About this role
Vacancy: PhD candidate This vacancy has been recommended by Stichting HIV Monitoring. PhD candidate with epidemiology training and experience or clinical epidemiologist (40 hours) Established in 2001, Stichting HIV Monitoring (SHM) contributes to improving the quality of HIV medical care in the Netherlands. SHM works together with the 24 HIV treatment centres in the Netherlands to collect high-quality, coded data from more than 20,000 people living with HIV who are under medical care. Based on analyses of these nationwide data, we publish an annual monitoring report that summarises essential findings regarding the course of the infection in adults and children, the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment and associated side effects, non-infectious co-morbidities and co-infection with viral hepatitis B and C. Our monitoring reports provide an important benchmark for the quality of HIV care in the Netherlands. Furthermore, through participation in international studies, we also make an important contribution to the knowledge about the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the impact of treatment not only in Europe, but the rest of the world. Within our data analysis, reporting and research unit, we are looking to recruit a PhD candidate ideally with epidemiology training and experience or a clinical epidemiologist. This person will work on a project aimed at acquiring new insights in the different steps of the HIV cascade of care. Key responsibilities: •Carry out analyses and describe the results of these analyses in an accessible andclinically relevant manner; •Conduct clinical epidemiological and, possibly, methodological research. Present thefindings of this research at national and international conferences, and publish thefindings in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Job requirements: •A university degree in medicine/biomedical sciences and/or clinicalepidemiology; •Experience in processing and analysing datasets obtained fr...