Student assistant position in Information Science (m/f/d)

Tätigkeitsprofil:

Key responsibilities:

• Research Data Management: Supporting project-wide Research Data Management (RDM), including the creation of tailored Data Management Plan (DMP) templates, metadata schemas, and the promotion of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles
• Methodology Standardization: Assisting in the development of structured protocols, guidance documents, and standardized templates for identifying, documenting, and communicating uncertainty across project data, methods, and scenarios
• Data Mapping: Helping map and systematically compare datasets, databases, and methodologies used for environmental impact assessment in healthcare across international project partners (e.g., Input–Output models and Life Cycle Assessment)
• Helping align terminology, metadata, assumptions, and reporting practices to improve data interoperability and governance across diverse partner institutions
• Metadata Management: Organizing, harmonizing, and maintaining project metadata and preparing background documentation for consortium meetings

Anforderungsprofil:

Requirements:

• Educational Qualifications (B.Sc. or M.Sc. student, enrolled at a German university): Studies in Information Science / Library and Information Science, Data Science, Environmental Sciences, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
• Skills in Research Data Management: Strong interest in or familiarity with Research Data Management (RDM), digital curation, metadata standards, and FAIR data principles
• Familiarity with concepts of data quality: uncertainty quantification, sensitivity analysis, or statistical data documentation
• Analytical Thinking: High attention to detail and structured thinking to help develop standardized data stewardship protocols to a large, multi-partner European project
• Initiative: Strong motivation to contribute to Open Science, data governance, and transparent data infrastructure in healthcare sustainability research
• Communication: Very good written and spoken English skills for drafting guidance documents and communicating with international consortium partners (German language skills are an asset)