For us, “It isn't where you come from; it's where you're going that counts.” This applies to students and employees alike: all applications are welcome. As a cosmopolitan university, we value and promote diversity. We give preference to severely disabled people who are equally qualified. Women and people with a migratory background are explicitly invited to apply.

Location: Campus Wilhelminenhof, Faculty 4: School of Computing, Communication and Business

Salary: Pay group 13 (TVöD/VKA)

Working hour:  full-time (39h)

Contract duration: temporary contract, ending on March 31, 2027, Subject to funding approval

• contribute to HTW’s tasks in the IBB-funded collaborative research project HOTSTEEL by
  • designing and implementing high-precision PDE simulations for modelling and forecasting temperatures of slabs in a real-world steel production plant
  • collaborating with research partners from machine learning to build surrogate models for the PDE simulations
  • summarizing research findings in the form of project reports and scientific publications

• Master’s degree (or higher) in Mathematics, Physics or Scientific Computing
• Strong background in diffusion and reaction-diffusion modeling (heat equation, coupled PDE systems)
• Experience in working with advanced software for PDE modeling and simulation (e.g., FiPy, FEniCS/FEniCSx, PDELib, ddfermi, ISOKANN)
• Experience in working with high-performance compute clusters
• Ability to consider gender and diversity aspects in the area of responsibility and in the working environment

• Working knowledge about Gaussian processes, Bayesian optimization, and neural network ensembles
• Programming skills on GPUs (e.g., CUDA)
• Proficiency in German is a plus, but not a requirement

You will be part of an active and well-connected research group, in which we work on applied topics in close collaboration with partners at Zuse Institute Berlin, Charité Berlin, or SAP. Our regular team lunches foster exchange and collaboration. You will have the opportunity to play a leading role in educating students and actively contribute to the development of young academic talents.

• Remote work
• Flexible working hours
• Attractive professional development and sports programmes
• Health management
• Company pension scheme
• Diverse and varied range of tasks
• 30 days of holiday per year

15,000 students and 800 employees who are learning, researching, teaching, and working on two campuses in the southeastern part of Berlin. 80 degree programs in engineering, computer science, business, law, design, and culture. Countless opportunities to shape the future together.