Research Assistants (f/m/d)

Universität Paderborn; Paderborn; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Mobile working option

Health, counseling and prevention

Childcare facilities

Training and development opportunities

TV-L benefits: annual bonuses and VBL

Job summary

Paderborn University in Germany seeks two Research Assistants (f/m/d) in the Department of Mathematics within the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. The position is paid according to TV-L 13 and held for 100% of regular hours, with an initial three-year term under WissZeitVG to support an academic career and possibly extendable.

Responsibilities include teaching (about 4 hours per week), supervising student work, and developing numerical methods for simulations

Qualifications

• Master's degree in mathematics or related field.
• Completed Ph.D. for postdoc position.
• Expertise in applied mathematics, numerical analysis and scientific computing.
• Strong analytical thinking, teamwork and independence.
• Programming in MATLAB or similar language advantageous.
• Good English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Teaching duties typically 4 teaching hours per week.
• Supervision of student work.
• Development, analysis, and implementation of numerical methods for simulation and machine learning.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Independence

Enthusiasm

Education

Master's degree in Mathematics or related field

PhD completed for a postdoctoral position

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

Paderborn University is a high-performance and internationally oriented university. Within interdisciplinary teams, we undertake forward-looking research, design innovative teaching concepts and actively transfer knowledge into society. As an important research and cooperation partner, the university also shapes regional development strategies. We offer our employees in research, teaching, technology and administration a lively, family-friendly and equal opportunity environment, a lean management structure and diverse opportunities. Join us to invent the future!

In the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics the following two positions are to be filled as soon as possible Research Assistants (f/m/d)

(Salary level according to 13 TV-L) with 100 % of the regular working hours.

These are qualification positions within the meaning of the German Act on Fixed-Term Research Employment Contracts for Academic Staff (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz “WissZeitVG”), which serve to promote a Ph.D. or to support an academic career during the postdoctoral phase.

The positions are, depending on the qualification achieved to date, initially limited for a period of three years. An extension may be possible within the time limits of the “WissZeitVG”.

Duties and responsibilities

• Teaching duties usually amounting to 4 teaching hours (SWS) per week


• Supervision of student work


• Development, analysis, and implementation of numerical methods for simulation and machine learning

Recruitment requirements

• Scientific university degree (Master or equivalent) in mathematics or related fields


• Completed Ph.D. for a postdoctoral position


• Scientific expertise in applied Mathematics, in particular in numerical analysis and scientific computing


• Analytical thinking skills, teamwork and enthusiasm, independent work


• Programming knowledge in MATLAB or a comparable programming language is advantageous


• Good language skills in English

We offer

• Flexible working hours and the individual option of mobile working


• Wide range of health, counseling and prevention services


• Attractive fringe benefits such as childcare facilities and sports activities


• Opportunities for internal and external training and development


• Additional benefits in accordance with the collective agreement of the federal states (TV-L), such as annual bonuses and capital-forming benefits as well as the VBL supplementary pension scheme

Applications from women are particularly welcome and, in case of equal qualifications and experiences, will receive preferential treatment according to state law (LGG), unless there are preponderant reasons to give preference to another applicant. Part-time employment is generally possible. Applications from disabled people with appropriate suitability are explicitly welcome. This also applies to people with equal opportunities in accordance with the German social law SGB IX.

Information regarding the processing of your personal data can be located at: https://www.uni-paderborn.de/en/zv/personaldatenschutz.

Prof. Dr. Jonas Kusch

Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics

Department of Mathematics

Paderborn University

Warburger Str. 100

33098 Paderborn

WEBSITE www.uni-paderborn.de