The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut is one of the world's leading research institutes in the field ofanimal diseases, animal welfare, animal husbandry, animal nutrition and farm animal genetics. It is part of the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture and informs and advises the Federal Government in these areas.
The Institute of Epidemiology at the Greifswald - Insel Riems headquarters is seeking to fill the Scientific Employee (postdoc) (m/f/d) position at the earliest possible date. The full-time position is for a fixed-term of 33 months as part of the Horizon Europe project "Wildlife, Livestock, huMan and Infectious Disease" (WiLiMan-ID). The main objective of WiLiMan-ID is to identify key factors that enable the spread and emergence of five animal diseases in a changing environment.
Tasks:
The post holder will be responsible for the scientific processing of the topic. The focus is on
• Identification of transmission routes and other aspects of the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) through simulation modelling
• Development of analytical approaches for the development of effective strategies and methods for monitoring, prevention and control of ASF

Requirements:
• University degree in biology, veterinary medicine, epidemiology, mathematics, physics or comparable disciplines
• PhD in the field of epidemiological modelling or related fields
• Good programming skills (R, Python)
• Interest in infectious diseases, epidemiology and interdisciplinary research
• Fluent written and spoken English

Assets for the position are:
• Knowledge about African swine fever

We expect an independent way of working including scientific evaluation and presentation techniques, good administrative skills in project management, a high level of motivation for scientific research as well as good work organisation and the ability to work in a team.
In addition to an interesting and varied scientific position in a highly motivated international environment, we offer employment in accordance with the collective labour agreement for the public sector (TVöD). Depending on fulfilment of the requirements of the collective agreement, you will be graded up to pay group 14 TVöD, tariff area - East.
Our institute is committed to a family-friendly working environment through flexible working hours and the fundamental possibility of part-time employment. Our social benefits include company health and reintegration management, company social counselling, a company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits. All our locations are connected to public transport.
The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut is committed to inclusion. Applications from people with severe disabilities are therefore expressly encouraged. They will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.
In line with our international orientation, we welcome applications from people of all nationalities and ethnicities.
For further information please contact Dr Jana Schulz, Tel. +49-3851 7-4993; E-mail: jana.schulz@fli.de.
We look forward to receiving your application. Please send your informative and complete documents by 9 November 2024 exclusively as a PDF document with the subject "Position 119/24" by e-mail to 119.24@fli.de. Alternatively, you can also send your application portfolio by post to the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Referat Personal, Postfach 1318 in 17466 Greifswald - Insel Riems. Please note that incomplete documents may lead to exclusion from the application procedure.
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