Graduate Project Assistant (must hold a Diploma/Master's degree) for a 30-hour/week (part-time), two-year position
Teilzeit
Entry date: as soon as possible but not later than 09/01/2026
Job Duties:
- Collaboration in the exciting new basic research project, DeepFields (using drones, airborne optical sectioning (AOS) -a unique synthetic aperture sensing technique developed by JKU-, and machine learning for harvest and damage estimation in agriculture), in cooperation with the with the Austrian Hail Insurance. Details on AOS: https://github.com/JKU-ICG/AOS/
- Possibility for obtaining a PhD and extension beyond project duration
- Research, development, and field experiments with project teams
- Planning and execution of field experiments
- Research- and Development collaboration
- Publication of high-impact scientific results
- Information about the Institute of Computer Graphics: https://www.jku.at/cg
Your Qualifications:
- The successful candidate must hold a Diploma/Master’s degree in a corresponding discipline (computer science, mathematics, engineering or related) or have equivalent qualifications
- Expertise in one or multiple of the following areas: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, (Aerial) Robotics
- Excellent programming skills in Python (possibly also in C++ and Java)
- Willingness and ability to work in a team
- Strong command of English, both spoken and written (level C1). Knowledge of German is an advantage (level B1) but not mandatory
What We Offer:
- On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 3,776.10 gross per month (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: B1). For an appointment of over 30 hours per week, this corresponds to a gross salary of € 2,832.08
- High-impact research (previous publications in Nature and Science formats) in one of EU’s Machine Learning Hotspots
- Stable employer
- Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
- Attractive continual educational opportunities
- State-of-the-art research infrastructure
- Dynamic research environment
- Broad range of on-campus dining services/healthy meals (organic food at the cafeteria)
- Exercise and sports classes (USI)
- …and much more