Research assistant - salary grade E13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen

• Coordination of the above-mentioned research project
• Participation in research activities
• Work on subprojects C3 and C4 within the above-mentioned CRC. Subproject C3 focuses on the development of a digital twin for transportation planning. Subproject C4 involves the application of this digital twin to compute various future scenarios for the transportation system, with a particular focus on decarbonization
• Further development of the MATSim traffic simulation software
• Collaboration with national and international partners

Pursuing a doctoral degree in connection with the advertised position is possible and expressly encouraged.

• Successfully completed academic university studies (Master, Diplom or equivalent) in Transportation Engineering or a related field
• Extensive experience with the simulation software MATSim, particularly in building large-scale MATSim scenarios and implementing new features in MATSim
• Solid experience in large-scale programming projects and project management
• Excellent programming skills in Java
• Experience in processing georeferenced data (GIS)
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration
• Strong knowledge in analyzing traffic data (e.g., traffic counts) and integrating such data into transport models
• Strong organizational skills, communication abilities, and assertiveness desirable
• Clearly structured and process-oriented working style preferred
• Knowledge in the field of transport planning
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., R or Python)
• Very good command of German, both written and spoken
• Good command of English, both written and spoken
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work in a team desirable
• Genuine interest in the subject
• Multidisciplinary orientation
• Experience in the automated creation of MATSim models for different regions preferred
• Experience with the simulation software Visum preferred

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