Research Assistant with the aim of obtaining a doctorate in the field of Spatial Data Science (m/f/d)

The Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) is looking for a period of three years for the RS 1 ''Raumentwicklung'' unit in Bonn. Research Assistant (w/m/d) with the goal of a PhD in the field of Spatial Data Science

No 188.1-25 Payment E 13 Employment limited to three years Weekly hours 39. Place of work Bonn Application deadline 26.07.2026 The BBSR at the Federal Office for Building and Spatial Planning (BBR) is the Federal Institute for Research in the Business Unit of the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) for the areas of urban development, spatial planning, housing and construction. The BBSR also implements a wide range of support and investment programmes in the field of climate protection and urban development. The RS 1 unit takes over the task of scientific policy advice on the spatial development of the federal and state governments, draws up the spatial planning reports in the lead and leads two empirical information bases to the spatial planning forecast and to space-effective means according to § 22 para. 2 ROG. A focus is on designing the technical coordination of the Federal Programme Region, financed by the Federal Programme for Rural Development (BULE). For more information please visit: RS 1.

Within the duration of the contract, the scientific qualification in the form of a doctorate is expected and supported by the BBSR. For this purpose, about 70% of the weekly working hours are available, in which you are self-employed in dealing with your topic of doctoral studies. With around 30% of your weekly working time, you can support the RS 1 Unit in its core tasks of research and development, as well as knowledge-based services, and thus gain practical experience in the work of a federal research institute. The above-described positions include the following tasks: Implementation of a doctoral project on quantitative predictions and simulations (e.g. microsimulations, agent based modeling, predictive modeling, foresight) and content analysis in a topic of the BBSR or Implementation of a doctoral project to quantify and formulate new small-scale data across Germany through image recognition for the analysis of dynamily, small-scale questions in a BBSR field As part of the support of the RS 1, you will find the following tasks: Contribution to the extension of the BBSR's methodology repertoire and support of the method transfer within the BBSR Compilation of scientific papers and expert opinions as well as preparation and support of events and workshops the development of analyses, cooperation with (regulatory) reports and opinions; Support in answering ad hoc questions and scientific policy advice to maintain data and information bases and to advise on the development of data products; Support for scaling and transfer of IDA outputs to a productive enterprise Research applications for third-party funding

Expected: a completed academic degree (University Diploma or Master) with quantative orientation in the fields of geography, geosciences, social sciences, information, economics, statistics or a comparable degree a project sketch (maximum two pages) in which you will present your doctoral project. In addition, please refer to the following aspects: very good English skills and experience in writing English-language texts, the exposé must be presented in English German language skills of at least the language level B 2 according to the common European reference framework (applicants [w/m/d] whose mother tongue is not the German language, we ask for proof. The German language skills may be assessed before the further selection procedure by the BBSR.) What we need: Knowledge in particular in one or more areas important for the implementation of the doctorate, such as Statistics, Spatial Statistics, Geostatistics, Remote Sensing, Spatial Modeling Knowledge of the processing of spatial data and relevant software (Raster and vector data) Knowledge of programming and scientific data processing and analysis with open source tools – ideally in R or Python Knowledge in Gitlab, Versioning, Code Documentation very good written and oral expressiveness in the German language and a pronounced ability to render complex facts understandable Reliability, organizational skills and a high degree of self-responsibility strong team capability

An adjustment is made in the pay group 13 TVöD Bund, as far as the personal requirements are met. The current pay table and the pay calculator can be found at oeffentlicher-dienst.info. The weekly working hours are 39 hours per week for employees. The employment relationship is limited to a maximum of three years according to WissZeitVG. We would like to point out that the service is only temporarily transferred and that a personal allowance can be granted in accordance with § 14 TVöD in the presence of the personal conditions. The structured selection procedure is expected to be in the 33. Calendar week. We stand for: As a modern and future-proof employer, we guarantee the professional equality of women and men, as well as the promotion of diversity among our employees. For this we were retrieved by the audit family. Women are preferably taken into account with the same qualification if there is a sub-representation in the area concerned. In the case of the same suitability, severely disabled and equal workers are preferred; You require only a minimum of physical suitability. Our work environment is characterised by family-friendlyness and offers flexible working times and forms. Individual part-time arrangements are possible and can be combined with mobile work depending on the needs of the service. As a signatory to the Charter of diversity, we are actively engaged in the opportunities of diversity in the working world. Our aim is to create a valuable work environment for all employees. We therefore welcome the efforts of people of all nationalities and with migration background. .