The School of Public Health, AG 8, has the following job openings: 
Research Position
ID: Wiss22911
- Start: as soon as possible, latest 01.09.2023
- Teilzeit 65 %
- salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- befristet
The interdisciplinary research agenda of AG8 is at the intersection of social epidemiology, gerontology, and health demography. It includes four research projects, which aim to quantify how demographic, social, and behavioral characteristics impact individuals' health and survival. Leveraging high-quality Nordic register data and longitudinal survey data, these projects adopt a life-course framework to study how life experiences shape individuals' health and health behaviors.
The AG8 research agenda includes the following overarching research questions:
The successful applicant should contribute to one or more of the research themes of the AG8 research.
Employment is conducive to scientific qualification.
The AG8 research agenda includes the following overarching research questions:
- What are the trends and socio-demographic determinants of e-health use?
- What are the consequences of long commutes to work for the health of commuters and their family members?
- How do individuals change their health behaviors after experiencing a stressful life event (e.g. diagnosis of a new incurable disease, acute hospitalization, or a death in the family)?
- What are the trajectories of health at older ages (with focus on single major chronic conditions and multimorbidity)?
The successful applicant should contribute to one or more of the research themes of the AG8 research.
Your Tasks
- designing and implementing quantitative research studies (using mostly longitudinal register-based and survey data) together with the research team (70 %)
- publication of findings in international peer-reviewed journals
- supporting the AG8 with the acquisition of third-party funds
- participation in international scientific meetings
- active contribution to teaching delivered by AG8 (e.g. Demographic Research Methods, Social Research Methods, and Demografische Grundlagen von Gesundheit und sozialer Sicherung) (25 %)
- contribution to other activities at the School of Public Health, including administrative work and participation in committees (5 %)
Employment is conducive to scientific qualification.
We offer
- salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- befristet 30.09.2025 (with a possibility for prolongation for another 2 years) (§ 2 (1) of the WissZeitVG ; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases)
- Teilzeit 65 %
- internal and external training opportunities
- variety of health, consulting and prevention services
- reconcilability of family and work
- job security
- constant place of work (Bielefeld) without travel activities
- flexible working hours
- job ticket for regional public transport network, good transport connection
- supplementary company pension
- collegial working environment
- exciting, varied tasks
- various offers (canteen, cafeteria, restaurants, Uni-Shop, ATM, etc.)
Your Profile
We expect
- scientific university degree (e.g. Master or Diploma) in Demography, Sociology, Public Health/Health Sciences, Economics, or other relevant fields - A strong interest in social epidemiology, population health, and quantitative methods
- strong interest in social epidemiology, population health, and quantitative methods
- basic knowledge of statistical software (Stata and/or R)
- very good command of German and English (written and spoken, some courses are taught in German)
- independence and reliability in planning and implementing tasks
- ability to work independently as well as in a team
- strong organizational and coordination skills
Preferred experience and skills
- experience in working with survey data
- experience in analyzing health-related survey data
- experience in teaching (e.g. preparing teaching materials)
- good communication skills
Application Procedure
We are looking forward to receiving your application in English. For full consideration, your application should be received via either email (a single PDF document is required) sent to regine.myska@uni-bielefeld.de or post (see postal address). Please mark your application with the identification code: Wiss22911. Please note that the possibility of privacy breaches and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be excluded when communicating via unencrypted e-mail. For Information on the processing of personal data click here.
application deadline: 29.01.2023
Contact
Regine Myska
+49521/106-6889 (secretary's office)
regine.myska@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften
Prof. Dr. Anna Oksuzyan
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Regine Myska
+49521/106-6889 (secretary's office)
regine.myska@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften
Prof. Dr. Anna Oksuzyan
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
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