Surgical Outcome Research Center

The University Hospital Basel plays a leading role in the (inter)national medical and research community. Our campus in the heart of Basel city represents innovative strength, development opportunities and interdisciplinary cooperation.

We are looking for a motivated PhD Student who will contribute to our mission of improving surgical outcomes and support the development of innovative approaches in evidence-based decision-making in surgical outcomes. The PhD Student's main objective is to coordinate and implement the investigation bridging the knowledge and interpretation gap between the various stakeholders by developing an evidence-based, transparent, and standardized approach for the definition and classification of etiology of rotator cuff tears. The doctoral student will further discriminate between traumatic and degenerative cases using predictive modeling techniques and incorporate the potential of multimodal data using nationwide imaging and clinical data, to reduce uncertainty and support a transparent decision-making. The PhD Student will be given the unique opportunity to apply and expand her/his skills, particularly in clinical epidemiology, biostatistics and study management. The project will be conducted under the direction and supervision of Prof. Andreas Marc Müller (Chefarzt, Orthopädie und Traumatologie) and postdoctoral researcher Stéphanie Giezendanner at the Surgical Outcome Research Center (SORC), headed by Prof. Laurent Audigé.