We are offering one position for a doctoral researcher in project P9: Economics of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control interventions. The successful candidate will work at the national public health institute, the Robert Koch Institute, in Berlin for 4 years.

Project start will be as soon as possible.

Candidates must hold a Master's degree or equivalent in Health Economics or a related field and speak English. If you want to join us, please apply until March 29^th, 2026 via the DRS online application platform.

 

About RTG 3096: as a member of the German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded Research Training Group (RTG) 3096 'One Health Approach to Soil-Transmitted Helminths', the successful applicant will work on a scientific project in an interdisciplinary manner with 8 other doctoral researchers in 8 different projects within a structured doctoral program.

All projects in RTG 3096 together address the three 'One Health' aspects:

1) human roundworm infections (close cooperation and fieldwork in Kenya/Africa),

2) roundworm infections in farm animals (chickens and pigs in Germany) and wildlife, and

3) environmental factors (sociological and economic field studies in Kenya and Germany).

The RTG will thus incorporate human, animal, and environmental aspects into the research and training of candidates in order to train “One Health” infectious disease specialists. After four years of training in the structured doctoral program and the acquisition of at least 30 CP, candidates have the opportunity to obtain a certificate for the successful completion of a doctoral program / graduate school.