Scientific staff members Climate and health research (all genders)

closing date:
April 27, 2023
start of work:
earliest possible
hours of work:
full time

Our offer
The new “Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Research” (ZKI-PH) offers a unique working and research environment: with innovative methods, an international team and state-of-the-art equipment, we are committed to the health of the population.

We are looking for a new fixed-term team member limited for up to 3 years for our new “Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Research” (ZKI-PH) in Wildau.

Scientific staff members Climate and health research (all genders)
(up to salary group 14 TVöD)

Join the Robert Koch Institute - one of Germany’s largest departmental (governmental) research institutions. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Title
Scientific staff members Climate and health research (all genders)

Tasks
Conduct scientific research in the field of artificial intelligence with a particular focus on Public Health, e.g.:

• Independent work on exciting research projects at the interface of AI, digital epidemiology and public health:

• AI-based method development and application in climate and societal analytics at the ZKI-PH.

• Interdepartmental collaboration with colleagues at the Robert Koch Institute in order to combine and expand the expertise at the RKI in the research of diseases with the methods of artificial intelligence, e.g. through the

• comprehensive analysis of epidemics; further development of early warning systems; risk assessment of pathogens

• causal analyses with regard to climate conditions

• development of novel algorithms/methods, manage and integrate data and provide quality assurance for this work

• potential supervision of junior researchers

• preparation of scientific reports and publications, as well as assistance with science outreach/communication activities

Your profile

• Advance higher education degree (master's degree) in natural sciences or mathematical discipline
• PhD preferred

Required skills and experience

• research experience in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and causal inference in the application field of ZKI-PH
• in common programming languages
• Experience in quantitative data analysis and in handling complex bodies of data
• in the relevant and related topics on disease dynamics and pandemic research
• Highly developed skills in scientific publishing as well as the presentation of research results

More information and application via:
https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Careers/Jobs/70_23_en.html