Research assistants in health economics for the research project “Digital Transformation of Healthcare Provision Across the Region” (TransVer)

About us

The project "Digital Transformation of Healthcare Provision in Regional Areas" (TransVer), funded by the State of Lower Saxony under the zukunft.niedersachsen program, scientifically accompanies the transformation process of hospitals into digitalized regional healthcare centers. The goal is to develop new medical and technical solutions that enable attractive, modern, and locally accessible healthcare provision and address the needs of the population. This also includes the question of how hospital facilities can be meaningfully repurposed – for example, with digital assistance systems for new on-site healthcare services. For more information about the project and additional positions, visit www.transver-projekt.de (website is currently only available in German).

The regional transformation of healthcare is also understood as a societal and social process involving many stakeholders: patients, relatives and employees, citizens, cities and counties, health insurance companies and the researchers involved in the project. The aim is to examine both organisational and societal restructuring processes. New, innovative and needs-based forms of care are to be developed and piloted in a participatory manner.

In the project, the health economics group researches the effects of the transformation process and, together with other project partners, is responsible for developing and implementing a suitable monitoring system for target achievement. In addition, the group analyses and evaluates the innovations tested in the real-world laboratory and in the home environment in terms of costs and other health economic aspects.

Your tasks

• Research as responsible group leader including the analysis of the transformation process and health economic monitoring of the testing of innovations and conceptualizing of potential transfers to standard care or operator concepts
• Conceptual preparation of the health economics work package and coordination with neighbouring work packages
• Development, implementation, and evaluation of expert interviews and organization of an expert workshop
• Adaptation of the results of neighbouring work packages and derivation of health economics-relevant indicators
• Consolidation of results from different work packages to define and continuously describe the initial, current, and target situations
• Analysis of health economic aspects of medical and technical innovations
• Collaboration with and consultation of other researchers in the interdisciplinary subprojects, including joint publications
• Coordination and administration of the subproject
• Promotion of young researchers: Coordination of measures to promote interdisciplinary collaboration, especially in subprojects involving young scientists
• Consolidating and analysing interdisciplinary results from TransVer's sub-projects, for example in project workshops

Your profile

Requirements:

• Relevant university degree (diploma (university)/master's) in economics, health economics, health services research, public health, or a related field
• Relevant doctorate or comparable achievement (proof of independent research ability)
• Expertise in the field of health economic evaluation, demonstrated through publications
• High degree of independence and initiative
• Very good knowledge of quantitative methods

Advantageous:

• Very good written and spoken German and English
• Experience in project management and interdisciplinary collaboration
• Research experience in the field of health services research and/or medical and technical innovations

We offer

• Compensation according to collective agreements (annual bonus payment, occupational pension scheme, savings incentives) including 30 days annual leave
• Support and guidance during your employment, especially regarding your research
• A family-friendly environment with flexible working hours (flexitime) and the possibility of partial remote work
• Occupational health promotion services
• An extensive free training program and dedicated support for young researchers
• You can find further information and benefits about working at the University Medicine Oldenburg at https://uol.de/en/umo-benefits.

Our standards

The University of Oldenburg is dedicated to increase the percentage of female employees in the field of science. Therefore, female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. In accordance to § 21 Section 3 NHG, female candidates with equal qualifications will be preferentially considered. Applicants with disabilities will be given preference in case of equal qualification.

Further information

School VI – Medicine and Health Sciences covers the fields of human medicine, medical physics and acoustics, neuroscience, psychology and health services research. Together with the four regional hospitals, Faculty VI forms the University Medical Centre Oldenburg. It also works closely with the University of Groningen. UMO develops technical innovations and personalized solutions and transfers them into practice to improve the health of people in the north-west – in both urban and rural areas.

The opportunity for personal academic qualification (postdoc level / habilitation) is provided and explicitly supported!

Contact

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Lars Schwettmann, , Tel. 0441 798- 2410.