*** Research assistant (PhD student, 13TV-L, 50%) ***

starting at the earliest possible date. The position is limited to three years, with the possibility of extension. The part-time position can be increased to 75%.

Tasks:

Responsibilities include research and teaching in the field of spatial and spatiotemporal statistics and quantitative research; theoretical and empirical research in statistics, environmetrics, computational statistics, Big Data, statistical/machine learning, data science.

Employment requirements:

Candidates must hold a scientific university degree (Diploma/Master) in one of the following subjects: mathematics, statistics, computer science, geodesy, geoinformatics, or similar degrees with a quantitative focus. Applicants should have a strong interest in empirical geo-related research. Programming skills (R, C++ or Python) and motivation for scientific work. Very good communication skills in English are expected. No proficiency in German is required.

What we offer:

An attractive position in an interdisciplinary team of researchers in a scientifically and intellectually inspiring atmosphere. The position offers the opportunity and particularly invites doctoral studies.

Leibniz University Hannover considers itself a family-friendly university and therefore promotes a balance between work and family responsibilities. The university aims to promote equality between women and men. For this purpose, the university strives to reduce under-representation in areas where a certain gender is under-represented. Preference will be given to equally-qualified applicants with disabilities.

Please send your application including your curriculum vitae, certificates/transcripts (degree certificates and grades), a sample of work (publications/thesis) and a motivation letter in electronic form as a single PDF file by 31/03/2022

Via email: otto@ikg.uni-hannover.de.