RKI is looking for a senior scientist as scientific advisor in the department for infectious disease epidemiology. The person would report directly to the director of the department. The tasks include
- quality assurance of research proposals and scientific manuscripts
- coordination and implementation of a research strategy within the department
- initiation and coordination of research projects

RKI is looking for a native English speaker with relevant epidemiologic research experience including experience as first author and reviewer of scientific manuscripts. Expertise in infectious disease epidemiology would be preferred.
This position does NOT require control of the German language, although the willingness and ability to acquire some German communication skills would be welcome.

For more details please contact Gérard Krause, director of the department for infectious disease epidemiology (around 130 staff members) at Robert Koch Institute in Berlin at KrauseG@rki.de or telephone +49 30 18754 3404