Our offer

We are the Public Health Institute for Germany. Our goal is to protect the population from diseases and improve their health. 1,300 people from 90 different professions and more than 50 nations work and research together every day at the Robert Koch Institute.
Researcher in the field of mathematical modeling of infectious diseases ( m/f/d )
(up to E 14 TVöD )

We are looking for additional staff for our unit 33 "Immunization" in Berlin-Mitte, which is responsible for the surveillance and control of vaccine preventable diseases. Become part of our department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in one of the largest German departmental research institutions. We count on you!

Your tasks

In the field of vaccination prevention, an interdisciplinary team is being set up to deal with the mathematical modeling of vaccinations and vaccine-preventable diseases. The work serves to support the decision-making process of the Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) on the introduction of new vaccinations and vaccination strategies in Germany.
The task includes the coordination and implementation of modelling projects to estimate the epidemiological and health-economic effects of vaccinations and different vaccination strategies in the German health system, in particular:
• independent development of dynamic transmission models for modeling infectious diseases
• independent research for the generation or processing of input data for models (e.g. evaluation of reporting data or health care data)
• presentation and discussion of the project results in the STIKO or in STIKO working groups
• presentation of the results at national and international conferences as well as publication in scientific journals

Your profile

Formal requirements

• University degree in mathematics, (bio)informatics, physics, statistics, engineering, health economics or a comparable course (master/university diploma) 
• A Ph.D. is desired 

In the case of foreign educational qualifications, we require proof of equivalence with a German qualification.

Knowledge and experience

• Comprehensive and documented experience in the creation and parameter identification of dynamic models, e.g. based on time series models, (stochastic) differential equations, adaptive control
• Very good knowledge of statistics and statistical programming (e.g. C++/R/Python/Matlab) 

Additionally desirable

• Experience in the analysis of data on vaccinations and mathematical modeling of vaccinations 
• Experience in working with reproducible statistical analyzes (e.g. literate programming, version control) and their user-oriented visualization 
• Experience in interdisciplinary cooperation, e.g. in medicine and epidemiology 
• Experience in preparing publications in international journals 

Other requirements

• Language skills ( CEFR level): German at least B1 and English at least C1 

With this you convince us

• Systematic-analytical thinking skills including the ability to break down problems and processes into their component parts 
• Independence and independent work according to targets 
• Resilience while maintaining performance levels even under pressure and with large workloads 
• Ability to communicate with clear and descriptive presentation of facts as well as precise and factual argumentation 
• Ability to work in a team with committed use of one's own abilities in the team for a common result 

That is what sets us apart

• Living responsibility: We offer a job with which you make a difference. As Germany's most important public health institute, we can achieve a lot. 
• Teamwork and cohesion: we can only achieve our goals together. Therefore, we attach great importance to respectful cooperation and an open feedback culture. 
• Flexibility and work: We keep up with the times and offer individual, flexible working time models, 30 days of vacation per year and the option of longer periods of absence. 
• Mobility: For us, mobile work is part of everyday professional life, there is a job ticket for the trip to the office and company bicycles for short distances. 
• Work, family and more : family service, daycare places, flexitime: Life is colorful and so are our offers, as diverse as our employees themselves. 
• Leisure time offers and events : Whether it's team sports, relaxation courses or the cinema club, we don't neglect leisure time either. Joint events? There are regular ones too! 
• Training and further education : We can only grow together. Therefore, we support your professional, academic and personal development. 
• Top equipment : Enriching work experience and modern equipment for diverse research and administration. 

We live equal opportunities and welcome all people in all dimensions of diversity.
That is why we guarantee professional equality. Severely disabled people will be given preference if they have the same qualifications and suitability.
The Federal Ministry of Health can, within the scope of its supervisory powers, examine your application documents in individual cases. Your data will be deleted after the application process has been completed.

Application process

We look forward to receiving your application at https://www.interamt.de.
Please apply via the job portal of the public service Interamt https://www.interamt.de under the job ID 821818 / reference number 107/22 by July 24th, 2022 .

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial translation of the official post in German. For more information about this permanent position at the Robert Koch Institute see the URL - https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Service/Stellen/Angebote/2022/107_22.html
Please note the above stated CEFR language requirements in German and English.