🔍 Project Context:
This role is part of a BMG-funded project to develop a national system for monitoring suicide attempts in Germany. The aim is to test the feasibility of gathering such data from multiple sources and to inform future public health strategies.

📍 Location: Berlin
🏢 Institution: Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Department of Mental Health
🕒 Type: Full-time, temporary contract
📅 Start Date: As soon as possible
📅 Deadline to Apply: 13 July 2025
📝 Contract Duration: Until 31 December 2026, with planned extension to 30 June 2028
💶 Salary: Pay grade E13 TVöD (German public service salary scale)
🔎 Reference No.: 73/25 | Interamt ID: 1320052

🛠 Key Responsibilities:
• Work on data collection streams using survey data, health insurance routine data, and police records
• Draft scientific publications and tailored project reports
• Plan evaluations, conduct literature reviews, and guide data analysis
• Coordinate with data providers and support project administration
• Present findings nationally and internationally
• Participate in expert networks and stakeholder discussions

👩‍🎓 Required Profile:
• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Psychology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Medicine, or related fields
• PhD is an advantage
• Experience in Public Mental Health, data analysis, and scientific publishing
• Understanding of primary and secondary data sources (e.g., health system or survey data)
• German C1, English C1 or the willingness to acquire further German/English skills - we support you with language courses
• Strong project planning, teamwork, and analytical skills

➕ Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in working with external stakeholders and coordinating projects
• Practical knowledge of R or Stata
• Background in suicide prevention or mental health monitoring is a plus

🎁 What’s Offered:
• 30 vacation days, plus Christmas and New Year’s Eve off
• Up to 50% remote work possible
• Public sector pension plan and job ticket subsidy
• Flexible working hours with flextime and part-time options
• Regular salary increases and annual bonus
• Continuing education and health/well-being programs
• Family-friendly workplace with parent-child offices

📩 How to Apply:
Apply via Interamt.de using Job ID 1320052 by 13 July 2025.
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