Friday, November 29, 2019

[DMANET] Full Doctoral Position at the Data Science Center of the University of Bremen

FULL DOCTORAL POSITION AT THE DATA SCIENCE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
BREMEN

The Data Science Center of Department 3 (Mathematics and Computer
Science) of the University of Bremen is offering -- conditional to the
release of budgetary funds -- a position for a

Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d)
in the Data Science Center
– Salary according to German federal pay scale 13 TV-L (100%)
for the duration of up to five years.

The employment is fixed-term and governed by the Act of Academic
Fixed-Term Contracts (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz). Therefore,
candidates may only be considered for employment if they still have the
respective qualification periods available in accordance with §2 (1)
WissZeitVG.

Data Science utilizes methods from Computer Science and Mathematics to
gain knowledge about structured and unstructured data. The goal of the
Data Science Center is to pool the university's expertise in data
preparation, analysis and storage and thereby promote top research,
applications in all scientific disciplines and qualification on a broad
scale.

The position includes the following:
- Methodological support in gathering, preparing, analyzing, storing
and archiving data
- Implementing FAIR Principles of scientific data management
- Networking with researchers from other disciplines
- Developing future technologies, e.g. machine learning, deep
learning
- Working independently and dedicated in close cooperation with
internal and external partners
- Assisting in acquiring funds for research projects

This position provides the opportunity for scientific qualification
within the framework of a doctoral degree.

Essential qualifications:
- Completed Master's degree or Diplom in Computer Science (or
equivalent)
- Good to excellent programming skills (C/C++, Python)
- Solid proficiency in methods of data analysis
- Good English skills
- Willingness and ability to quickly and comprehensively adjust to
new settings

As the University of Bremen wants to increase the proportion of female
employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply.

In case of equal qualification, disabled persons will be given priority.
International applications as well as applications of academics with a
migration background are explicitly welcome. (Bewerbungen von Menschen
mit einem Migrationshintergrund sind willkommen.)

Please send any questions to Prof. Dr. Rolf Drechsler
(Tel:+49-421-218-63932, eMail:drechsler@uni-bremen.de).

Please address your complete and informative application documents
(Curriculum Vitae, Master's Degree certificate, etc.) stating the
reference number A337/19 by December 13, 2019 to:

Universität Bremen
Fachbereich 3 Informatik/Mathematik
Prof. Dr. Rolf Drechsler
Bibliothekstraße 5
28359 Bremen

or electronically in a single PDF-file to drechsler@uni-bremen.de

We request that you only send document copies and not originals as we
cannot return them; all application materials will be destroyed after
the selection process.
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