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, 2029, Subject to funding approval

• contribute to HTW’s tasks in the IBB-funded collaborative research project HOTSTEEL, in particular by
  • designing, implementing, testing, and accelerating algorithms for integrated optimization of CO2-efficient production schedules in a real-world steel production plant
  • collaborating with academic and industrial research partners to discuss and iteratively improve results on real-world data
  • summarizing research findings in the form of project reports and scientific publications, if interested also as part of your own PhD project.

• Master’s degree (or higher) in mathematics, computer science, scientific computing, or related fields
• Background in discrete optimization, in particular in mixed-integer programming (MIP)
• Programming skills in at least one advanced language (e.g., C/C++, Rust, Julia, Python)
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Ability to consider gender and diversity aspects in the area of responsibility and in the working environment

• Programming experience on GPUs (e.g., with CUDA) and/or with parallel programming in general
• Understanding of exact decomposition methods (e.g., Benders, Branch&Price) and/or primal heuristics for scheduling problems
• 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. We welcome and strongly support PhD projects by an intense 1:1 supervision.

• 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.