The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) currently operates 76 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany and is the world’s leading applied research organization. Around 30 000 employees work with an annual research budget of 2.9 billion euros.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS in Berlin-Charlottenburg offers R&D services for the development of seamless personalizable communication systems at all stages of the innovation process - from the innovation idea to research and development in projects to test phases, prototype development and implementation.
The business unit "Digital Public Services" (FOKUS.DPS) develops IT systems for digital transformation in the public sector.
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What you will do
We are looking for student employees (m/f/d) to join our team and support us in international and national research, consulting and development projects. We work on making current technology trends, such as the Internet of Things, Open/Linked Data, Microservices, Single Page Applications or Blockchain, also usable for administration and the public sector. In this way, the DPS business unit supports politics, administration and business in the strategic implementation of digitization projects.
What you bring to the table
We are looking for students from the fields of administrative informatics, business informatics or comparable fields of study who are willing to familiarize themselves with new topics quickly and independently. The focus of interest is especially the conception, design and development of innovative web applications (front-end).
Knowledge in the following areas should be available:
- Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript
- Good communication and team skills
Advantageous, but not mandatory, are knowledge in the areas of:
- have 'an eye for design', even if you're not a designer
- understand mobile-first design and responsible design
- You can use mockup and UI prototyping tools to communicate your ideas
- Experience with VueJS
- Linked Data, RDF and the Semantic Web
- Git
- Usability and creation of design concepts/mockups
- Experience working in an agile environment
What you can expect
Practical research
- Participation in the realization of innovative research projects
- Application of state-of-the-art tools, frameworks and methods
- Freedom to try out new technologies and methods and to bring them into our projects
- Room for independent work and personal development opportunities
- a modern and internationally oriented working environment
- close contacts to industry and public clients
- a scientific network
- supervision of bachelor and master theses, supervision of internships
Equal opportunities and work-life balance
- Diversity management: We work in an interdisciplinary way, come from more than 30 countries and are pleased that more and more women are shaping the digital future with us
- Support in balancing family and career
- Barrier-free building with car and bicycle garage
Remuneration is based on the general works agreement on the employment of auxiliary staff.
The monthly working time is 60 - 80 hours.
A fixed term of 6 months is planned. In principle, we are interested in a longer-term cooperation.
We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal suitability.
With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future.
Interested? Apply online now. We look forward to getting to know you!
If you have any questions about this position, please contact:
Ms. Franziska Melato
Phone +49 30 34 63 - 72 95
Mr. Dr. Yury Glikman
Phone +49 30 34 63 - 71 25
Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS
Requisition Number: 66509 Application Deadline: 07/16/2023
