Phd Student

The university of today, for the knowledge of tomorrow

UMIT TIROL - Private University for Health Sciences and Technology is an accredited private university owned by the Province of Tyrol and the Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck with its headquarters in Hall in Tirol, Austria. UMIT TIROL is an internationally recognized university with a focus on Health Sciences, Life Sciences and Health Care Technologies.

The Institute of Public Health, Medical Decision Making and Health Technology Assessment (Head: Univ.Prof. Dr. Uwe Siebert) of the Department of Public Health, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment is currently seeking to appoint a:
PhD Student / Junior Researcher in Public Health, Medical Decision Analysis and Evidence-based Medicine

to commence as soon as possible and initially limited to two years in full-time or part-time (100%, 75% or 50%); an extension is possible and is being sought.

The position is associated with the MeDeMSA project and other research projects in the field of health decision science and initially limited to three years. An extension is possible.
- and long-term benefits, risks, costs and equity of diagnostics and treatment to inform decision making of patients, providers and health care payers.

**Your Tasks**:

- Participation in the Institute’s national and international research projects (main fields: Public Health, Epidemiology, Outcomes Research, Chronic Diseases, Personalized Cancer Medicine, Nutrition, Climate Change and Health, Health Technology Assessment for National HTA Authorities)
- Performing scientific analyses (systematic reviews, epidemiologic and decision-analytic modelling, evidence-based medicine fact boxes and recommendations)
- Collaborating in development and implementation of quality assurance, as well as data collection, management and preparation)
- Conducting interim analyses and reporting as well as participating in publications in international peer-reviewed journals
- Involvement in teaching and educational organization, for example, in the areas of Public Health and Health Data & Decision Science, the UMIT TIROL Academy Program, and in continuing education measures.

**Your Profile**:

- Additional qualification or professional experience in quantitative methods in public health/biomedicine preferred.
- Ability to efficiently manage tasks in parallel, carefully and systematically, and to communicate research results to various audiences.
- A proven ability to work effectively within a team to achieve timely and valued objectives.
- Commitment to interdisciplinary team-oriented research
- Good written and oral English language skills
- Experience in statistical analysis with SAS, STATA, R, or SPSS etc. and literature management software (e.g., EndNote)

**We offer you**:

- Opportunity for scientific qualification as PhD (in HTA or Public Health) at UMIT TIROL
- Opportunity for national and international network building and policy impact
- Flexible and family-friendly working hours
- Continuing education and training opportunities as part of the continuing education program for scientists at the Department
- Working in an interdisciplinary and innovation-driven environment in one of the largest Public Health departments of Europe

The salary is based on the salary group scheme of UMIT TIROL and amounts € 2,700.00 (full-time basis). An overpayment is possible depending on qualifications and experience

UMIT TIROL - University for Health Sciences and Technology, Eduard-Wallnöfer-Zentrum1, A-6060 Hall in Tirol, Austria, Phone: +43 50 8648 3922;