Civil Service at the Statistical Institute

In 1993, straight after High School, I conscientiously rejected the German compulsory army service and did civil service instead. This lasted 15 months instead of 12. I did this at the "Institute of Medical Biology and Informatics" at the "University of Freiburg", Germany.

My task was to teach, instruct and assist medical postgraduate students in the use of Statistical Analysis System (SAS). During this course, I learned statistical analysis as well as profound Unix and networking skills.

I also appreciated the fact that I was in a teaching role and learned how to pass knowledge onto other people.