| Apply before: | 23 December 2014 |
| Institute: | Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) |
| Job specification: | Donors matching patients who are negative for common blood group antigens, or who have an uncommon combination of alloantibodies are most likely to be found in ethnic minority populations. For example, certain rare blood types are more common in populations from African origin. Like in many countries, minority populations are underrepresented in the Dutch donor population. This highlights the need to increase the variety of blood types in our donor base by developing effective and efficient recruitment and retention strategies for specific populations. In this study, the PhD candidate will systematically develop effective recruitment and retention strategies for specific minority populations.
The project is a collaboration between the departments of Donor Studies of Sanquin Research and the department of Public Health of the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam (AMC/UvA). The department of Donor Studies is an internationally recognized center for high-quality blood donor research. The department of Public Health, AMC, has an international research reputation in diversity-sensitive intervention development. Research activities will be performed at Sanquin and AMC. |
| External references: | Website |