Student Assistants (m/f/d) (Database Administrator)

The GWDG is looking for two

Student Assistants (m/f/d)

with up to 80 hours of employment per month to support the "eScience" working group (AG E) starting immediately. Remuneration is in accordance with the regulations for Student/Research Assistants. The positions are initially limited to twelve months.

The Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) is a joint institution of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Rechts and the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. It fulfills the function of a computing and IT competence center for the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and the university computing center for the Universität Göttingen. Together with the university, the GWDG is one of nine data centers in the Nationales Hochleistungsrechnen (NHR) association and one of four German AI service centers. Furthermore, the GWDG is a service operator for the Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur (NFDI). The scientific research tasks of the GWDG lie in the field of Angewandte Informatik. Furthermore, it promotes the training of specialists for information technology.

Areas of Responsibility

You will work in the team of the Göttingen eResearch Alliance and contribute to supporting researchers at the Göttingen Campus in all matters of research data management. In doing so, you will cover the following areas of responsibility:

Team internal organization and communication

Public relations and external representation via the website, Social Media, and other channels

Organization of events such as summer schools, workshops, or trainings

Reporting on the activities of the Göttingen eResearch Alliance

Depending on the qualifications and interests of the applicants, these areas of responsibility can also be divided between the two Student Assistants.

Requirements

Do you enjoy working in a team and supporting it in undertaking an essential task for research support? This is the central prerequisite for managing the required tasks. Furthermore, we expect you to

be able to handle common Office products,

be able to work in an organized manner and support others in doing so, and

be able to communicate in English.

Desirable

If you have experience in the field of event management or have already come into contact with the topic of research data management, this would be of great advantage for the mentioned areas of responsibility. Experience in the field of programming is likewise an advantage.

Our Offer

Flexible working hours and the possibility of mobile working

A modern, diverse, and extraordinary working environment with close proximity to science and research at the interface of several innovative technology sectors

Collaboration in a competent and committed team

Support in the qualification and further development of your skills

Your Application

Have we piqued your interest? Then we request an application

by 10.09.2026

via our online form:

https://bewerbermanagement.net/zxho7

The GWDG strives for gender equality and diversity and therefore welcomes applications from all backgrounds. The GWDG is committed to employing more people with severe disabilities. Applications from people with severe disabilities are expressly welcome.

Questions regarding the advertised positions can be answered by Mr. Prof. Dr. Philipp Wieder (Tel.: 0551 201-1576, E-Mail:

philipp.wieder@gwdg.de

).