Jobs & fellowships

4.10.23 

Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin 100%

khsb

Das Projekt ist Teil des vom BMBF in der Programmlinie „T!Raum – TransferRäume für die Zukunft von Regionen“ geförderten Transferbündnisses „Alterperimentale“. Ziel des Projekts ist es, partizipative und ko-kreative Strukturen und Praktiken zur Förderung soziotechnischer und sozialökologischer Innovationen in der deutsch-polnischen Grenzregion zu fördern. Der Fokus der Forschungs- und Transferaktivitäten liegt auf älteren Menschen, deren Lebensqualität durch unterschiedliche Wissenstransferformate verbessert werden soll. Dazu schafft der Projektverbund Denk- und Experimentierräume – sogenannte Praxisforschungsstellen im brandenburgischen Heinersdorf, in Cottbus und Görlitz. Der Schwerpunkt des Projekts an der KHSB liegt auf der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung der Praxisforschungsstellen und der Entwicklung und Erprobung partizipativer und kokreativer Formate der Wissensproduktion und Praxis. Damit verbundene Forschungsaspekte sind die Lebenssituation älterer Menschen in ländlichen Räumen, gesundheitliche und pflegerische Versorgung, caring communities und sozialräumliche Innovationsprozesse. Das Projekt arbeitet mit den Bündnispartnern der „Alterperimentale“ in Brandenburg und Sachsen eng zusammen und unterstützt die wissenschaftskommunikative Vermittlung des Transfers.

Deadline 4. Oktober 2023

1.12.23

Senior Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in 60 % (Postdoc) für das Horizon Europe Projekt «Fostering Queer Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics»

HSLU

Die Stelle ist im deutschsprachigen lokalen Team von Prof. Dr. Stefanie Boulila angesiedelt und bearbeitet die Fallstudie Deutschland. Zudem ist eine Mitarbeit im Arbeitspaket vorgesehen, das von Prof. Dr. Boulila geleitet wird. Hierbei handelt es sich um die Theoretisierung der Daten des gesamten Projektes. Sie sind dabei auch Teil eines multinationalen englischsprachigen Projektteams mit folgenden Aufgaben:

• Erstellen von Literatur-Reviews auf Englisch
• Durchführung von deutschsprachigen Fokusgruppeninterviews und Aufbereitung der Daten
• Analyse von qualitativen und quantitativen Daten aus parlamentarischen und medialen Debatten sowie aus qualitativen Interviews und Umfragen
• Mitorganisation von Workshops für zivilgesellschaftliche Akteur*innen in Deutschland
• Präsentation der Projektergebnisse in internationalen Publikationen und an internationalen Konferenzen

Deadline: 1. Dezember 2023

14.09.2023

Senior Research Scientist

Sage Bionetworks

At Sage Bionetworks, we believe that we can learn more by engaging and collaborating with people from a diversity of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We develop and apply open practices to data-driven research for the advancement of human health. We are working to establish actionable biomedical observations through the reliable analysis and responsible sharing of representative data. By improving the way scientists collaborate and by increasing the reliability of research, we will improve human health.

Team Science Research

Sage Bionetworks is looking for a Research Scientist to support a new National Library of Medicine-funded research project to develop the evidence base for improved information strategies, processes, and tools by identifying and describing the information behaviors of TTs, along with the information strategies teams use to achieve their scientific goals. The project aims to recruit ~15 translational teams to participate in qualitative interviews about the way they manage information, seeking to identify barriers and facilitators to effective information management in clinical and translational research. Additionally, we will conduct surveys to understand the impact information has on other team processes and collect data on scientific outcomes. Under direction of the PI and in collaboration with the Principal Scientist, Team Science, the Research Scientist will be responsible for the design, conduct, and dissemination of results for this research study.

07.10.2023

Two Positions in the Department of Digital and Computational Demography

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Reserach

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is recruiting two highly qualified Post-Docs, or more senior Research Scientists, to join the Department of Digital and Computational Demography, headed by MPIDR Director Emilio Zagheni. One position will be filled in the Lab of Migration and Mobility and one in the Lab of Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being. 

Digital and computational demography is a growing interdisciplinary field that tackles fundamental questions across all domains of demographic research by combining the methods and perspectives of computational sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and statistics. The field has emerged in parallel with rapid technological improvements in computing, the spread of Internet and mobile technologies, and the increased digitalization of people’s lives. Our group brings together methodologists (from areas like statistics, computer science or formal demography) with experts in various areas of the social sciences in order to foster cross-pollination of ideas, to advance methods and theories of population research, and to address pressing scientific and societal questions.Candidates who can enrich or complement projects in any Research Area of the Lab of Migration and Mobility or of the Lab of Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being will be considered. Across all profiles, ability and willingness to work in interdisciplinary teams in order to conduct cutting-edge research that advances our understanding of population processes is key. Examples of themes that we are interested in strengthening include (but are not limited to):

• The use of advanced statistical analysis, machine learning or causal inference for estimating, understanding and forecasting demographic outcomes, at the individual and aggregate levels;
• The assessment of the relationships between climate change, population dynamics and individual behaviors, including the impact of climate change on demographic and health indicators;
• The assessment of the impact of technological transformations, including the digitalization of life, on social inequalities, time use, and well-being;
• Modeling and understanding migration flows, including high-skilled migration and migration of scientists.

Deadline for Application: 7 October 2023

1.9.23

PhD Position in Cell Biology (100%)

The university of Bern is offering an exclusive PhD position to a talented and highly motivated student. The candidate should be interested in investigating interactions between metallo-drugs and cells using a broad variety of biochemical and cell biological methods. In addition, the applicant has the unique opportunity to work interdisciplinary in close collaboration with numerous research groups located at the University of Bern and Inselspital Bern.

open until filled

27.10.23

Deputy Director

Prairie Research Institute

Serve as an integral member of the PRI Executive Leadership team. Advising the executive director (ED) and survey directors of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI) and performing a complex mix of duties related to executive leadership, governmental relations, engagement, advocacy, law, public policy, and legislative process.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serving as a senior advisor to the executive director (ED) and acting in close collaboration with PRI senior leadership, (including the Office of Executive Director (OED) and the Survey directors), and principal investigators on ongoing strategic, organizational, and operational processes, research projects, and governmental relations, engagement, advocacy, and law, public policy, and legislative process.
• Coordinating OED leadership functions and exercising decision-making authority in such discrete areas of select administrative responsibility as expressly delegated by the ED.
• Partner with the ED and senior leadership in the advancement of strategic priorities, including providing leadership for special projects and programs on behalf of the ED.
• Collaborate with the ED and senior leadership in identifying strategic opportunities and initiatives.
• Identifying, researching, analyzing, preparing reports, and advising the ED and senior leadership relative to current issues and strategic projects.
• Providing operational leadership in the OED to accomplish the organization's goals and objectives effectively, while promoting a positive, inclusive culture.

Deadline: 27th October 2023

15.09.23

Research Fellow / Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter (70%)

University of Bern

The Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) at the University of Bern performs research in a range of disciplines relevant to public health (www.ispm.unibe.ch ). Groups cut across divisions, facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to research in the fields of clinical epidemiology, social and behavioral health, biostatistics, and international and environmental health. The Health Services Research Group is looking for a highly motivated Research Fellow for an ambitious patient safety project in cancer care led by Prof. Dr. David Schwappach and Prof. Dr. Sofia Zambrano.

This project, funded by Swiss Cancer Research, explores preventable, psychological harm as a patient safety topic. You will develop a framework, definitions and expert consensus on psychological safety events in cancer care. Based on this, the frequency and severity, as well as potential predictors and consequences will be empirically investigated from different perspectives. You will help improve knowledge on harmful psychological events in cancer patients and contribute to the quality and safety of cancer care.

Starting Date: Febuary 2024
Deadline for Application: 15 September 2023

21.08.23

Post-Doc / Project Scientist from March 2024

The purpose of the position is to help the RUNRES project achieve its stated objective, which is to develop sustainable city-region food systems predicated on the recycling of organic waste and enhanced food value chains. The project scientist will be based in the Sustainable Agroecosystems group at ETH Zürich but will be responsible for coordinating with, and travelling to, each project country on a regular basis. The project scientist will lead efforts to quantify the impact of the project, ensure the safety of the recycled products produced by project innovation leaders, support scaling efforts, write project reports, develop and disseminate grey literature, author peer reviewed publications focused on the project’s findings, and actively lead and manage the entire project.

This is a one year contract with the possibility for extension through RUNRES phase II (4 years).

Job description

• Conduct laboratory analyses to assess the quality of the products produced by RUNRES innovation leaders. This will include characterization of the quality parameters of the animal feed products and value-added products for human consumption as well as physical/chemical/biological analyses of the soil inputs
• Coordinate regularly with project teams in each city-region
• Support project teams with the collection, analysis, and interpretation of project impact data
• Write project reports
• Present findings and results to the project donor
• Co-lead innovation scaling efforts together with project business experts
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities to address key scaling bottlenecks
• Develop outreach material such as videos, policy briefs, non-peer reviewed articles, etc.
• Lead efforts to publish peer reviewed articles related to the project

21.08.23

PhD in linking forest science and forest practice

ETH Zurich

Project background

UPSCALE (2024-2028) is a 4year multidisciplinary project led by ETH and WSL. It is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. UPSCALE will advance forest health and mortality monitoring by bridging methods and disciplines. We will integrate early warning signals for the detection of tree health decline, and mortality in trees and forests across spatial scales - from the tree to the landscape level. We will link high spatial and temporal resolution remote sensing data with traditional ground-based forest monitoring data, novel close-to-real time tree and ecosystem level assessments, and belowground information to identify key proxies of forest drought stress, tree health, and mortality risk. Our work will provide a solid backdrop aiding decision-makers in prioritizing their silvicultural, and forest management planning activities, ensuring the sustainable provision of forest goods and ecosystem services under future climate conditions.

Job description

The PhD is planned for a period of four years. The PhD student will be part of the UPSCALE project team and be responsible for the work package “Connecting science and practice”. In the PhD you will have to:

• Identify potential user groups of the web-based information platform on forest drought risk in Switzerland developed in UPSCALE
• Identify the users’ needs and harmonize them with the information provided by UPSCALE
• Collect user feedbacks on prototypes of the information platform to improve it

21.07.22

Program Director - Integrative Activities Section

National Science Foundation

The NSF Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) is seeking applications for an open rotator (IPA) position related to convergence research programs (Science and Technology Centers (STC) and Growing Convergence Research (GCR)). OIA works across disciplinary boundaries to lead and coordinate strategic programs and opportunities that: advance research excellence and innovation; develop human and infrastructure capacity critical to the U.S. science and engineering enterprise; and promote engagement of scientists and engineers at all career stages.

The Program Director will be working with a second, experienced program officer to co-manage the Cross-cutting, Collaborative Research portfolio. The Program Director will contribute to developing new activities and new funding opportunities within this portfolio and to the merit review process for new proposals. They will also provide oversight of existing awards in the portfolio, including organizing or coordinating progress reviews. The programs in this portfolio are conducted collaboratively with teams of program officers from across NSF. The successful applicant will work with counterparts across NSF, as well as with other OIA team members, in developing collaboration and cooperation across the Foundation, supporting partnerships among academic and other research stakeholders, and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the research enterprise. This IA Program Director position is an unparalleled opportunity to ensure NSF-funded activities are at the forefront of advancing research and education.

Deadline: open until filled