At the Faculty of Applied Computer Science at the University of Augsburg, a position is available at the Chair of Informatics for Medical Technology in the Institute of Computer Science from July 1, 2025, as a

Research Associate (m/f/d)

with 50% of the regular working hours for fixed-term employment, initially for three years. Compensation is provided according to personal and collective agreement conditions under salary group 13 TV-L.

During your occupation, you will work independently within a committed and qualified team, with opportunities for scientific and personal development as well as furthering your academic career. This involves taking on scientific tasks and the planning, implementation, and coordination of one or more of our research projects. You will publish your research results in the form of scientific articles at international conferences and in leading international journals. You will also support the acquisition of new research projects and contribute to academic teaching in the field of computer science.

Your tasks:

• conducting and evaluating experiments within a research project focused on medical informatics in movement analysis
• developing and establishing an app for the measurement of conclusive movement parameters
• developing and validation of AI-supported prediction and classification models
• participation in academic teaching

What we offer you

• versatile activities as part of a qualified, motivated, and international team
• working with innovative technologies for collecting correlates of movement physiology with the opportunity to develop your own ideas
• opportunities to further your scientific career (PhD or Habilitation, publication of scientific papers, participation in national and international conferences, fairs, and seminars)
• opportunities for balancing family and work, such as flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work, along with all the benefits of the (social) services of the public sector

Your profile:

• outstanding master's degree or PhD in the field of computer science with focuses on bioinformatics, medical informatics, sports science, movement science or signal analysis
• excellent programming skills in C++, Java, Python, or similar
• profound knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence/machine learning
• exceptional interest in the application of medical informatics
• very good communication skills in German or English and a high degree of independence and initiative to develop and implement your own ideas and concepts in a structured manner

The University of Augsburg is committed to promoting the professional equality of women. Women are expressly encouraged to apply. The University of Augsburg is particularly committed to reconciling family and work life. For further information, please contact the faculty's women's representative. Applicants with disabilities (m/f/d) who are otherwise essentially equally qualified, capable, and proficient will be given preference.

The required qualifications must already be demonstrated in the application documents through appropriate certificates. Applications including all documents (CV, certificates, diplomas, completed scientific projects, list of publications, etc.) in the form of a single PDF file are requested by

May 1, 2025

to Prof. Dr. Muthuraman Muthuraman, Email: muthuraman.muthuraman@uni-a.de or Dr. Manuel Bange, Email: manuel.bange@uni-a.de.

Feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.

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This English translation of the job advertisement is provided to help you understand the original German one.