Environmental Exposure Modelling

Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF), Düsseldorf

The IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine investigates the molecular mechanisms through which particles, radiation and environmental chemicals harm human health. The main working areas are environmentally induced aging of the pulmonary system and the skin as well as disturbances of the nervous and immune system.

At the IUF, several research groups (for details please see: Https://iuf-duesseldorf.de/en/)are working on how environmental factors (ultraviolet radiation, air pollution, selected chemicals) affect the physiology and pathophysiology of the different organs. The different research groups at IUF are being supported by core units / technology platforms.

The work of the core unit "Computational Exposure Assessment (CEA)" serves to understand and predict the way climate and air pollution variables behave in the atmosphere. The core unit develops models and builds databases from combined satellite and ground monitoring stations to assess the environmental impact under different emission and concentration scenarios, with the main goal of understanding the impacts of environmental stressors on different disease outcomes.

The aim is the application of models to assign personal exposure to pollutants and climate stressors with fine resolution, aiming to capture and determine even small differences in health risks caused by the variation of personal exposure in urban environments. The unit also seeks to build and validate databases for areas with no coverage of ground monitoring stations, with a special interest in urban areas in low-and-middle-income countries (e.g. India).

The IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Düsseldorf is now offering a

Ihre Aufgaben

• Developing high-resolution data sets of environmental exposures (like air pollution, temperature) around the world, leveraging public and/or open-source data where available;

• Creating valuation models for various types of pollutants;

• working as an integrative part of a motivated multidisciplinary team within the institute and external academic partners

• writing scientific publications in peer reviewed journals

• presentation of results at meetings and international conferences, The position is initially limited for 2 years with the option of a permanent position. The weekly working time totals 39 hours and 50 minutes. Remuneration is given in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement for the employees of the states (TV-L).

Ihr Profil

• Environmental sciences, environmental health, environmental chemistry, environmental toxicology, exposure sciences, or public health, or equivalent;

• Profound hands-on experience in computational modelling, e.g., chemical fate and transport modelling, exposure modelling, toxicokinetic modelling

• Experience in epidemiological research in general and/or environmental epidemiology in particular Demonstrated proficiency in ArcGIS, statistical analysis software (SAS or R), Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;

  DESIRED KEY COMPETENCIES

• Positive can-do attitude, responsible and responsive, and maintain a high degree of ethical standard and trustworthiness;

• Self-motivated, highly organized, meticulous hands-on habits, keen to accuracy, and attention to detail;

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, able to reach rational conclusions through complex processing of information;

• Energized by accomplishments and excellence in the workplace. Competent of high performance in independent work and coordinated efforts in implementing group projects;

• A strong interest in epidemiological research in general and environmental epidemiology in particular;

• Evaluate results, analyze and interpret data to prepare project updates, meeting presentations and research reports for documentation and publication;

• First experiences in supervising students are advantageous