PhD candidate for interdisciplinary research on health effects of eMedia use of adolescents

Your position

In the framework of the EU/SERI funded study GOLIAT (5G expOsure, causaL effects, and rIsk perception through citizen engagement) a PhD study is offered for an on-going epidemiological study on the effects of eMedia use of adolescents on cognitive functions, behavior and health related quality of life including mental health. We will conduct a prospective study in the Basel area (BS/BL) and Central Switzerland with one year of follow-up. Thereby a main aim is to differentiate between biophysical and psychological pathways. The former relates to potential effects related to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted by wireless communication devices; and the latter refers to aspects not related to RF-EMF such as use in the bed after lights out, addictive usage pattern or extensive social network use.

The advertised PhD project will focus on the psychological pathway complementing our research team working on other aspects of the study. The main tasks will be to help with the data collection at various schools. Further, the PhD student will be responsible for the data analysis in collaboration with other European children and adolescent cohorts.

The successful PhD candidate will be joining a multidisciplinary research team focusing on exposure modelling, data science, environmental epidemiology, and practical hands-on measurement studies. The PhD students will be able to collect experiences in all aspects of complex epidemiological research including data collection, data analysis, scientific paper writing and international scientific meeting presentations. A complimentary advanced education will be offered. You will be registered in the PhD program in Epidemiology/Public Health of the University of Basel and the Graduate Campus of the Swiss School of Public Health.