Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics

Researcher in Medical Informatics (f/d/m)

The Hannover Medical School (MHH), with about 10,000 employees the largest public employer of Lower Saxony, is a leading university institution for research and teaching in human and dental medicine and a university hospital of supra-maximum medical care. Research, teaching, medical care, and administration work hand in hand in the integration model at the MHH campus.

The MHH is partner in the research cluster of excellence Hearing4All.connects - Innovating Hearing Health Technology from Ear to Brain to Society, in which causes for hearing loss and new innovative therapies are investigated.

MHH offers a position as Researcher in Medical Informatics (f/d/m)
The position will be located at the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics (PLRI) of TU Braunschweig and MHH. PLRI, one of the largest medical informatics institutions in Germany, offers excellent research opportunities. The advertised position will be located on the MHH campus and will work closely with the German Center for Hearing and the University of Oldenburg. We collaborate in interdisciplinary projects with health care centers, research institutes, enterprises and public organizations on a regional, national and global level.

Your Challenges and Tasks:
An interdisciplinary working group from MHH and the University of Oldenburg will use a large database of clinical and auditory data to research the causes of hearing loss and develop, apply, and evaluate methods for improving the diagnosis and prediction of hearing loss. In addition, predictions about the success of different therapy approaches will be made on the basis of existing, comprehensive treatment data. The results will be used to develop a decision support system.

Our requirements:
We are seeking candidates that have:
  • obtained a Master’s degree in the area of computer sciences, data science, information systems, medical informatics, mathematics, or a comparable course of study,
  • strong research experience in (at least) one of the following fields:
    • integration and AI-based analysis of medical data
    • causal methods
    • clinical decision support systems
    • medical data science
  • very good oral and writing skills in English; German language skills are advantageous
  • willingness to work closely with an interdisciplinary project team
  • self-initiative and result-oriented working style, and
  • publication experience is a bonus

We offer:
  • a full-time position (38.5 working hours per week) to be filled at the earliest possible date, limited until December 31st, 2028,
  • working in a motivated, team-oriented and international research institute, with several AI working groups and participation in the Lower Saxony Center for Causal Methods and AI in Medicine (CAIMed)
  • interdisciplinary collaboration in a world-wide leading research cluster
  • a salary according to TV-L with the benefits of the public service (e.g., VBL)
  • individual training and further education opportunities
  • increased flexibility through partial mobile work or telework
  • a comprehensive company health management
  • discount for employees (e.g., for numerous online shops)

International applicants will need to complete a visa process before hiring can take place. The position is based at PLRI Campus Hannover (https://www.plri.de/).

You have any questions beforehand?

Prof Dr. med. Dr.-Ing Michael Marschollek
0511 532 5295

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Reference number 3555
Apply until: 16.11.2025
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