Competencies

As a health scientist, I have competencies that are related to the subject area of health and relate to scientific activities. Due to my Master’s degree (M.Sc.), these competencies can be assigned to competence level 7 of the German Qualifications Framework (GQR) . The GQR is divided into professional and personal competencies.

I am currently qualifying for a doctorate and am therefore constantly expanding my competencies.

Professional competencies: Knowledge

I have comprehensive, detailed and specialised knowledge based on the latest findings in the following areas:

  • Disaster Nursing
  • Health literacy
  • Public health nursing
  • Health and nursing sociology
  • Infectious disease epidemiology
  • Social Epidemiology

Professional competencies: Skills

I have specialised technical and conceptual skills to solve strategic problems. In particular:

  • Generating research questions and translating them into research designs such as cross-sectional studies, case-control studies, cohort studies or RCTs
  • Project planning in compliance with ethical and data protection standards
  • Literature research with automated tools and writing literature reviews
  • Application of data collection methods: Interview, questionnaire, psychological test
  • Application and interpretation of data analysis methods of descriptive and inferential statistics
  • Application and interpretation of multivariate data analysis methods: partial correlation and multiple linear regression, general linear model, factor analysis
  • Basic procedures for confounder control and for identifying and interpreting statistical interactions
  • Preparation and analysis of data sets using statistical software: R and SAS
  • Critical reflection on methods and method transfer
  • Presentation of results in scientific journals and on scientific posters
  • Utilisation of findings in the context of national and international public health discussions

Personal competencies: Social competence

I can lead groups or organisations responsibly in the context of complex tasks and represent the results of their work. I can also promote the professional development of others in a targeted manner and lead interdisciplinary and cross-departmental discussions. This includes in particular:

  • Carrying out university teaching
  • Supervision of academic theses
  • Taking university examinations

Personal competencies: Independence

I can define goals for new application- or research-orientated tasks while reflecting on the possible social, economic and cultural effects, use suitable means and independently acquire knowledge for this purpose. This includes in particular: