Scientific Assistant – Biomedical Data Science & Spinal Cord Injury Research

Analyse European Multicenter Study about Spinal Cord Injury datasets to predict neurological recovery and functional outcomes. Tasks span data harmonisation, feature engineering, regression, survival analysis and machine learning, with reproducible R/Python workflows. Work with clinicians and international collaborators on publications and coordinate scientific meetings and project activities. The appointment is 80–100% for one year, with a possible further year; the laboratory is based in Schlieren.

The application portal remains open without a stated deadline, despite the advertised 1 October 2026 start.

Relevant MSc; strong statistics or ML, clinical/longitudinal data experience, R/Python, reproducible modelling and communication. English fluency and German proficiency are required; EMSCI, multicentre data and SCI clinical measures are advantageous. Submit CV, cover letter, references/certificates and a link to a three-minute video explaining an EMSCI recovery-prediction approach. Record the video yourself; AI voices/avatars are disallowed. German is encouraged; English video submissions are accepted.