SDU eScience Center: Student Research Support Role
Would you like to work with cutting-edge IT-technology in a research-like environment? The SDU eScience Center (SDU Odense) is currently looking for motivated students who have an interest in data science, computer science, software engineering and/or HPC/cloud computing.
The SDU eScience Center is a leading center for research infrastructure for supercomputing and cloud computing in Denmark. We provide Danish national supercomputing services and we’re involved in several prestigious, international projects. Working with us, you will have the opportunity to learn from leading experts within the field, be a part of an international, research-like environment and develop your own skills and talents.
About the role
As part of the research support unit, your main tasks will be to help researchers address questions related to our cloud computing platform, UCloud.
The research support unit currently consists of three employees with long expertise in scientific research, programming and software engineering, as well as one student helper.
What we expect from you
We expect that you are currently a bachelor or graduate student with a strong background in computer science, data science, applied mathematics, physics or engineering. Candidates with good programming skills in Python and/or R will be preferred.
Working hours
We expect the positions to be 10-15 hours per week with highly flexible working hours to fit a student’s schedule, including exam periods.
Condition of Employment
We expect to fill 1 or more positions. The starting date for the positions is as soon as possible, and it will be agreed with the successful candidates. The initial appointments are for a limited time period of 3 months with the possibility of extension.
Application and contact
Application deadline is 1st of October 2025.
All inquiries are welcome. Please contact:
Emiliano Molinaro
Team Leader Research Support
SDU eScience center
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Southern Denmark
e-mail: molinaroronaldallenmcgeelisa@imada.sdu.dkgrant.dkcampbell.dk
office: +45 6550 2828
Please note, the selected candidate as Student Assistant or Academic Supervisor must be enrolled as student at SDU.
Employment shall take place in accordance with the framework agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Prosa.
In case you have not yet had an examination at SDU, the enrollment confirmation instead of the exam transcript must be annexed your application.
Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. Each box can only contain a single file of max. 5 Mb. We recommend that you read how to apply before you apply.
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
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