Message posted on 16/03/2018
Postdoctoral researcher "Responsible Innovation and biomarker technology” Radboud University, the Netherlands
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 <br>_______________________________________________ <br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list <br>Eurograd (at) lists.easst.net <br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options: http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net <br> <br>Meet us via https://twitter.com/STSeasst <br> <br>Report abuses of this list to Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.netview formatted text
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