Research Assistant

vor 7 Monaten


Berlin, Deutschland ESMT Berlin Vollzeit

**ESMT Berlin** is the highest-ranked business school in Germany and Top 10 in Europe. Founded by 25 leading global companies, ESMT offers master and PhD programs, as well as executive education on its campus in Berlin, in locations around the world, and in an online blended format. We strongly believe in cross-team collaboration to achieve our mission to develop entrepreneurial leaders who think globally and act responsibly.

Professor Nazli Sönmez, Assistant Professor of Management Science, is seeking a highly motivated research assistant to assist her with her project “Increasing the Follow-up Rate of Patients Requiring Emergency High-Consequence Treatment”. She uses econometrics and machine learning techniques to predict the probability that a patient will show up for treatment using data from a large scale randomized controlled trial conducted in a large eye hospital.

**Research Assistant**
(M/F/x, 10 hours per week, for 3 months with option to extend, to start as soon as possible)

**You will**:

- Assist in evaluating and analysing the data extracted from the Affectiva software. The software provides second-by-second tracking of facial muscle movements such as lip or eyebrow movements and head movements of study patients while watching treatment videos. It also provides second-by-second measures of their emotions such as sadness, happiness, surprise, anger, etc. as well as of engagement. You will need to use some machine learning techniques to predict patient outcomes using this dataset
- Assist in analysing the text data from the surveys of the experiment using natural language processing methods

**You are qualified for this position, because you**:

- have an MS degree or are a currently a PhD student
- possess strong analytical skills and an ability to work on machine learning packages using some of the following: R, Python, Stata
- have an interest in healthcare operations research, text data analysis, emotion AI
- have knowledge of the software “Affectiva”, which provides second-by-second tracking of facial muscle movements such as lip or eyebrow movements and head movements
- are familiar working with MS Office tools, especially with Excel
- are curious and driven
- are fluent in English

**This is what we can offer you**:
ESMT offers a very collegial and international environment with employees from more than 35 different countries. We encourage initiative and contributions with meaningful and lasting impact. We celebrate and support diversity for the benefit of our employees, our programs, and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that guarantees employment opportunity regardless of race, ancestry, gender identity, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

You can expect a working location on a campus in the heart of Berlin with close access to many public transportation connections and complete access to a beautiful historic garden and café located next to the Spree. We have our own internal cafeteria for you to enjoy your lunch breaks, we offer free coffee, tea, and hot chocolate within the administration building, and regular ESMT community events. Please have a look at our website for further information.
- Short motivation letter (what you want to achieve with this RA experience)
- CV with relevant certificates and references
- Salary expectations and possible start date

**Scope of activities**: Research and development
** Career level**: Student/Trainee/Apprenticeship
** Working time**: Part time
** Location**: Schlossplatz 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany
**Employment type**: Short term employment

**Contact**:
**Katharina Kuhn**:

- +49 30 21231 0


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