[DL] PhD position: Data Science for Hierarchical Data

Gerd Stumme stumme at cs.uni-kassel.de
Wed Jun 4 15:37:41 CEST 2025


The Knowledge & Data Engineering Group at the University of Kassel 
announces an open position for a

        Research Assistant (salary scale TV-H L13, 100%)

in the research programme "Towards Ordinal Data Science" under the 
supervision of Prof. Dr. Gerd Stumme. The group's emphasis is on 
researching and developing methods and algorithms at the confluence of 
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. The research assistant is 
expected to research on methods and algorithms for data science on 
hierarchical data.

The Knowledge & Data Engineering Group is member of the Hessian Center 
for Artificial Intelligence (hessian.AI) and of the Research Center for 
Information System Design (ITeG). Further information can be found at 
https://www.kde.cs.uni-kassel.de/ .

We welcome talented and highly motivated candidates with a 
mathematically oriented working style who are interested in 
interdisciplinary cooperations. We offer a team-oriented research 
environment, the opportunity to gain teaching experience, and the 
possibility to publish your research results on an international level. 
Pursuing a PhD is possible and desired. Applicants to the position must 
hold a higher-than-average Master degree (or equivalent) in Computer 
Science, Mathematics, Physics or a related field.

We expect good knowledge in discrete structures as well as good 
programming skills in one major programming language. Furthermore, a 
high social competency and a very good command of the English language 
are expected. Mathematicians with some programming experience are 
especially welcome.

For questions regarding the position please get in touch with Prof. Dr. 
Gerd Stumme (stumme at cs.uni-kassel.de).

The position is initially limited to three years. The salary amounts to 
at least 59.000 Euro gross per year. Please submit your complete 
application (including all necessary documents and a letter of intent) 
before 2025-06-27 via the portal where you can also find the complete 
announcement: https://www.uni-kassel.de/go/tods-ausschreibung


-- 
Prof. Dr. Gerd Stumme, Hertie Chair of Knowledge & Data Engineering &
Research Center for Information System Design (ITeG) &
International Center for Higher Education Research (INCHER),
University of Kassel &
The Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence (hessian.AI)
http://www.kde.cs.uni-kassel.de, Tel. +49 561/804-6251




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