Practical trainings, student assistants and theses

The work will accompany a project that validates a new method for optimising flotation processes (in raw material processing). The technical aspect in the according project is the validation of the technology. The selected research assistant will be involved in the acquisition of industrial/commercial partner organisations. The candidate will conduct and support the acquisition process, will held communication with the partner organisations and documents according acitivities. The documented communication will later be taken into account in the development of a business model. The business model will continue to be closely tuned with the technical-scientific staff and will be carried out together with the Technology Transfer Department of the HZDR.

The prerequisite is a bachelor's degree or an intermediate diploma. Interested candidates who are currently completing a bachelor's thesis or an intermediate diploma are also welcome to apply.

The position can be based either in Dresden-Rossendorf or in Freiberg. However, occasional travelling to Freiberg is desired and the willingness to work in Freiberg is positively evaluated. The possibility of mobile work or working from home is particularly given.

At Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), over 1,500 employees from more than 70 nations are conducting cutting-edge research in the fields of ENERGY, HEALTH, and MATERIALS to address the major challenges facing society today.
The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), founded in Görlitz in 2019, is a German-Polish interdisciplinary research center focusing on data-intensive digital systems.
CASUS offers student internships in a wide range of scientific fields. You are welcome to apply and join CASUS if you are interested in gaining knowledge in the following research areas:

• Theoretical Chemistry
• Earth System Science
• Systems Biology
• Digital Health
• Computational Radiation Physics
• Theory of complex systems
• Dynamics of Complex Living Systems
• Machine Learning for Infection and Disease

• Student in computer science, physics, chemistry, or related fields
• Student already enrolled at the university in Germany, Poland or Czech Republic (close exchange and attendance in the office preferable and combined with the moblie working from Germany combinable)
• Eager to learn new skills
• Strong motivation to work in a collaborative environment
• Preliminary experience in code development is an advantage
• Excellent communication skills in English and/or German or Polish

• A vibrant research community in an open, diverse and international work environment
• Scientific excellence and extensive professional networking opportunities
• A wide range of qualification opportunities
• We support a good work-life balance with the possibility of part-time employment, mobile working and flexible working hours
• Either an immediate start or a start in 2024 is possible