Student Assistant/Hiwi in the project ZirkulEA: Data Ecosystems for the Circular Economy

Student Assistant/Hiwi Position in the project ZirkulEA: Data Ecosystems for the Circular Economy

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We seek motivated individuals to join our research team working on the ZirkulEA project. This project, funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), aims to develop practical solutions for a circular economy of the automotive electric powertrain through intelligent disassembly and traceability. As a student assistant, you will be part of a team that collaborates with three research institutes and six industry partners. 

Currently, we are looking for motivated students to join our lab as student assistants (hours per month are flexible, e.g., 20-40 h/month).

Your tasks will include

  • Assisting in designing, conceptualizing, and implementing research studies and writing research publications as part of the team. 

  • Supporting qualitative research, including expert interviews' design, preparation, and analysis. 

  • Assisting in project management, including preparing and visualizing project results and insights. 

Your profile:

  • You have a background in industrial engineering, business informatics, technical economics, business administration, computer science, or a related field. 

  • You are interested in the emerging field of data sharing, data ecosystems, and circular economy. 

  • You are highly motivated to work on real-world problems in a goal-oriented manner, thinking proactively, working independently, and not hesitating to bring in your ideas. 

  • You have very good language skills in German and English. 

  • You are a team player, motivated, committed, and interested in exploring ways of scientific working.

As part of the ZirkulEA project, you will contribute to conceptualizing and designing data ecosystems for a circular economy. This includes identifying and classifying existing business models for data sharing within circular economies, developing incentive mechanisms to foster stakeholder engagement in data ecosystems, and investigating requirements and restrictions of data sharing within a data ecosystem for circular economies. 

If you are interested in working in a challenging and rewarding environment, please contact Marcel Fassnacht (marcel.fassnacht∂kit.edu), providing your CV and transcript of records.

We are looking forward to your application!