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                Job description postdoctoral researcher (4y) Responsible Innovation and
<br>Biomarker Technology
<br>Bridging the gap between the development of biomarker technology and needs
<br>and wishes of users  is a 4 year NWO-MVI funded project and involves a
<br>public-private consortium of healthcare companies, clinicians, a law firm,
<br>patient organization and scientists.
<br>While expectations on the use of biomarker testing for early diagnostics,
<br>patient stratification and more personalized therapies are high and rising,
<br>not much is known yet about how healthcare professionals and patients use and
<br>value biomarker testing in real life medical practices, and which ethical,
<br>legal and societal issues are emerging, regarding e.g. biobank governance,
<br>liability and patient involvement.
<br>Building upon a socio-constructivist approach to science and technology
<br>development, empirical ethics, and  using qualitative empirical research
<br>methods, this project aims to establish a socially robust use of biomarker
<br>technology. It aims to do so in the broader context of increasing datafication
<br>and use of algorithms in healthcare.
<br>This project employs two postdocs. One with a focus on social science,
<br>primarily focusing on biomarker technology in oncology, and the other with a
<br>focus on empirical ethics, primarily focusing on biomarker technology in
<br>psychiatry. This vacancy addresses the first: to lead the social science part
<br>of this project.
<br>What we expect from you
<br>*PhD in science and technology studies, sociology, political sciences, policy
<br>sciences, innovation studies, biomedical sciences or related field
<br>*Proven affinity with understanding and analyzing socio-political dimensions
<br>of scientific and corporate innovation practices and decision making processes
<br>(e.g. which topics require public debate according to natural scientists and
<br>companies? What are enabling and constraining conditions to include needs and
<br>values of end-users in innovation trajectories?)
<br>* Affinity and experience with (constructive or interactive) technology
<br>assessment is highly welcomed
<br>* Proven record of scholarly output in e.g. science and technology studies,
<br>public engagement studies, sociology, innovation studies, political science or
<br>equivalent
<br>* Proven understanding of digitalization and datafication of healthcare,
<br>governance, and biomedical innovation trajectories
<br>*Ability to work pro-actively and effectively in an interdisciplinary research
<br>team
<br>* Ability to work adequately with our private and public consortium partners
<br>and set up research activities with them
<br>*Proven ability to conduct qualitative research (e.g. skills in interviewing,
<br>focus group research, discourse analysis)
<br>* Communication skills, excellent written and verbal English, and preferably
<br>Dutch.
<br>Main responsibilities and duties
<br>* Plan and coordinate multistakeholder consortium meetings
<br>* Deliver the tasks and deliverables of the work packages of the project
<br>* Discourse analysis of e.g. policy reports, corporate programs, scientific
<br>articles, patient websites, newspapers, and social media outlets, as well as
<br>semi-structured in-depth interviews with technology developers and (end) users
<br>in order to analyze expectations and values regarding biomarker technologies
<br>(WP1)
<br>*To analyse which and how values, norms and responsibilities regarding e.g.
<br>good care, responsibility and privacy are inscribed into existing biomarker
<br>pilot studies or protocols, via document analysis of e.g. informed consent
<br>forms, information leaflets, websites, and on-site observations in clinical
<br>practice (e.g. patient consultations and staff meetings) (WP2).
<br>* Explore how patients and healthcare professionals experience biomarker tests
<br>in real life medical practices, including the moral dilemmas they experience,
<br>via in-depth (group) interviews (WP3)
<br>* Design and facilitate interactive multistakeholder workshops with the aim to
<br>develop  responsible design principles for the further development and
<br>embedding of biomarker tests in healthcare (WP4)
<br>* To write and publish peer-reviewed academic publications
<br>* To write and disseminate outcomes of this project for e.g. policy audiences
<br>and patient groups
<br>Work environment
<br>The mission of the Institute for Science in Society (ISiS) of the Faculty of
<br>Science at Radboud University is to analyse, assess and improve the societal
<br>embedding of new developments in science and technology. We do so through
<br>research, education and societal outreach, and work to better understand how
<br>society is shaping science and vice versa. This postdoc project is part of a
<br>public private consortium consisting of ErasmusMC, department of moleculair
<br>medicine, Novartis, Janssen R&D, MDX Health, Radboud Biobank, BG Lawyers and
<br>CHDR Leiden.
<br>What we have to offer
<br>* Employer: Radboud University, the Netherlands
<br>* employment: 0.7 fte for four years
<br>*Starting date: to be discussed, but preferably 1-6-2018
<br>*Salary scale in accordance with postdoc level Collective Labour Agreement
<br>Dutch Universities
<br>*In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year
<br>bonus
<br>* you will be appointed for an initial 12 months. After a positive evaluation,
<br>the contract will be extended for the remainder period
<br>Are you interested?
<br>Please send:
<br>-a letter of application with your motivation and how the project will benefit
<br>of your experience and knowledge
<br>-a full CV
<br>-a one or two page document on the challenges of developing and implementing
<br>biomarker technology in healthcare, in particular oncology, and what kind of
<br>theory and methodologies you would choose to investigate these challenges.
<br>Deadline for applications: April 9th 2018 at midnight (CET). Email the
<br>application to: Vera.Jansen@ru.nl
<br>Interviews are provisionally scheduled in week 17 (23-26 april 2018).
<br>More information on the project can be obtained from project leader Lotte
<br>Krabbenborg via Lotte.Krabbenborg@ru.nl
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