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:
- Planning and conduction of my doctoral project