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PhD Opportunity in Biomedical Ethics at University Basel: “Decision making in times of scarce resources: A mixed-method study”
The COVID-19 pandemic has been raising several ethical questions around the use of limited medical resources in emergency situations and beyond. In Switzerland, ethical guidelines have been developed on how to triage patients in hospitals, in case the risk emerges that extensive medical care cannot be provided to all patients who need it (resource scarcity). However, there is less information on how to deal with prehospital triage decisions, and on the impact of decision-making in times of scarce resources on older persons, a segment of society that has been particularly affected by COVID-19. Using a mixed-method approach, including a survey with older patients from geriatric clinics and interviews with professionals, the current project is aimed at filling these two gaps.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in philosophy, psychology, bioethics, public health, medicine, and other related fields.
Excellent language skills in English.
Ability to speak and understand French. Additional knowledge of German is highly desirable.
Willingness to contribute towards an empirical project.
Outstanding Master’s and Bachelor’s academic grades.
Enthusiasm, responsibility and interest in an academic career.
Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research design.
We offer:
Enrolment in a Swiss Bologna accredited PhD Program in Bioethics, Health Policy and Legal medicine.
Student will complete empirical methods courses as part of the PhD Program in order to successfully conduct their PhD Project.
Student will have the opportunity to engage in a cutting-edge topic of public health ethics and elder care.
Student will also have the possibility to contribute to the academic life at the IBMB, including contributions to teaching, as well as collaboration in other research projects and academic publications in peer reviewed journals.
Qualifications: Master’s degree in philosophy, psychology, bioethics, public health, medicine, and other related fields. Excellent language skills in English. Ability to speak and understand French. Additional knowledge of German is highly desirable. Willingness to contribute towards an empirical project. Outstanding Master’s and Bachelor’s academic grades. Enthusiasm, responsibility and interest in an academic career. Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research design. We offer: Enrolment in a Swiss Bologna accredited PhD Program in Bioethics, Health Policy and Legal medicine. Student will complete empirical methods courses as part of the PhD Program in order to successfully conduct their PhD Project. Student will have the opportunity to engage in a cutting-edge topic of public health ethics and elder care. Student will also have the possibility to contribute to the academic life at the IBMB, including contributions to teaching, as well as collaboration in other research projects and academic publications in peer reviewed journals.