Health Effects of Exposure to Heat and Extreme Climate Events: Integration of Individual Longitudinal and Epigenomic Data to Identify Underlying Biological Mechanisms

ppOrganisation/Company Università di Torino Research Field Medical sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026 - 13:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No /ph3Offer Description /h3pnalysis of the health effects of exposure to ambient temperatures and extreme climate events using individual longitudinal data from population cohorts. Integration of environmental, epidemiological, and molecular data through spatiotemporal linkage procedures. Management, quality control, normalization, and post-processing of DNA methylation data. Application of molecular epidemiology, including meet-in-the-middle and epigenetic analyses, to identify biomarkers associated with exposures and their health effects. Development and application of statistical models for the integration of omics data and the investigation of the biological mechanisms underlying the observed associations. /ppMandatory requirement for admission to the selection: italian Laurea Magistrale, or Laurea a Ciclo Unico, or an equivalent degree from foreign Universities, obtained no more than 6 years prior to the application deadline (i.e obtained after 13/10/2020). The Call for Applications (published on the University Bulletin Board under ref. no. 4688 of 21/09/2026), containing the procedures to participate in the selection process and the specific requirements for each selection, is available at . /pulliItaly /li /ulpbEligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence: /b /pulliAll /li /ulpbEligibility of fellows: nationality/ies: /b /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr