As part of the accompanying research project "Participation and Co-Creation for Innovative Technologies for Informal Caregivers and Care Communities" (PiTiPS) funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (HSZG), Institute for Health, Ageing, Work and Technology (GAT), is looking to fill a part-time position (20 hours/week) as of 01.07.2022 as a

Research Assistant (m/f/d) - Keyword: PiTiPS -

to be filled for a limited period until 31.12.2025.

As part of the sub-project "Gerontological foundations and scientific monitoring of participation and co-creation of informal caregivers and care communities in the development of innovative technologies" of the above-mentioned joint project, the position holder (m/f/d) will be responsible for the following tasks in particular:

• Implementation, analysis and evaluation of the accompanying research process with a focus on
  a) the development of technologies for informal caregivers,
  b) the participation of informal caregivers in technology development contexts and
  c) the (further) development of methods and theories for a) and b),
• Research tasks on social and behavioral science principles in the development of technologies for informal caregivers, the participation of older people in technology development and human-technology interaction with technical assistance systems in the home and care of older people,
• Participation in communicating the results to the scientific and social public and
• Participation in project management and in the presentation and documentation of project results.

The following knowledge and skills are required

• Academic degree in the field of social, nursing or health sciences, gerontology, psychology or a related subject with reference to the above-mentioned field of activity,
• Scientific knowledge and experience of older people, family caregivers and home care,
• Interest in digital technologies,
• Interest in participatory methods in the field of technology development and
• application of empirical social research methods.

In addition, the following are desirable

• Knowledge of and, if possible, (research) experience in the field of digitization (e.g. on age, health and care),
• experience in working in research projects, project management and the preparation of scientific texts, presentations and publications and
• a working knowledge of English.

We expect from you

• Willingness and interest in further professional and personal development,
• a high degree of self-organization and a sense of responsibility,
• a flexible and team-oriented way of working and
• very good verbal and written communication skills.
  

If the personal requirements are met, remuneration will be paid up to pay group 13 TV-L.
The 1st place of work is Görlitz. Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences strives for a balanced staff structure and therefore welcomes applications from people of all genders. Persons with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration if they have the same professional qualifications. Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences has set itself the goal of increasing the proportion of women in teaching and research and therefore expressly encourages women to apply.

Have we aroused your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your detailed application (including cover letter, CV, degree and work references) by 20.05.2022 (incoming mail) by e-mail to:

vacancies(at)hszg.de
(documents in pdf format only)

For the sake of the environment and your wallet, we would like to ask you to refrain from sending postal applications^[1] if possible. It is not possible to return application documents. We ask for your understanding that any costs incurred during the selection process cannot be reimbursed.

If you have any technical questions, please contact the project managers, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hoff (Email: ; ) and Dr. Cordula Endter (Email: ; Tel.: 03581/374-4421) Further information can be found at www.hszg.de.

[1] Postal address: Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, Division of Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Theodor-Körner-Allee 16, 02763 Zittau