Student Research Assistant

The Chair of Scalable Database Systems (Professor Dr. Stefanie Scherzinger) at the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics invites applications for the position of

Student Research Assistant

The starting date of this position can be agreed individually (planned: 1 December 2026) with a working time of 10 hours per week on a one-year fixed-term contract. Remuneration is EUR 15.20 per hour or EUR 16.70 per hour for master’s students. If you meet the requirements for the higher compensation rate, you will be assigned more advanced tasks.

The position is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space within the research project “Quantum Computing for ErUM” (QC4ErUM).

Project description:

The student research assistant, who is ideally studying M.Sc. Computer Science or M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence Engineering at University of Passau, will support the research project QC4ErUM.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate in a distributed research project on quantum software and data engineering
• Support research activities including literature research, data retrieval, data preparation and analysis, follow-up-survey preparation.
• Assist with data cleaning.
• Assist with organisational tasks related to the project.
• Assist the implementation and evaluation of research software prototypes

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree: in computer science, physics, mathematics, or a related field
• Excellent programming skills and a solid background in software and data engineering in Python
• Expertise in data processing and analysis
• Interest in quantum software engineering
• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written
• Knowledge of German is advantageous but not a requirement
• A high degree of reliability, diligence, and self-organization, combined with strong analytical skills, independent problem solving, and the ability to quickly grasp new technical concepts.

What we offer: Participation in an interdisciplinary academic research project as well as the opportunity to gain experience in quantum software engineering.