The Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM) at Forschungszentrum Jülich, investigates the structure and function of the human brain on different spatial and temporal scales within the research program “Decoding the Human Brain”. The INM focuses on the structure and function of the healthy and diseased human brain, its variability, and its development during a lifetime. It aims to understand the structural and functional changes caused by neurological and psychiatric disorders and thus to improve their early diagnosis and treatment. Scientists from various disciplines have therefore joined forces, employing state-of-the-art imaging techniques such as structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), microanatomy, cell biology, genetics, and the methods used in physics and information science.

The INM-6, Computational and Systems Neuroscience, develops mathematical models of the dynamics and function of neural circuits. These include model-driven analysis of brain activity and structure, and the simulation of biologically realistic models. The subinstitute is also part of the Institute of Advanced Simulation (IAS-6, Theoretical Neuroscience) and hosts the coordination office (BCOS) of the national Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience. The INM-6 is strongly involved in the EU flagship project "Human Brain Project" (HBP, http://www.humanbrainproject.eu/) and leads several work packages in the subproject Theoretical Neuroscience as well as in the platforms Neuroinformatics, Brain Simulation and High-Performance Analytics and Computing. Together with its partners, the INM-6 develops leading codes for simulation (http://www.nest-initiative.org/) and data analysis (https://python-elephant.org/) on the brain scale with the resolution of individual nerve cells in an open source approach.

We are looking to recruit a

Scientist for press and public relations work - focus on designing public presentations on a part-time basis

Your Job:

• Development of the communication strategy and communication management of the institute
  
• Development of concepts for graphic presentations and public relations of the institute as well as their creative implementation for various PR formats and scientific journals and media
  
• Creation of popular scientific articles, placement of announcements in the media, design of texts, presentations and graphics in compliance with the corporate design
  
• Inspection, analysis and evaluation of very complex, technically difficult and thematically diverse scientific information for the provision of information tailored to the target group
  
• Planning and design of scientific graphics, figures, texts and audiovisual or interactive media for the visualization of scientific contents of the institute as well as their integration into the international scientific community
  
• Development of new concepts for the institute website and for social media channels, including the creation and maintenance of a Twitter or Instagram account for the institute
  
• Identification of high-profile research results and their preparation for the internet
  
• Reworking of material prepared by scientists, e.g. image, text, video and graphic data, according to the target group
  
• Preparation, revision and editing of scientific and non-scientific publications and presentations in German and English language
  
• Graphic creation and preparation of scientific talks and lectures
  
• Coordination and participation in the creation of posters and institute flyers
  
• Taking scientific photographs or films and editing them digitally
  
• Coordination of the work with the graphic service units of the research centre
  
• Preparation, organization and monitoring of internal and external scientific events
  
• Training of executives and scientists in dealing with the media

Your Profile:

• A university degree in physics, mathematics or biology or alternatively a university degree in communication & media sciences and very good knowledge of physics, mathematics and biology
  
• Very experienced handling of graphics and video software such as GIMP, Inkscape as well as common Adobe applications
  
• Good experience in dealing with the media and social media
  
• Experience in writing German and English scientific and/or administrative texts
  
• Experience with Linux, LaTeX and Python is desirable
  
• Very good knowledge of layout and website editing systems
  
• Very good knowledge of written and spoken English
  
• Very independent and proactive working style
  
• Pertinence and sensitivity to the specific needs of the customer

Our Offer:

• Exciting working environment on an attractive research campus with excellent infrastructure, located between the cities of Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Aachen
  
• International and interdisciplinary working atmosphere
  
• Working in a creative team with an international perspective
  
• World-class work at the interface between neuroscience and technology on the most complex known systems
  
• A comprehensive further training programme
  
• Flexible working hours and various opportunities to reconcile work and private life
  
• A part-time job with 19,5 hours per week
  
• Limited for 2 years with possible longer-term prospects
  
• Salary and social benefits in conformity with the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Civil Service (TVöD)
  

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Dr. Martina Reske
Scientific Coordinator

Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6)
Computational and Systems Neuroscience &
Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6)
Theoretical Neuroscience
Jülich Research Centre and JARA
Jülich, Germany
Work +49.2461.611916
Work Cell +49.151.26156918
Fax +49.2461.619460
www.csn.fz-juelich.de

Office hours: TU & FR 9.00-17, WE & TH 9.00-13