Postdoctoral Epidemiologist/Data Scientist: Nutrition and Brain Health 1114 views

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) invites application for a postdoctoral position within the area of Population Health Sciences. Applications are open to Epidemiologist / Data Scientist to lead and further develop our efforts in this research area.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Further development of the area of nutritional and lifestyle epidemiology in the context of the Rhineland Study
• Supervision and monitoring of dietary and lifestyle data acquisition and processing
• Analysis of complex and high-dimensional data and preparation of manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Supervision of graduate and PhD students
• Maintaining contact with our external academic partners
• Preparation of grant applications to strengthen this line of research and to develop an own research focus.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold a PhD in (nutritional) epidemiology, medicine or other relevant discipline.
• Demonstrable interest in quantitative research, strong analytical skills, ability for independent and critical thinking, leadership capabilities.
• Applicant must possess excellent communication and writing skills in the English language.
• At least 2 years of post-doctoral working experience in epidemiological research or large-scale observational studies and experience with dietary pattern analysis is highly desirable.

Duration:  The position is initially limited to two years with the possibility of extension

How to apply:

• Apply online
• Code: 1580/2018/7