Academic research assistant (m/f/x)

Academic research assistant (m/f/x)

Saarland University is a campus university with an international reputation for research excellence, particularly in computer science and in the life sciences and nanosciences. The university is also distinguished by its close ties to France and its strong European focus. Around 17,000 students, studying over one hundred different academic disciplines, are currently enrolled at Saarland University. Saarland University is officially recognized as one of Germany’s family-friendly higher-education institutions and with a combined workforce of more than 4000 it is one of the largest employers in the region.

The Centre for Language, Cognition and Computation (ClaCC) is inviting applications for the following position commencing the erliest possible time.

Academic research assistant (m/f/x)
Reference number W2903, salary in accordance with the German TV -L salary scale, pay grade: E13 TV- L, duration of employment: until 31.12.2028, volume of employment: 50 % of standard working time.

Workplace/Department:

The Department of Language Science and Technology (https://www.uni-saarland.de/fachrichtung/lst.html) is a partner in the NFDI Text+ consortium (text-plus.org/), which is dedicated to establishing a decentralised infrastructure for the use and preservation of language- and text-based research data. The Saarbrücken Data and Competence Centre is part of this distributed infrastructure and is based at the interdisciplinary Centre for Language, Cognition and Computation (headed by Prof. Dr. Elke Teich).

Job requirements and responsibilities:

• Research data management (RDM)
• Management of research data repository in the field of linguistics
• Advising researchers on RDM
• Contribution to scientific publications
• Participation in research-oriented working groups and events organised by the Text+ Consortium
• Coordination with the local system administration team (servers)

Your academic qualifications:

• Completed university studies in computational linguistics, digital humanities or computer science
• Language skills (according to GER): Fluent in spoken and written German and English (C1)

The successful candidate will also be expected to:

• Experience in working with Linux servers (Ubuntu, Apache, MySQL, Tomcat)
• Programming skills in Python (including NLP libraries, e.g. spaCy)
• Knowledge of metadata standards (Dublin Core, OAI-PMH)
• Ideally, experience in working with Docker
• Teamwork skills
• The working language of the Text+ Consortium is German, so a very good command of German is required. In addition, a very good command of English is required for on-site communication and publications

What we can offer you:

• A flexible work schedule allowing you to balance work and family, among other things the possibility of teleworking
• Secure and future-oriented employment with attractive conditions
• A broad range of further education and professional development programmes (for example language courses)
• An occupational health management model with numerous attractive options, such as our university sports programme
• Supplementary pension scheme (RZVK)
• Discounted tickets on local public transport services (‘Job-Ticket‘ of the saarVV)

Application and Contact

We look forward to receiving your meaningful online application (in a PDF file) by 04.09.2026 to clacc@uni-saarland.de. Please include the reference number W2903 in the subject line of the e-mail.

If you have any questions, please contact us for assistance. Your contact:
Frau Prof. Dr. Elke Teich
LST, UdS Campus, clacc@uni-saarland.de

Further Conditions and Notes

TV-L = collective agreement on remuneration of public sector employees in the German Länder. The pay grade assigned to an employee depends on their professional qualifications and the number of years of service. Each pay grade is further subdivided into levels. Entry-level employees with no previous experience will initially be assigned a level 1 rating. After one year at level 1 of the E10 pay grade, an employee will move up to level 2. After a further two years, the employee will move to level 3, etc.

Pay grade classification is based on the particular details of the position held and the extent to which the applicant meets the requirements of the pay grade within the TV-L salary scale. Part-time employment is generally possible.

If you have obtained a foreign university degree, a proof of the equivalence of this degree with a German degree by the Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen (ZAB) is needed before hiring. If necessary, please apply for this in time. You can find more information at https://www.kmk.org/zeugnisbewertung.

Unfortunately, neither costs for attending an interview at Saarland University nor costs for any certificate evaluation by the ZAB can be reimbursed in principle.

We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity. In accordance with its policy of increasing the proportion of women, the University actively encourages applications from women. Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability.

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