PRR Project

Summary

The prospective employee is expected to work as a Principal investigator in the field of Healthcare Sciences and Services. The employee is expected to work in research and teaching activities at the Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto. In particular, the employee is expected to work on clinical studies, evidence synthesis studies, and guideline development. The employee is expected to have knowledge and experience in doing research and teaching in these fields. In addition, the employee is expected to have a clinical background and knowledge and experience in the management of clinical studies.MEDCIDS has a relevant research and teaching track record in the Healthcare Sciences and Services field. This is indicated by (i) the high number of clinical studies and systematic reviews published by its members, (ii) the participation of some of its members in funded scientific projects in Healthcare Sciences and Services, (iii) the involvement of some of its members in the European Respiratory Society guidelines network and GRADE working group and/or in guideline development, (iv) and by the participation in technology transfer and services provision activities (involving public, private, national or international entities). This research activity is done in close connection with the Associate Laboratory RISE (Health Research Network). In fact, Thematic Lines 1-3 of RISE are fully dedicated to clinical studies and TL 5 to community health. Some of the advances in healthcare services and research rely on the digital transformation of healthcare, which is also linked with RISE TL4 on health policy and digital transformation.MEDCIDS has also displayed a vibrant teaching activity in the Healthcare Sciences and Services field, with contents on clinical studies, evidence synthesis studies and guidelines being one of the cornerstones of the Doctoral Programme in Clinical and Health Services Research and of the Master’s Degree in Evidence and Decision in Health. In addition, these contents are taught in the Health Data Sciences Doctoral Programme (all these programmes are hosted at MEDCIDS). Topics on Healthcare Sciences and Services will also be of key importance to the BSc course in Digital Health in Biomedical Innovation, in particular to its branch of Clinical Research and Innovation Management in Health. Of note, several of the partners of this BSc course correspond to public or private entities with whom MEDCIDS has collaborated in technology transfer or service provision activities. Given this background and the need to further develop research and teaching activities in this field, there is a need for hiring a Principal Investigator in the Healthcare Sciences and Services area.