Epidemiologe (m/w/d)

Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum DDZ; Düsseldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum (DDZ) invites applications for an Epidemiologist (postdoc - m/f/d) to join a collaboration between the Inflammation group and the Clinical Study Center at DDZ. The project includes planning analyses across cohort studies and coordinating with internal and external partners.

A 3-year full-time contract is offered with TV-L in North Rhine-Westphalia and a focus on epidemiological methods and dissemination of results in scientific venues.

Qualifikationen

• Doctoral degree in epidemiology, (bio)statistics or a comparable discipline.
• Ability to work interdisciplinarily with physicians and life scientists.
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English.

Aufgaben

• Plan epidemiological analyses within different cohort studies.
• Perform statistical analyses in projects related to inflammation, diabetes and cardiovascular complications.
• Communicate results in conferences and publications.

Kenntnisse

PhD Epidemiology

Interdisciplinary collaboration

English writing

Ausbildung

PhD in Epidemiology or Biostatistics

Tools

SAS

R

Jobbeschreibung

The German Diabetes Center (DDZ) is the Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

The DDZ is an interdisciplinary research center linking molecular and cell biological basic with clinical and epidemiological research approaches.

The DDZ has the aim to develop new approaches for prevention, early detection and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and to improve therapy and treatment of its complications.

The Institute for Clinical Diabetology (Director: Prof. Dr. Michael Roden) is looking for an Epidemiologist (postdoc - m/f/d).

We are searching for a candidate with:

• (1) a doctoral degree in epidemiology, (bio)statistics or a comparable discipline
• (2) the ability to work in an interdisciplinary manner with physicians and life scientists
• (3) knowledge of epidemiological methodology and statistical analysis systems (e.g. SAS or R)

In addition, excellent writing and communication skills in English are required. Experience in the analysis of proteomics data would be desirable.

The project will be a collaboration between the research group Inflammation (Prof. Dr. Christian Herder) and the Clinical Study Center (Prof. Dr. Robert Wagner, PD Dr. Oana-Patricia Zaharia) at DDZ. Tasks include planning epidemiological analyses within different cohort studies, performing statistical analyses in projects related to the link between inflammation, diabetes and cardiovascular complications, and communicating results in conferences and publications. The coordination of projects with internal and external partners is important as the position will be linked to projects with the Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine at the Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

An exciting and diversified fulltime job in a multidisciplinary team. The project should start on the earliest possible start date with a 3-year-contract.

A salary as based on qualification and experience according to TV-L in its current version for North Rhine-Westphalia.

Family-friendly working conditions and equal gender policy. Since May 2011, the DDZ is a"“Career and Family”" audit-acknowledged center.

Women are especially encouraged to apply, and in the case of equal qualification will be given preference. Similarly, persons with disabilities will be given preference.