Job Description

The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation is a young non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting breastfeeding and breastmilk. Our work is international, science-based, and carried out in collaboration with global experts. Together, we build publicly available, sustainable resources designed to help drive changes in practice that increase breastfeeding rates and improve the health of mothers and babies worldwide.

Are you seeking a career dedicated to advancing maternal and child health and nutrition? If so, we look forward to receiving your application.

To complement our small, collaborative team in Frauenfeld, we are looking for a committed, proactive, and flexible individual to support research on a 100% basis.

Your responsibilities

Further develop and maintain our internal scientific knowledge management system and research datasets Contribute to the development and ongoing updating of an information system for generating and evaluating global data related to the Foundation's funding areas (health data, macro- and socio-economic indicators, systems analyses) Consolidate, review, and evaluate current scientific literature Summarize data in various formats including reports, tables, charts, and graphics Assist in preparing presentations and publications to disseminate research findings to scientific and technical audiences Support the team on matters related to human sciences and research methodology Participate in the evaluation of grant applications from a human sciences perspective Perform additional duties as requested by the team Inspire the team by sharing collected knowledge

Your profile

Relevant degree in the life sciences (Bachelor's or Master's), e.g. biology, medicine, food science, biochemistry, molecular biology, etc. Experience in research in the human sciences Excellent Excel skills; strong MS Office skills; experience with programing is of advantage Motivation to familiarize yourself with the subject of breastfeeding and breastmilk Experience analyzing global markets in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry (e.g. research analyses in international banks or globally active pharmaceutical/biotech companies) Excellent knowledge of English; German is an advantage Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a small team environment Motivated, self-reliant, highly reliable, flexible, creative, and enthusiastic about supporting the implementation of programs in a growing organization You have the excellent interpersonal skills necessary to thrive in a small team environment
Our offer

We invite you to join us for a varied, challenging role with global perspective in an unusual subject area. We are a motivated and committed team with vision, the drive to contribute to something bigger than ourselves and the opportunity to tackle new tasks again and again.

Have we sparked your interest? We look forward to receiving your electronic application sent to Dr. Michaela Turan at mtu@flrf.org .

Job Type: 100%

Work Location: In person