We are looking for a Student assistant (Hiwi) (m/f/d) who wants to join our team and help working on the  ConfIDent platform for Open Research Information on Scientific Events.

Our team covers a group at the Chair of Computer Science 5 – Information Systems at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen and the Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology University Library (TIB), Hannover.

Your Profile                                                                  

(In your application, please comment briefly on each point.)

·       Interest in modern software architectures and web technologies, as well as, agile methodologies, design patterns, and the ability to learn faster;

·       Solution oriented and independent working manner, as well as the abilities to keep the commitment, working in a heterogeneous environment, also remotely, based on agile development, following instructions and providing new solutions in a proactive way;

·       At least some prior experience with the technologies related to the development of the platform to be created. Proficiency with the following technologies is important:

Python, git, test-first development, storage technologies such as SQL, SPARQL, JSON, graph databases, web crawling and scraping.

·       Proficiency with the following technologies and knowledge is a plus:

MediaWiki (PHP), Semantic MediaWiki, RDF, SPARQL, Continuous integration with Travis/GitHub actions, graph databases such as Gremlin, dgraph, statistical analysis

·       Fluent German is a plus.

What you can expect                                                

·       Highly practical and result oriented work with state-of-the-art tools

·       Embedding in a highly skilled, diverse and international team

·       7–15 hours per week; up to 19 hours are possible if you cover a broader skillset

·       Possibility to also do your thesis with us

·       You can choose to work either at RWTH Aachen University in our student working space or mostly remote.

The position is initially limited to 6 months but can be extended. In case of identical qualifications, preference will be given to severely disabled candidates. RWTH Aachen is committed to providing equal career opportunities for men and women.

For any questions, please contact: Wolfgang Fahl,
http://dbis.rwth-aachen.de/cms/staff/dipl.-inf.-wolfgang-fahl, fahl@dbis.rwth-aachen.de