To be part of the Digital Epidemiology Hub” (PI: Dr. G. Fagherazzi) within the Department of Population Health at the LIH, we are currently looking for a PhD student.

The Project Manager will be responsible for the general management of the Horizon 2020 COVIRNA project starting on the 1st of January 2021. Working with the Scientific Coordinator of the project and the European Projects Coordinator, the Project Manager will monitor the consortium and will facilitate its general functioning in conformity with the terms of the Consortium Agreement. The tasks of the Project Manager will be related to organisational, administrative, financial and legal management of the project.

Funded by the prestigious European Horizon 2020 program, a postdoctoral position in Cardiovascular Research and COVID-19 is available at the Cardiovascular Research Unit of the Luxembourg Institute of Health.

The Clinical Research Coordinator Quality and Regulatory work at LIH’s Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation Center. She/He will: Reference person for regulatory submissions to Health Authorities for LIH internal projects; Coordinate regulatory submissions of clinical research projects in collaboration with researchers, investigators, sponsors and authorities to obtain regulatory approvals according to the applicable regulatory framework; Interact and liaise with the Data Protection Officer and Head of Compliance Office at LIH to assure the quality process at CIEC and LIH; Ensure the quality management and development of the unit in close collaboration with the Head of unit, Clinical Research Manager and other CIEC staff; Organize and conduct internal audits to guarantee the respect of the quality system in place; Organize external audits and assist external auditors in order to obtain targeted certifications (ISO 9001, GCP, etc.); Coordinate clinical research projects from the start-up phase to the close out; Support private sponsors, researchers and other investigators in the set up and conduct of the clinical research projects.

The IT Helpdesk Technician will be responsible for theassistance of the IT Manager with the operational management of the LuxembourgInstitute of Health computing equipment (installation & maintenance of PCs,servers and software) and  the managementof the network and support users in their daily activities

The Project Manager will be responsible for the generalmanagement of an EDCTP (European & Developing Countries Clinical TrialsPartnership) project starting on the 1st of January 2021.  Working with the Scientific Coordinator of the project and the European Projects Coordinator, the Project Manager will monitor the consortium and will facilitate its general functioning in conformity with the terms of the Consortium Agreement. The tasks of the Project Manager will be related to organisational, administrative, financial and legal management of the project.

The Clinical Research Associate work at LIH’s Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation Center. She/He will: Coordinate clinical research projects according to the protocol, budget and fixed timelines; Supervise and assist regulatory submissions to health authorities including the national research ethics committee; Support private sponsors, researchers and investigators from other research institutions or hospitals in the set up and conduct of clinical research projects; Ensure compliance with the applicable legal, administrative and regulatory requirements; Provide specific expertise and know-how in clinical research; Provide support to safety reporting and adverse events reporting; Monitor clinical trials and guarantee the quality of the scientific data collected during the study.

We are looking for a talented candidate to apply for a MarieSkłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual postdoctoral fellowship 2020. The interested candidate willsubmit an MSCA fellowship jointly with the‘Ecoimmunology & Microbiome Group’ headed by Prof. Mahesh S. Desai. Theresearch project will focus on the interactions between diet, the gutmicrobiome and colonic mucus in a neurodegenerative disease multiple sclerosis(MS). The project is based on the published work (Desai et al., Cell, 2016;Martens…Desai, Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018) on the same topic andinvolves gnotobiotic mouse models, synthetic microbial communities, MS patientcohorts and key international collaborations in Europe, USA and Japan. Thepostdoc will participate in an exciting research program in an internationalresearch team with prior success with the MSCA applications. Scientific andprofessional guidance will be provided to submit the application for apostdoctoral fellowship that, if successful, could be initiated between spring2021 to early 2022. A 'bridge funding’ option may be available to start earlierin 2020 before the outcome of the fellowship application.