Research supporting analyst - National Centre for Register-based Research

Would you like to work in an international environment, and are you skilled in quality assurance of data? Then you are the one we are looking for at NCRR.

About the job and responsibilities
The National Centre for Register-based Research wants to hire an Academic Officer for a project focused on psychiatric epidemiology. NCRR is part of Aarhus BSS at Aarhus University and is financed mainly by external research funds. The centre carries out register-based research, primarily within psychiatric epidemiology. Data sources are ongoingly expanded and include, e.g., health data in general, and psychiatric disorders in particular, prescriptions, socioeconomic covariates, and genetics.

The work is primarily of research supporting nature. The tasks include data-management, systematic quality assurance of data, designing studies, data analyses, and presentation of results in collaboration with researchers. Collaborators at NCRR include national and international researchers.

We offer
NCRR are an exciting, interdisciplinary collaboration with skilled and dedicated colleagues. We have a positive work environment characterized by an informal and friendly atmosphere. You will have good opportunities for collegial support and knowledge sharing.

Your profile
Besides having a strong motivation to work with psychiatric epidemiology and data analyses, you will also have a master's degree in statistics, mathematics or similar, and speak and write English at a high level.

Perhaps you have previous experience with register data in connection with research projects, epidemiological analyses, Danish personal registers, including registers at Statistics Denmark and the Danish Health Data Authority and practical experience with R and/or STATA.

You maybe have experience from a similar job and have gained experience and insight into handling data and supporting researchers.

Further information
The starting date is October 1st 2024, or as soon as possible hereafter. The duration of the employment will be 3 years full-time.

Your place of work will be Fuglesangs Allé 26, 8210 Aarhus V, and the area of employment is the National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University.

Questions about the position
Further information about the position may be obtained from Senior Researcher Liselotte Vogdrup Petersen, [email protected]

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR-supporter Line Møller Kristiansen, [email protected].

Requirements and terms
Salary and terms as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the relevant organisation.
Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Department: NCRR/NCRR - National Centre for Register-based Research

Deadline: 26 September 2024

Location: Aarhus V Fuglesangs Allé 26