Student Research Assistant (f/m/d) for Medical Data Science

Uniklinik Köln; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading university hospital in Germany seeks a Student Research Assistant for medical data science projects. The role involves supporting the development of data analysis pipelines and collaborating in an interdisciplinary team. Candidates should be enrolled in a related technical field and possess solid programming skills, particularly in Python. Join to gain practical experience and contribute to transformative healthcare initiatives. This position offers a flexible schedule and a dynamic work environment.

Leistungen

Secure job in a challenging environment

Company pension schemes

Extensive training opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Enrolled in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Solid programming experience with Python or a comparable language.
• Understanding of Machine Learning and Deep Learning methods.
• Good communication skills in English or German.
• Well-structured, organized and reliable working style.

Aufgaben

• Support ongoing projects in medical data science.
• Assist in the development and testing of an automated data analysis pipeline.
• Work collaboratively on real-world problems and projects.

Kenntnisse

Programming experience with Python

Understanding of Machine Learning

Good communication skills in English or German

Well-structured and organized working style

Ausbildung

Enrolled in Computer Science or a related field

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking to support our rapidly growing team as soon as possible.

Student Research Assistant (f/m/d) for Medical Data Science

Institute for Biomedical Informatics

Between 7-19 hours per week

Limited for 12 months according to WissZeitVG Third‑party funded project

The remuneration is € 13,98 gross per hour, based on the agreed weekly working hours.

Your tasks

We are looking for a student research assistant to support ongoing projects in medical data science on multimodal data. The work will assist the development and testing of an automated data analysis pipeline with the option of publishing relevant findings as contributions to the international research community. The exact task will be assigned based on the profile and interests of the student. The student will get the opportunity to learn about state‑of‑the‑art data analysis approaches, communication in collaborative research and recent advancements in data‑driven medical research.

We offer an active role in the research process and projects applying state‑of‑the‑art methods for real‑world impact in medicine. The student will be working in a highly diverse, interdisciplinary and friendly team where different cultural and educational backgrounds foster efficiency in building solutions for real‑world problems.

Your profile

Required Qualifications:

• Enrolled in Computer Science or a related technical field (e.g., Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or similar)
• Solid programming experience with Python or a comparable language
• Understanding of Machine Learning and Deep Learning methods
• Good communication skills in English or German and ability to work collaboratively in a team
• Well‑structured, organized and reliable working style

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, Explainable AI (XAI), Transformer Models, Knowledge Graphs or graph‑based data structures
• Background in working with medical data or medical standards

Our offer

• Everything but ordinary: You can expect a secure job in a challenging, innovative environment – including company pension schemes and regular working hours without business trips.
• Work‑life balance: Whether full‑time or part‑time, with or without children – with numerous support options, we will find the right path together.
• Team spirit in R(h)ine culture: You will be warmly welcomed by an interdisciplinary team that values mutual respect and helpfulness.
• Strong perspectives: We offer extensive training opportunities – so you can continuously grow and set new goals.

Your future with us

We are one of the leading university hospitals in Germany and network research, teaching and healthcare at the highest level. That's why many things are a lot bigger for us: the spectrum of exciting development opportunities. The limitless openness with which specialists from all over the world work together here. Or our commitment as an employer to support all employees as best we can in reconciling their job with their goals and life situations.

We are the University Hospital of Cologne: Everything but ordinary.

Your future in detail

The is a newly founded and dynamic institute at the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne. The mission of the institute is to support the data‑driven transformation in medicine and to develop new artificial intelligence technologies for personalised medicine. You will be part of an agile, innovative and interdisciplinary team that brings together expertise from different disciplines to create synergies.

People with disabilities are welcome to apply and will be treated preferentially in the event of equal suitability and qualification.

Contact

Julia Gehrmann

Tel.: [phone]‑82912

Universitätsklinikum Köln AöR

Geschäftsbereich Personal

Kerpener Str. 62

50937 Köln

Application deadline: 22.02.2026

Job‑ID: i9vicgtv

We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you!