Tasks and responsibilities
The PhD student will work under the guidance of Dr. Pascal Geldsetzer and other researchers at both Heidelberg University and Stanford University, including population health researchers, clinicians, and methodologists. The researcher will lead analyses in large-scale electronic health record data to determine the real-life effectiveness of certain medications, lifestyle advice, or health services interventions on health and health system outcomes. Electronic health record datasets are from the United Kingdom, USA, Denmark, and Germany. In addition to this core project, the research group works on a wide variety of research, with foci being medication effectiveness, health services research, and population health issues. Methods used in the group’s work include quasi-experimental techniques, descriptive epidemiology, and randomized trials. The student will be expected to publish in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.

The salary is paid according to the German TV-L system (the salary agreement for public service employees). As an equal opportunity employer, the HUK is committed to increase the percentage of female scientists and, therefore, especially encourages female researchers to apply. Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given preference. Candidates from any nationality can apply.

We are open to discussing options for part-time work or working remotely.

Prerequisites
Masters degree with quantitative training or research experience. We will also consider those with a Bachelors degree only if they have relevant training and/or experience. A degree in a health-related subject is not required to apply
Training and experience in quasi-experimental methods is a plus
Strong coding skills in R, Stata, or other statistical software package
Good communication skills in English (knowledge of German is not necessary)
We offer
Target-oriented individual further education and training opportunities
Targeted training on the job
Ticket for public transport (Deutschlandticket)
Subsidy for holiday care for school children
Active health promotion
Company pension scheme
Access to the university library and other university facilities (e.g. university sports)
Contact & Application
Please apply by sending a CV to Pascal Geldsetzer at pascal.geldsetzer@uni-heidelberg.de. A cover letter is not required. There is no specific deadline for the application - we hire on an ongoing basis.

Interested?

Applications will be accepted via e-mail.