Stellenangebot: Research Assistant (m/f/d) with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Engineering Physics, Physics,... bei Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)

Research Assistant (m/f/d) with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Engineering Physics, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field

Salary group  E 13 TVöD
Temporary contract for 24 months
Scope of employment: Full-time / suitable as part-time employment

The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is a materials research organization in Germany. Our mission is to ensure safety in technology and chemistry. We perform research and testing in materials science, materials engineering and chemistry to improve the safety of products and processes. At BAM we do research that matters. Our work covers a broad array of topics in the focus areas of energy, infrastructure, environment, materials, and chemistry and process engineering.

We offer:

• Access to high-quality continuing education and training on digitalization topics such as programming, research data management, AI applications, and machine computing in science.
• Networking and exchange in our interdisciplinary digitalization communities and at BAM digitalization events to develop innovative solutions together with our experts.
• Targeted acquisition of skills in key technologies for laboratory digitalization—modern programming paradigms, connection to the electronic laboratory notebook, and development of metadata formats and ontologies—through practical learning formats such as workshops, online courses, and collaborative training with bundled knowledge sources.
• Opportunity to actively participate in shaping BAM digitization projects and to contribute your own ideas for digital innovations.

We are looking for talented people to join us.

Job-ID: J000000256
Einstzort: Berlin
Organisationseinheit: Fachbereich 7.7: Modellierung und Simulation
Tätigkeitsbereich: Science/Research
Art der Anstellung: Vollzeit oder Teilzeit

Your qualifications

We welcome applications via the online application form by 13.09.2026 . Please submit a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae, and a brief overview of projects that demonstrate your qualifications for the position. For each project, provide a brief summary and describe your specific responsibilities, highlighting the methods, algorithms, software components, and technical implementations  - including the tools, programming languages and software environments you used.

Alternatively, you can also send your application by post, quoting the Job-ID to:

Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung
Referat Z.3 - Personal
Unter den Eichen 87
12205 Berlin
GERMANY
www.bam.de

BAM promotes professional equality between women and men. We therefore particularly welcome applications from women. At the same time, we strive to reflect social diversity. Every application is therefore welcome, regardless of gender, cultural or social background, religion, ideology or identity.

In addition, BAM has set itself the goal of promoting the professional participation of people with severe disabilities. The fulfillment of the job requirements is considered on an individual basis. Severely disabled persons or persons of equal status will be given preferential consideration if they are equally qualified.

The advertised position requires a low level of physical aptitude.

Unsere Benefits

• Diverse tasks in a dynamic and future-oriented market at the interface between science, business, and politics.
• Certified family-friendly working environment
• mobile working
• Work in national and international networks with universities, research institutions, and industrial companies
• Attractive and modern working environment with excellent infrastructure and state-of-the-art scientific equipment (laboratories, BAM Data Store, high-performance computing, etc.).
• A responsible, interesting, and varied job in a professional and collegial environment.
• 30 vacation days with a 5-day week
• Work-life balance

Kontakt

Dr. Jörg F. Unger
Unter den Eichen
12205 Berlin
joerg.unger@bam.de