Research Assistant - Focus on Data Intelligence Management (m/f/d)

The WZL machine tool laboratory at RWTH Aachen is one of the leading research institutes in production technology and currently employs approx. 1,025 employees at a total of four chairs. For more than 100 years, the WZL has been conducting ground-breaking research, practical applied research and resulting industrial consulting and implementation projects. The Innovation Management department supports manufacturing companies in the areas of innovation management through consulting, research and further education. In order to support the generation of new innovations, the Innovation Management department accompanies the entire process of developing an idea to market maturity and considers, among other things, the inclusion of market and customer needs, the requirement management, product development, variant management and the prototypical realization of ideas. One of the topics is Data Intelligence Management. It is important to support the innovation processes and the development of innovative products with the help of data analytics and artificial intelligence. Starting with the market and customer needs that are included with the help of market intelligence, AI-assisted demand management and digitally consistent product development. And even after the initial development of the products, data from the prototype realization and later from the use phase of the products can be evaluated and returned to development to improve the products. The RWTH is certified as a family-friendly university. RWTH offers a variety of health, counselling and prevention services (e.g. university sports) as part of a university health management. There is a wide range of training and the possibility of obtaining a job ticket for employees and civil servants.

Your duties In the Innovation Management department, we see it as our mission to train tomorrow's leaders. Accordingly, as a scientific employee, you can qualify and develop both professionally and personally. For this, you will work in the four following fields during your activity: Research – In the field of research, methods and concepts on current issues of innovation management and product realization are developed in close cooperation with leading manufacturing companies. There are different formats of the cooperation. Long-term research projects are usually funded publicly and carried out jointly with other research institutions, associations or companies. Current research focuses include the design of data-based business models for producing companies or the development of product building boxes for a sustainable circular economy. Consulting – In consulting projects, company-specific and application-specific solutions are developed with the help of departmental competencies. New findings from applied research are directly addressed to the consulting topics and enable companies to offer individual solutions to strategic, organisational and technological issues of innovation management. Continuing education – Through one- or more-day seminars, conferences and congresses, we transfer our findings from research into industrial practice. At the events and training of specialists and executives, we are looking for the exchange of expertise to develop new ideas and establish contacts. Teaching – We offer lectures and project modules for the students of RWTH Aachen. Example in a lecture unit on strategic innovation management in which teams of students process practical case studies together with companies. Furthermore, we regularly supervise ambitious students in the course of graduation. As a member of the Innovation Management department, you will be part of a highly motivated team with diverse tasks that guarantee a steep learning curve. Their tasks are based on themes of all four areas of activity:• Independent processing, management and acquisition of challenging research and industrial projects • Transfer of scientific knowledge to industrial practice • Presentation of results in seminars, conferences and scientific publications • Supporting and committed exercise of teaching activities at RWTH Aachen (e.g. lecture, training, supervision of final work)

Your profile for a successful entry into our department includes a university degree (master or comparable) completed with above-average success in the field of engineering, natural or economics and meaningful practical experience. In addition, you will show enthusiasm for the topics outlined above in the field of innovation management. Also bring the following properties, please apply for participation in our Assessment Center: • Very good communication skills and team skills • Secure mastery of German and English • Structured mode of operation and a view for the essentials • Aim for a promotion as preparation for the next career step

The employment is in the employment relationship. The place shall be occupied at the next possible time and shall be limited to 2 years. Further employment of a further 2 years is envisaged. The temporary employment is carried out within the framework of the time-limits of the science-time contract law. It is a full-time job. There is a doctoral opportunity. The grouping depends on the TV-L. The place is rated with EG 13 TV-L. The job description is aimed at all sexes. We want to promote the careers of women at RWTH Aachen University and are therefore looking forward to applicants. Women are preferably taken into account in the case of equal suitability, competence and professional performance, provided You are underrepresented in the organisational unit and, if not in the person of a competitor, outweigh the reasons. Applications for suitable people with difficulty are expressly desired. For the purposes of equal treatment, we ask you to waive an application photo. Information on the collection of personal data pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be found at https://www.rwth-aachen.de/dsgvo-information-bewerbe