Munich Data Science Institute
Technische Universität München
Data and Information Officer (m/f/d) at the Munich Data Science Institute
The newly established Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI) is an integrative research center at the Technical University of
Munich with an interdisciplinary and cross-faculty focus on the field of data science, and in particular machine learning. The
Institute operates as a facilitator and disseminator of state-of-the-art Data Science practices, technologies, and IT infrastructures
for the whole university and connects and coalesces all data-related expertise of TUM. As one direction, the MDSI is engaged in
activities of research data management, e.g., shaping the way how data will be stored, managed, and analyzed across different
sciences and application fields. As a Data and Information Officer, you will be responsible for designing and managing the activities
in research data management, specifically acting as the central contact point to coordinate and establish synergies between the
multiple initiatives at TUM (e.g. in the scope of the NFDI). Moreover, you will coordinate the institutes' own data and information
practices as well as take over tasks in general project management.
Your responsibility:
- Coordination of research data management activities at the MDSI and TUM
- Preparing documents for best practices, guidelines and communications in data management, data science, data quality
- Collaboration with further partners and projects in the scope of data management; identifying and realizing synergies between
various projects
- Information exchange and networking between different departments and initiatives; data / information service consulting
- Dissemination and communication of expertise on research data management within and outside TUM via various formats
- Project management in a variety of other projects
Requirements:
We are looking for a reliable and collaborative person able to manage a broad range of tasks and responsibilities with
- Master degree or higher in IT Management / Computer Science / Data Science or related subjects
- Experience in the area of data / information management or related topics (data science, data quality assurance, experience
as data steward, or similar)
- Well-developed research, conceptual and analytical skills; proven experience in project management and/or in consulting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and proven excellent presentation skills with good level of comfort
communicating effectively across internal and external organizations and across hierarchies (German is desirable but not
required)
- Proficiency in providing administrative services, including knowledge in the operation of IT systems and services as well as
operation systems desirable
We offer...
- Full responsibility from the start in an innovative environment and with real impact on the data science ecosystem at TUM and
in Munich
- International, attractive, and interdisciplinary working environment across different departments and disciplines
- Salary according to TV-L (depending on qualification up to E13) including social benefits
- Flexible working hours
Application
The position can start as early as possible and the contract duration is initially limited to a maximum of two years. As an equal
opportunity and affirmative action employer, TUM explicitly encourages nominations of and applications from women as well as
from all others who would bring additional diversity dimensions to the university’s research and teaching strategies. Preference
will be given to disabled candidates with essentially the same qualifications.
If you are interested, please apply until
January 2, 2022 with a cover letter (stating also your earliest date of entry), CV and
relevant certificates plus reference letters via e-mail to
application@mdsi.tum.de (please attach a single PDF file and use the
subject
MDSI Data and Information Officer).
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Contact:
https://www.mdsi.tum.de/
Sylvia Kortüm
Email:
sylvia.kortuem@tum.de
Technische Universität München
Munich Data Science Institute
Walther-von-Dyck-Straße 10
85748 Garching bei München