The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine is hiring a Head of Research Group Implementation Science & Intervention Research in Infectious Diseases at the next possible date.

The working group shall conduct studies that address implementation bottlenecks, identifies optimal approach for a particular setting, and promotes the uptake of research findings in order to result in improved health care and its delivery. Intervention research – defined as the studies to learn what treatments, diagnostics, or strategies work best in local healthcare systems to improve human health – shall be the core expertise of the working group. In this regard the working group should engage in the empirical testing and evaluation of innovative health care interventions and health system research. Furthermore, its work should focus on assessing the impact of interventions in resource poor regions; particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. It is envisioned that the working group engages in research on infectious disease topics that are closely linked to the core focus of the institute (e.g., malaria, arbovirus & hemorrhagic fevers or neglected tropical diseases).

Applications must be submitted by 31 March 2024.

More information can be found here.