratory:

https://applicationspub.unil.ch/interpub/noauth/php/Un/UnPers.php?PerNum=1150700&LanCode=37&menu=pub

https://www.unil.ch/dsb/en/home/menuinst/groupes-de-recherche/place-millet.html

General information on research at the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne is available here: http://www.unil.ch/issul/home/menuinst/recherche.html

What the position offers you

We offer a pleasant working environment in a multicultural and diverse academic environment.

Continuing education opportunities, a multitude of activities and other benefits to discover. Organizational support to participate in international symposia and the holding of scientific events.

Contact for further information

Prof. Aaron Baggish: aaronleigh.baggish@unil.ch

Prof. Vincent Gremeaux: vincent.gremeaux@chuv.ch

Your application

Application deadline: June 20, 2023

Please send us the documents below as PDF files via the recruitment platform:

• Cover letter describing your previous research experience, current interests and career goals

• Academic CV with copy of university diplomas and defense report if available

• Postdoctoral research project concept proposal (1-2 pages)

• Names and contacts of two references

Only applications through this website will be taken into account.

We thank you for your understanding.

Additional information

UNIL is committed to equal opportunities and diversity.
www.unil.ch/egalite

UNIL supports early career researchers.
www.unil.ch/graduatecampus