Veterinarian (f/m/d)

Helmholtz; Greifswald; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Part-time options

Working from home

Childcare offers

Job ticket subsidy

Job summary

The Helmholtz Institute for One Health in Greifswald invites a Veterinarian (f/m/d) to join the EU-funded ZooSursy project, engaging with the Ecology and Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases and One Health Surveillance teams to strengthen surveillance of zoonotic diseases in Africa. The role is on-site in Bayanga (CAR) and Taï (CIV) with field deployments and close collaboration with local partners.

You will coordinate workshops, sampling, and supervise students, then prepare results for publication

Qualifications

• Degree in veterinary medicine.
• Experience coordinating international projects, preferably in Africa.
• Fluent in English and good knowledge of French.
• Strong motivation and organizational skills.
• Open-minded, resilient, committed and reliable.
• Willingness to spend several months per year in the field.
• Strong writing and presentation skills.
• Able to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement workshops across multiple countries.
• Coordinate sampling activities in CAR and CIV.
• Supervise Master’s and PhD students on-site in CAR and CIV.
• Coordinate feedback of results to participants, local parties and global organizations.
• Prepare results for publication and presentation.
• Contribute to the scientific analyses and publication of data.
• Coordinate the interface between project activities and the OHS core.
• Monitor project activities continuously.

Skills

Project coordination

English proficiency

French proficiency

Writing skills

Presentation skills

Motivation

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Field travel

Resilience

Reliability

Education

Degree in veterinary medicine

Job description

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The Helmholtz Institute for One Health in Greifswald (HIOH) is looking for a

The Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) Greifswald is a site of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI). Here, the interrelationships between the health of humans, animals and their environment are researched. Our goal is to better understand zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance and the evolution of pathogens and thus contribute to the prevention of pandemics. Founded in 2021, the institute with its international and interdisciplinary research teams is a beacon for innovative One Health research in one of the most beautiful regions of Germany, directly on the Baltic Sea.

As Veterinarian (f/m/d) within the EU-funded project “ZooSursy” (https://rr-africa.woah.org/en/projects/zoo-sursy-project-enhancing-zoonotic-disease-surveillance-in-africa/ ) you will be part of the two research groups “Ecology and Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases” and “One Health Surveillance (OHS)”, and work closely with the other scientific research departments of the HIOH Greifswald. The project aims at sustainable capacity building, strengthening wildlife and livestock surveillance and pandemic preparedness for emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases in Africa.

Your tasks will include the responsible implementation of project activities with the aim of strengthening the surveillance of disease outbreaks in cooperation with local partners (WWF-CAR, DSPA and LACEVET in the Central African Republic (CAR) and CSRS and CHU Bouaké in Côte d’Ivoire (CIV)) . You will also be involved in the communication of results to the population and stakeholders, as well as publication of scientific results.

Much of the work is done on site in Bayanga in the Central African Republic and Taï in Côte d’Ivoire.

In particular, your responsibilities will include:

• Coordination and implementation of workshops and trainings across several countries (Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Rep. of Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Chad)
• Coordination of sampling activities in CAR and CIV
• Supervision and support of local Master’s and PhD students on-site in CAR and CIV
• Coordination of feedback of results to study participants, local responsible parties and global organizations
• Preparation of results for publication and presentation purposes
• Contribution to the scientific analyses and publication of collected data
• Coordination of the interface between project activities and the core activities of the OHS
• Continuous monitoring of project activities

You should ideally have the following qualifications:

• A successfully completed degree in veterinary medicine
• Experience in coordinating and implementing international projects, preferably in Africa or other regions with weak infrastructure
• Business fluent in written and spoken English and good knowledge of French
• Strong motivation and organizational skills
• You are open-minded, resilient, committed, motivated and reliable
• Willingness to spend several months per year in the field in Central African Republic and Côte d’Ivoire
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Able to work as a part of a team

We offer:

• An exciting, varied job in a future-oriented research institute within an international scientific environment
• Modern laboratories and state-of-the-art instrumentation
• Extensive support for the development of technical and transferable skills
• Programs for the development of professional knowledge and personal skills
• A corporate culture of appreciation and promotion of equal opportunities
• Extensive training and continuing education opportunities to develop professional knowledge and personal skills
• Flexible work schedules, part-time options, and working from home
• A family office to support family and career as well as childcare offers
• Interesting additional public service
• Subsidization of the job ticket

People with severe disabilities and equivalent professional qualifications who are suitable for the position are given preference. In order to protect your rights, we ask you to provide us with a clearly recognizable reference to the existence of a degree of severe disability in your cover letter or resume.

The position is held at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH (HZI) in Braunschweig. The place of employment is Greifswald.

The HZI is actively committed to equality, diversity and integration. For this reason, the HZI pursues the goal of professional equality between women and men and expressly welcomes applications from qualified women. The position is suitable for part-time work.

As soon as possible (Limitation: 30th September 2029)

Working time:

35.00hours per week

Place of work:

15/10/2026

For further information please contactProf. Dr. Fabian Leendertz, phone[phone],, email:[e-mail].

We look forward to receiving your application!