Research Assistant in Research Project

Project overview

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Challenging tomorrow's talents with passion.

At HSHL, research, teaching, and practice naturally come together. We pursue a common goal: to prepare people for their professional future – and thus make a contribution to our society. Modern working conditions optimally support our employees. We offer: active co-design of university life, open-mindedness among colleagues, and a strong team at your side.

As part of a research and development project, a project position is to be filled, in which innovative production support systems for On-Set Virtual Production in film are conceived and developed based on a digital twin. The goal is to create technical solutions that intelligently support virtual and real production processes on set and efficiently link them together.

Research Assistant (m/f/d) in the Research Project "ProSys OSVP"

• Lippstadt
• Full-time
• Immediately
• Until 31.12.2028
• E 13 TV-L

Responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering: You will gather, analyze, and document requirements for the system in close coordination with project partners.
• Conceptualization: Together with the project partners, you will develop the conceptual foundations and the architecture of the overall system.
• Implementation: You will be responsible for the conception, implementation, and testing of the framework for digital twins of VP stage sets.
• Evaluation: In collaboration with the project partners, you will evaluate the developed tools and the overall system and derive optimization measures from them.
• Documentation: You will comprehensively document the project results and analyze them scientifically.
• Publications: Furthermore, you will write and present scientific publications on the findings.

Requirements

• Degree: You have a good academic university degree (Master/University Diploma) in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Media Informatics, or an Engineering discipline.
• Knowledge: You have sound knowledge of the Unreal Engine and proficient programming skills in C++.
• Development: You have practical experience in software development and enjoy working on complex technical solutions.
• Evaluation: You have experience in measuring and evaluating media technology systems and can competently analyze test results.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Lippstadt, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, DE
• Languages: German

Source notes

General Information about the position: The duty station is Lippstadt. Regulations for home office are in place at the university. The full-time position, limited until 31.12.2028, is to be filled as soon as possible. Classification will be in pay group 13 according to the collective agreement for the public service of the Länder (TV-L).

Position filling is generally also possible on a part-time basis, provided there are no operational reasons to the contrary in individual cases. The university has set itself the goal of promoting the professional future of women and expressly encourages suitably qualified women to apply. Severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability.

Application & Contact

Do you see your next academic challenge here? Then we look forward to receiving your application by 20.10.2026 via our online portal.

Your contact for questions about the selection process and a possible employment relationship:

Mr. Adrian Hien

Tel. -7403

Your contact for questions about the advertised position:

Mr. Prof. Stefan Albertz

Tel. -838

President of the Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences

Department 4 - Human Resources

Marker Allee 76 - 78

59063 Hamm

• Meaningful Work: Whether in teaching, research, or technical and administrative roles – with us, you actively contribute to the education and development of young people and shape the future in an academic environment.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working hours as well as home office and part-time options enable the compatibility of work and private life.
• Family Friendliness: As a family-friendly employer, we actively support our employees in every phase of life with suitable working time models, coaching, and advice.
• Further Training and Personal Development: We offer a diverse range of professional and personal development opportunities to promote your professional and personal growth.
• Health Promotion: Ergonomic workplaces and health-promoting offers, such as active breaks during working hours, promote your well-being.
• Modern Double Campus: At HSHL, you benefit from a modernly equipped working environment, good public transport connections, free parking spaces with e-charging stations, and a cafeteria on each campus.