Scientific Collaborator
Fribourg
Key information
- Publication date:31 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Fribourg
Job summary
Join the IMF as a scientific collaborator for MedNIS, focusing on non-ionizing radiation. Help improve care for electromagnetic hypersensitive individuals through a Swiss medical advisory network.
Tasks
- Coordinate the scientific aspects of the MedNIS project.
- Manage a cohort study on electromagnetic fields and health.
- Analyze data and share results with stakeholders.
Skills
- A university degree in biomedical sciences, social sciences, or human medicine is required.
- Experience in quantitative data collection and analysis.
- Fluency in French or German, with good knowledge of the other.
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60 - 80% with the Master in Medicine
Particularity
As part of the Swiss Medical Advice Network project on non-ionizing radiation (MedNIS), commissioned by the Federal Office for the Environment, the IMF is looking for a scientific collaborator in charge of the scientific coordination of the MedNIS project. The main objective of MedNIS is to improve the care of electromagnetic hypersensitive people in Switzerland through a network of consulting doctors to whom family doctors can refer their patients for specialized consultation, and to improve scientific knowledge in the field by collecting data from electromagnetic hypersensitive people within the framework of a cohort study. For more information about the project, please visit our website: https://www.mednis.ch/en.
Field of activity
Ensure the smooth running of a cohort study "Electromagnetic Fields and Health"
Ensure the smooth running of the evaluation of the MedNIS service with patients, family doctors, and consulting doctors
Analyze data and disseminate results
Work closely with the responsible physician and the project's administrative collaborator
Participate in research projects of the Institute of Family Medicine
Requirements
Initial 2-year contract, renewable
Holder of a university degree in biomedical sciences, social sciences, or human medicine
Experience in collecting and analyzing quantitative data; experience in qualitative data analysis is an asset
Ability to work independently and in a team, organizational skills
Proficiency in computer and statistical tools
Fluency in spoken and written French or German
Language requirements
French and/or German
with good knowledge of the other language
Starting date:
- 01.11.2025 or date to be agreed
Information:
Dr. Diana Walther
mednis@hin.ch
Application deadline:
30.09.2025
Submission address:
Through this link.
Only French or German version available
