Drugs use, harms and addictive behaviours sector traineeship (TR/2027/14)

The successful applicant will be requested to perform the following main tasks and responsibilities:

• Support data quality and validation work for DHAB data collection systems, including running validation rule scripts and helping to provide feedback reports for data submitters.
• Assist in building and maintaining metadata documentation, including maintaining and developing inventory datasets and data dictionaries for key indicators.
• Provide general data management and analysis support, including the updating and organising R scripts, maintaining version-control documentation using GitHub, and updating of SQL scripts.
• Assist with reporting and data visualisation tasks, including developing and quality-assuring Power BI validation tools and dashboards used in consultations with national focal points, and supporting data analysis for different EUDA products and scientific publications.

Eligibility requirements:

• Be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union, Norway or Türkiye.
• Have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the applicable laws concerning military service.
• Be physically fit to perform the duties of the post.
• Have completed the first cycle of a higher education course (university education) and obtained a full degree or its equivalent by the closing date for applications. 
• Have obtained the most recent higher education degree (graduate, postgraduate or doctoral) no more than three years before the deadline for applications.
• Have a thorough knowledge of oral and written English. 

Selection requirements:

• A university degree in data management, data science, informatics or epidemiology. 
• At least 6 months of experience with programming languages R or SQL, or both.
• Familiarity with querying relational databases or data warehouses.
• Good knowledge of using Power BI.
• High levels of digital literacy and data competencies.