An opening exists at the Chair of Model-based Environmental Exposure Science (Prof. Dr. Christoph Knote), Faculty of Medicine, University Augsburg, within a funded research project on the influence of environmental factors on stroke occurrence (STROKEMOD) in collaboration with the University hospital Augsburg to be filled as soon as possible. We are looking for a

Research assistant (m/f/d)

for a fixed-term employment contract of 70% of regular working hours for two years. If the personal and pay scale requirements are met, remuneration will be in accordance with pay group E13 TV-L.

Your duties:

• Integration of known relationships between environmental factors and stroke occurrence into an existing numerical prediction system
• Statistical analysis of actual stroke occurrences with model predictions
• Development of an operational forecasting tool for short-term stroke occurrence at University Hospital Augsburg
• Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level at University Augsburg (Faculty of Medicine as well as Faculty of Applied Informatics) for 2 hours per week

We offer:

• Self-guided and independent work in an innovative and interdisciplinary team of medical doctors, computer and environmental scientists
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work remotely for an agreed-upon fraction of your time
• Strong collaborations with multiple national and international partners
• Support for continuing education possibilities

Your profile:

• PhD in natural science, statistics, medicine or similar
• Communication and organizational skills
• Interpersonal skills to work within a diverse team of scientists
• Programming knowledge in Python or R is an advantage
• Knowledge of German is an advantage

The required qualifications must already be proven in the application documents by relevant scientific certificates.

The University of Augsburg promotes professional equality for women and thus explicitly invites qualified female candidates to apply. Furthermore, the University of Augsburg stands particularly up for compatibility of family and career. For further information, please contact the Faculty Women's Representative. Applicants with disability (m/f/d) will have preference at otherwise equal suitability, qualification and professional performance.

Please compile your application composed of the usual documents (CV, transcripts of grades, description of scientific interests, etc.) into a single pdf file and send it via e-mail it to Prof. Christoph Knote at the Faculty of Medicine - e-Mail: christoph.knote@med.uni-augsburg.de. The deadline for applications is

May 26, 2024

Please note that only the German version of the job advertisement is legally binding, which can be found on the website: https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/jobs-und-karriere/stellenangebote. This English translation of the job advertisement is provided to help you understand the original German one.