RKI is the national public health institute of Germany. For a new, innovative third-party funded project in the Immunization Unit we are looking for support in epidemiological vaccination modeling and health economic evaluations in the field of vector-borne diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis and dengue fever. Together with academic partners, we are conducting future-oriented research!

Our ’Vaccination Modelling’ team is looking forward to your application!

Your job:

-Develop and fit (calibrate) dynamic transmission models for three different, vector-borne diseases
-Applying the fitted epidemiological model in scenarios to estimate the effectiveness and efficiency of future interventions (vaccines as well as non-pharmaceutical interventions) in Germany
-Internal and external coordination and (scientific) exchange with partners to reach the overall objectives of the project, including facilitating the shared use of data and data sources
-Present and discuss the project results at national meetings and (inter-)national conferences, and preparing publications in scientific journals

Your profile:

-completed degree (Master or equivalent) in applied mathematics, (bio-)informatics, physics, statistics, engineering, computer science, health economics or a comparable quantitative subject
-relevant doctoral degree (PhD or equivalent) is of advantage
-Skills and experience in the development of dynamic transmission models, e.g. based on differential equations, individual-based models etc.
-Skills and experience in the parameter identification and fitting/calibration of dynamic models, e.g. based on adaptive rules, Bayesian inference (MCMC) etc.

For more details and the full list of requirements please see the link (in English).

German language skills are not required at the time of application.

Applications can only be accepted via the link on interamt.de!