Internship in Cancer Epidemiology and Health Services (Master Student)

BACKGROUND

Researchers in the Public Health Expertise Unit of the Department of Precision Health (DoPH/PHE) at the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) have embarked on a new research project RELIANCE – Breast Cancer: “REaL-life cANCEr epidemiology to identify risk factors for Breast Cancer with particular focus on prevention and care”. The pluridisciplinary research team is led by Claudine Backes, PhD, Scientific Director of the National Cancer Registry of Luxembourg (Registre National du Cancer (RNC)) and head of the Cancer and Prevention Epidemiology Group (EPI Can) at the LIH. Project partners include the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and the Occupational Health Institute (Service de santé au Travail Multisectoriel (STM).

The RELIANCE – Breast Cancer population-based research pilot study is evaluating breast cancer epidemiology in Luxembourg for the first time using longitudinal data from the RNC. The study will investigate a range of research questions using RNC breast cancer data and explore potential secondary data linkages.

RELIANCE – Breast Cancer study is under the umbrella of the “Plan National Cancer 2020-2024” (PNC2) and is funded by the Directorate of Health (DiSa) of the Ministry of Health (MiSa) as part of the PNC2. The DoPH/PHE at the LIH is responsible for the study design and implementation in operational collaboration with STM for the second part of the study.

In the context of this project, we are recruiting a Master Student.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• Undertake a literature review in the area of cancer epidemiology and health services research;
• Support data cleaning, management, and descriptive analysis;
• Participate in the development of infographics;
• Contribute to the drafting of a scientific paper based on the results;
• Present preliminary results at project and wider Departmental meetings;
• Participate in project meetings;
• Join other DoPH or group-based activities.

WHAT WE OFFER & CONDITIONS

• The  successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in an  interdisciplinary and international scientific research environment,  benefitting from exchanges with other scientists in the DoPH and other  Departments.

• An  environment nurturing the development of skills and experience in  cancer epidemiology and health services research, literature review,  scientific writing and communication, and the potential for further  training in a variety of health-related and transversal domains.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Master level in Epidemiology, Public Health or related field. Applicants should be enrolled in a Master program and the internship should be a mandatory part of the diploma.

• Experience working on datasets (previous experience in STATA, or R is an advantage);
• Experience of using literature reference management software tools including Endnote;
• Good writing skills in English.  The understanding of another language (French, German, Luxembourgish) used in Luxembourg would be an asset;
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

GENDER EQUALITY

The LIH is an equal opportunities employer.

We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

The LIH is attentive to gender representation among its leadership staff and aims to eliminate obstacles to the recruitment and promotion of female leaders and their career development.