Research Assistant (WHK) for Media Bias Analysis (all genders welcome)

Research Assistant (WHK) for Media Bias Analysis (all genders welcome) - Göttingen

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Raum Göttingen

Dein Job

The Chair of Scientific Information Analytics, headed by Prof. Dr. Bela Gipp (GippLab, conducts research at the intersection of computer science, data science, and information science. Natural language processing (NLP) based on Large Language Models (LLM) is a particular research focus of the chair.

GippLab is seeking one research assistant (WHK) position to support the research project BARI: Bias Analysis Research Infrastructure. The working hours are flexible within the limits imposed by the German Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG), i.e., between 46 and 86 hours a month. Fewer hours are possible for recipients of a stipend.

Dein Profil

Your Tasks

• Coordinating the creation of a data set (approx. 5 months)
• Assist in structuring and organizing the work of the team
• Supporting the development of classifiers and platform components
• Designing and running data quality pipelines and measurement frameworks
• Organizing workshops for the team and external stakeholders
• Collecting and integrating community feedback
• Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts, data specialists, and project partners
• Collaborating with international partners
• Engaging with a multidisciplinary community of researchers and industry professionals
• Supporting bachelor's and master's students working on related projects

This role requires regular on-site presence in Göttingen; remote work is possible to a limited extent.

Your Profile

• A master's degree with a grade of "very good" (or equivalent) in mathematics, data science, computer science, or a related discipline
• Strong hands-on experience in media bias research
• Strong skills in mathematical modeling and implementation
• Understanding of NLP methods and their application to text analysis
• Professional fluency (C1) in German and English, both written and spoken
• Communicative and teamwork-oriented mindset
• Intrinsic motivation to work on a societally relevant topic

Stellenmerkmale

Dein Beschäftigungsumfang

Teilzeit (befristet)

Dein Gehalt

Nach Vereinbarung

Dein Arbeitsplatz

z.T. im Homeoffice

Dein Büro

Raum Göttingen

Ansprechpartner:in

Bei Fragen

Herr Dr. Norman Meuschke

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