Research Associate „Scientific software developer & consultant for data science applications“ §[...]

Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) Hamburg

Stellenbeschreibung:

Research Associate „Scientific software developer & consultant for data science applications“ § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG

Apply now for the Research Associate “Scientific software developer & consultant for data science applications” § 28 Subsection 3 HmbHG role at the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE) .

Institution: Hub of Computing and Data Science (HCDS)
Salary level: EGR. 13 TV-L
Start date: as soon as possible, fixed until (fixed‑term contract)
Application deadline:
Scope of work: full‑time position suitable for part‑time

Your responsibilities

Duties primarily include research. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

Specific Duties

Consulting for scientists of all faculties about possibilities and implementations of data science and general digital solutions for research
Requirements analysis with the prospective users (researchers of all fields)
Planning, implementation and maintenance of data science software
Development of all kinds of data‑driven systems, from advanced data analytics to multimodal transformer models
Creation of user‑friendly interfaces tied to expertise and needs of the users
Analysis and recommendation of state‑of‑the‑art technologies for both models and infrastructure
Evaluation and quality assurance of the applications
DevOps tasks within the scope of application development
Work at the interdisciplinary intersection within the scope of application development

Your profile

A university degree in a relevant field.

A university degree in a relevant field with a high share of data analytics and/or software development
Programming knowledge (preferably in Python)
Experience with one or more of the following:

Machine Learning (esp. transformer models)
Databases and Data Engineering
Infrastructure for search
Knowledge‑based systems
Data visualization

Interest in interdisciplinary research on digitalization challenges
Interest and expertise in interdisciplinary research
Knowledge about Elasticsearch, Jupyter Notebooks, Docker and PostgreSQL is advantageous
Knowledge about DevOps, MLOps and Cloud Infrastructure is advantageous

We offer

Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements
Continuing education opportunities
University pensions
Attractive location
Flexible working hours
Work‑life balance opportunities
Health management, EGYM Wellpass
Educational leave
30 days of vacation per annum

Universität Hamburg—University of Excellence is one of the strongest research educational institutions in Germany. Our work in research, teaching, educational and knowledge exchange activities is fostering the next generation of responsible global citizens ready to tackle the global challenges facing us. Our guiding principle “Innovating and Cooperating for a Sustainable Future in a digital age” drives collaboration with academic and non‑academic partner institutions in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and around the world. We would like to invite you to be part of our community to work with us in creating sustainable and digital change for a dynamic and pluralist society.

The University of Hamburg is committed to equity. Diversity enriches our university life, whether in our studies, research, teaching, education, or workplace. We therefore welcome all applications, regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic or social background, age, religion or belief, disability, or chronic illness.

The University of Hamburg strives to increase the number of women in academia, and encourages qualified female academics to apply.

Severely disabled and disabled applicants with the same status will receive preference over equally qualified non‑disabled applicants.