The Media of Cooperation Research Centre at the University of Siegen is hiring a Digital Methods Research Associate. Further details can be found here and copied below.
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Job title: Research Associate – Digital Methods / Scientific Programmer (SFB 1187)
Area: Faculty I – Faculty of Philosophy | Scope of position: full-time | Duration of employment: limited | Advertisement ID: 6274
We are an interdisciplinary and cosmopolitan university with currently around 15,000 students and a range of subjects from the humanities, social sciences and economics to natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. With over 2,000 employees, we are one of the largest employers in the region and offer a unique environment for teaching, research and further education.
In Faculty I – Faculty of Philosophy, SFB 1187 Media of Cooperation, we are looking for a research assistant in the field of Digital Methods/Scientific Programming as soon as possible under the following conditions:
100% = 39.83 hours
Salary group 13 TV-L
limited until December 31, 2027
YOUR TASKS
- Support in the development and teaching of digital research methods within the framework of the SFB Media of Cooperation and teaching in the media studies courses.
- Development, implementation and updating of software tools for working with digital research methods, as well as further development of existing open source research software, such as 4CAT.
- Support in the collection, analysis and visualization of data from online media within the framework of the research projects of the SFB Media of Cooperation, especially in the area of social media platforms, audiovisual platforms, generative AI, apps and sensory media.
- Administration and maintenance of the digital research infrastructure for data collection, archiving and analysis
- Participation in the planning and implementation of media science research projects
- Technical support for workshops and events
- Networking with developers of research software, also internationally
- Teaching obligation: 4 semester hours per week
YOUR PROFILE
- Completed academic university degree (diploma, master’s, magister, teaching qualification, comparable foreign degree) in computer science, business informatics, media studies or a related discipline
- Experience with system administration and support of server environments (Linux) as well as the operation of web-based applications (e.g. 4CAT)
- Very good knowledge of developing applications with Python and database systems (MySQL or similar) or willingness to deepen this
- Basic knowledge of web development with JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, XML or willingness to acquire this
- Affinity for working with data from platforms, apps, web or other data-intensive media, for example using scraping or API Retrieval
- Ability to work in a team, creativity and very good communication skills
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Experience in the conception and development of research software and interest in supporting the research of the SFB Media of Cooperation
OUR OFFER
- Promotion of your own scientific or artistic qualification in accordance with the Scientific Temporary Employment Act
- Various opportunities to take on responsibility and make a visible contribution in the field of research and teaching
- A modern understanding of leadership and collaboration
- Good compatibility of work and private life, for example through flexible working hours and place of work as well as support with childcare
- Comprehensive personnel development program
- Health management with a wide range of prevention and advice services
We look forward to receiving your application by December 24, 2024.
Please only apply via our job portal (https://jobs.uni-siegen.de.) Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications in paper form or by email.
German language skills are nice to have, but not required.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Carolin Gerlitz