Description

The University of Rostock offers a diverse, varied and challenging position in a tradition-conscious, yet innovative, modern and family-friendly university in a lively city by the sea.

At the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Chair of Concrete Structures and Infrastructures, subject to allocation of funds, we are filling the following position at the earliest possible date on a temporary basis for the duration of the project “Nature-Demo – Nature-Based Solutions for Demonstrating Climate-Resilient Critical Infrastructure” ending on 2028-04-30:

  • conducting research to create digital twins of nature-based solutions using AI models to deal with climate change requirements of built infrastructure – focus on mesoscale flood modeling
  • developing new scientific approaches for AI models to create digital twins
  • developing of predictive models of climate risks of built infrastructure
  • creation of digital twins of structural infrastructure or technical and nature-based solutions for real use cases
  • close cooperation with project partners such as IBM Research, BOKU Vienna
  • supporting the implementation of nature-based solutions in infrastructure projects
  • participation in project meetings, conferences, workshops and colloquia as well as in the seminars and discussions of the chair
  • continuous literature research on the above-mentioned subject area
  • documenting the results in the form of interim and final reports
  • publishing research results at national and international conferences and in international journals

  • completed scientific university degree (state examination, diploma, master’s degree or comparable degree) in the fields of engineering, environmental, climate or geosciences or comparable subject area with as good a result as possible
  • knowledge in at least one of the following areas: machine learning, nature-based solutions, system modeling, geoinformatics, building informatics, structural simulation.
  • knowledge of relevant programming languages such as Python, Java, C#
  • confident knowledge of written and spoken German and English
  • ability to work independently, good communication skills, flexibility with regard to working hours, high sense of responsibility and above-average motivation as well as willingness to work in a team

Start date at the earliest possible date

Working hours part-time with 24 hours

Remuneration pay group 13 TV-L

Location Rostock

Tender number P 12/2025

Limitation limited until 2028-04-30

Application time 2025-02-06

WE AS AN EMPLOYER:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications from suitable severely disabled people or people from traditionally underrepresented groups. We aim to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching and therefore encourage suitably qualified women to apply. We welcome applications from people of other nationalities or with a migration background.

WE OFFER YOU:

FURTHER INFORMATION:

The experience level is determined individually, taking into account your previous professional experience.

The temporal limitation of the employment relationship is based on § 2 (2) Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz.