"PraeDoc University Assistant"

Your personal sphere of influence: A PraeDoc university assistant position is to be filled at the Department of Business Analytics and Decisions starting from November 1st, 2025. The contract duration upon appointment is 4 years, with the employment initially being limited to 1.5 years and can automatically be extended to a total of 4 years, provided that the employer does not issue a non-extension notice within a maximum of 12 months.

Your future tasks: You actively participate in research, teaching & administration, which means: You are involved in research projects and scientific studies in the area of Operations Research and Machine Learning; We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months; You will work on your dissertation and its completion; You will independently conduct teaching activities within the scope of collective bargaining agreements, in the field of Production and Logistics; You will undertake administrative tasks in research & teaching; You will supervise students; You will participate in publications/scientific presentations.

This is part of your personality: You have experience with exact and (meta-)heuristic solution methods in the field of Operations Research; You have a Master’s degree in industrial engineering, information systems, business administration and/or economics, computer science or a related field; Experience performing and publishing academic research at peer-reviewed conferences and journals is a plus; You are an experienced programmer, preferably using the Python programming language; Experience modeling and solving vehicle routing problems involving variable travel durations is a plus; Experience modeling and solving optimization problems involving maritime settings is a plus; You are a team player with excellent social/communication skills; You have excellent English language skills, both written and spoken.

What we offer: Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely; Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment; Good public transport connections: Your workplace is easily accessible by public transport; Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge; Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3,714.80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience; Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team!

It is that easy to apply: With your scientific curriculum vitae / letter of intent; With your summary of research interests / ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal (max. X p.); Master Degree / Diploma; Via our job portal / Apply now - button

If you have any questions, please contact: Kevin Tierney