Research Assistant (WHK) for Media Bias Analysis (all genders welcome) - Göttingen

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Raum Göttingen

Dein Job

The Chair of Scientific Information Analytics, headed by Prof. Dr. Bela Gipp (GippLab, https://gipplab.uni-goettingen.de), conducts research at the intersection of computer science, data science, and information science. Natural language processing (NLP) based on Large Language Models (LLM) is a particular research focus of the chair.

GippLab is seeking one research assistant (WHK) position to support the research project BARI: Bias Analysis Research Infrastructure. The working hours are flexible within the limits imposed by the German Academic Fixed-Term Contract Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG), i.e., between 46 and 86 hours a month. Fewer hours are possible for recipients of a stipend.

Dein Profil

Your Tasks:

Coordinating the creation of a data set (approx. 5 months)
Assist in structuring and organizing the work of the team
Supporting the development of classifiers and platform components
Designing and running data quality pipelines and measurement frameworks
Organizing workshops for the team and external stakeholders
Collecting and integrating community feedback
Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts, data specialists, and project partners
Collaborating with international partners
Engaging with a multidisciplinary community of researchers and industry professionals
Supporting bachelor's and master's students working on related projects

This role requires regular on-site presence in Göttingen; remote work is possible to a limited extent.

Your Profile:

A master's degree with a grade of "very good" (or equivalent) in mathematics, data science, computer science, or a related discipline
Strong hands-on experience in media bias research
Strong skills in mathematical modeling and implementation
Understanding of NLP methods and their application to text analysis
Professional fluency (C1) in German and English, both written and spoken
Communicative and teamwork-oriented mindset
Intrinsic motivation to work on a societally relevant topic

Stellenmerkmale

Dein Beschäftigungsumfang

Teilzeit (befristet)

Dein Gehalt

Nach Vereinbarung

Dein Arbeitsplatz:

z.T. im Homeoffice

Dein Büro:

Raum Göttingen

Ansprechpartner:in

Bei Fragen

Herr Dr. Norman Meuschke