Your Future in Academic Health Research
Join us in accompanying and researching the transformation of the healthcare system—within an interdisciplinary team that scientifically examines, tests, and further develops new approaches. The following job postings are organized into three central thematic areas.
Clinical Pathways
The research focus “Clinical Pathways” aims to develop and pilot innovative care structures for future regional health centers in real-world settings. The emphasis is on cross-sector prevention and follow-up care, needs-based emergency and acute care, improved communication along care pathways, and ethical guidelines for socially sustainable and acceptable healthcare delivery.
Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine
In the subproject “Clinical Pathways,” a key task will be to scientifically map and analyze the structural conditions of emergency medical services in the East Frisia region. A major focus of the work is the identification of potential opportunities, for example for rolling out telemedical connectivity for emergency services across the region. To this end, methods and tools will be developed to reduce unnecessary emergency service deployments and the use of emergency departments, while at the same time improving patient safety and quality of care.
Social Sciences and Health Services Research Focus Areas
The research focus “Social Sciences and Health Services” examines the transformation of the healthcare sector in the Northwest as a socio-technical transformation process at the regional, organizational, and individual levels, taking social, structural, and economic aspects into account. Through participatory research in staged laboratory environments, technical and medical innovations are supported, tested, and analyzed with regard to their practical feasibility within a social context.
Technology Tracks
The research focus “Technology Tracks” aims at developing intelligent algorithms and systems for digital healthcare—ranging from comprehensive self-assessment tools for diagnosis, therapy, and rehabilitation to robotic telepresence for virtual visits. In addition, secure communication infrastructures are being established to reliably connect medical value-added services with modern broadband networks.
Cognitive Neuropsychology
The TransVer project described here aims to develop and validate ambulatory cognitive testing procedures in order to sustainably improve neuropsychological care for people living in rural regions of Lower Saxony. The focus is on translating established neuropsychological concepts into digital, everyday-ready test formats. TransVer is an interdisciplinary collaborative project and offers the opportunity to work closely with partners from a wide range of disciplines. The thematic focus lies in cognitive neuropsychology at the intersection of technology, diagnostics, and healthcare delivery.
Safe Human–Robot Interaction
As part of this position, concepts for safe human–robot interaction will be developed for the collaborative execution of care and assistance tasks. In the first phase of development, the dual-arm robot system will be remotely controlled via a VR interface. During this process, relevant data will be collected to enable the automation of the overall task, the allocation of subtasks and responsibilities between robot and human, and safe movements within a shared workspace.