Open position: PhD student

The Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occuptional Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, is currently recruiting a

PhD student

Are you currently in training as a specialist at the Medical University of Vienna and looking for a PhD thesis (N790)? If you are interested in bone metabolism and cardiac function, you are the PhD student we are looking for. We will explore biochemical parameters, bone mineral density, trabecular bone score, trabecular and cortical microarchitecture using high resolution peripheral computed tomography as well as ultrasound measures like cortical stiffness in long-term heart transplantation recipients.
Selected references: Kerschan-Schindl et al 2008, Paccou et al 2015, Fischer et al 2015, Anastasilakis et al 2019, Seguro et al 2020

Your profile:

• MD in training as a specialist at the MUV
• Ability to work independently
• Strong motivation to engage in the project

We offer:

• Being part of an interesting research project
• Being embedded in an interdisciplinary research group
• Start date is ASAP

Application:
Electronic applications must include the following documents in a single PDF file:

• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae

Applications or questions about the open position should be e-mailed to: katharina.kerschan-schindl@meduniwien.ac.at

This call is open from October 15, 2021 until the position is filled.