Student Assistant (m/f/d/x)

Project description:

Healthy Planet: Satellite-based data of environmental factors and their effects on health and health behaviors
Environmental conditions impact our health through several exposures, such as air, noise or light pollution, lack of green spaces or other climate indices. However, previous studies to evaluate such associations have suffered from various limitations, ranging from subjective self-reporting to incomplete coverage using ground monitoring and difficulties in obtaining continuous long-term exposure data. Fortunately, earth observation satellites could potentially overcome these challenges, as they have the ability to continuously collect environmental and geographical data with high temporal and spatial resolution. Therefore, the Healthy Planet project focuses on utilizing satellite-based data to understand the complex relationship between environmental conditions and human health and behavior. The project engages interdisciplinary collaboration involving health sciences, earth and environmental sciences, social sciences, aerospace, and data science methods. By capitalizing on decades of prior research and the existing rich dataset of the IDEFICS/I.Family children cohort, the project aims to conduct a feasibility study to bridge the knowledge gap on the association between environmental exposures and health outcomes by linking individual health data with geocoded satellite data. The ultimate goal is to provide insights into the effects of environmental factors on health and to develop methods for large-scale, cost-effective health research using satellite technology. Through data competence dissemination and interdisciplinary collaboration, the project not only addresses current societal and scientific challenges but also contributes to advancing data science methods and interdisciplinary cooperation in health research.

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in epidemiology, biology, medicine, statistics, health sciences or in a related subject
• Currently pursuing Master degree in a related subject
• Interest in scientific project work in the field of epidemiology
• Fast comprehension and the willingness to learn new things
• Experience in R/Stata/SAS is desirable
• Flexibility, independence, sense of responsibility, accuracy and ability to work in a team

Tasks:

• Data management and data cleaning
• Performing preliminary data analysis in R/Stata/SAS
• Preparation of short PowerPoint presentations
• Literature search for ongoing projects

The Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS GmbH is one of Germany´s leading epidemiology and prevention research institutes with about 180 scientific and research support staff in five scientific departments and the administration. Several research infrastructures, including the Bremen study center of the nationwide NAKO Health study, offer exciting research opportunities. Severely disabled applicants will be given priority conditional on equal professional and personal qualifications. The institute strives to promote its employees’ work-life balance and has been certified for its family friendliness (audit “berufundfamilie”).

Enquiries to: Dr. Rajini Nagrani, telephone: +49-421-218-56842, E-Mail: nagrani@leibniz-bips.de. Additional information can be found on our homepage: https://www.leibniz-bips.de/en.

Please send your application in English with the usual documents quoting the reference number A25 / 36 by December 7, 2025 by e-mail as 1 pdf to: bewerbung(at)leibniz-bips.de