The University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) unites the Medical Faculty of the Georg-August University and the University Hospital in an integration model. With around 9,700 employees, the UMG and its subsidiaries are one of the largest employers in the region. Our clinics and institutes stand for high-quality patient care, excellent research, modern teaching and transfer of innovative technology.

Göttingen as a city of science is located in the center of Germany and the University Medical Center Göttingen is integrated into an attractive network of university and non-university scientific institutions.

The Institut für Medizinische Statistik of the University Medical Center Göttingen is looking for a new position for the earliest start date

PhD student (m/f/d) in the field of Biostatistics / Medical Statistics

part time, 25,025 hours per week, 3 Jahre

The Department of Medical Statistics (Head: Prof. Dr. Tim Friede) offers statistical advisory service and teaching in the fields of biometric and bioinformatics analysis of clinical and genomic data within the Medical Faculty and at the Göttingen Research Campus (GRC). Additionally, it conducts research in the areas of adaptive clinical trial designs, meta-analysis / evidence synthesis and computational statistics.
The Department offers a broad range of activities through numerous collaborations in various clinical areas and is closely linked with UMG Study Centre and the Institute for Medical Informatics through the joint working group "Biometry, Data Management and Informatics in Clinical Studies".

Your tasks

You will work on the EU-funded INVENTS consortium, which is coordinated by INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) in Paris (see project website: https://invents-he.eu/). The project aim is to improve evidence in regulatory decision-making for rare diseases and to provide corresponding methods and evidence tools.
as part of your PhD, you will be involved in the development of such models, driven by applications in drug development.

Your qualifications

a completed degree in Biometry, Statistics, or Mathematics
an interest in the development and application of statistical methods in medicine and excellent programming knowledge in R are required
excellent German and English skills are also required
high team and service orientation, and strong communication capacities are expected

We offer

exciting and diverse opportunities to participate in an EU-funded project at a scientifically active location
embedded in a team with extensive experience in biometric applications and methodological research
professional development and participation in further training events
good working atmosphere and a collegial environment

Our goal as University Medical Center Göttingen is professional equality for all genders. We strive to equalize the gender ratio in areas where there is underrepresentation. The University Medical Center Göttingen is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled people and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal suitability, applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in accordance with the relevant regulations. We kindly ask you to indicate a disability/equal status in your letter of application in order to safeguard your interests.

We look forward to receiving your application!