The University of Potsdam was founded in 1991 and has firmly established itself within the scientific landscape and developed into an outstanding economic factor and growth engine for the region. The university excels in acquiring third-party funds, has received multiple teaching awards, has a very service-oriented administration, and has been honored several times for its family-friendly culture. About 20,000 students and 3,000 employees study and work at three campuses – Am Neuen Palais, Griebnitzsee and Golm – at one of Germany-s most scenic institutions of higher education.
The Center for IT and Media Management (ZIM) at the University of Potsdam
AI Software Engineer (f/m/d) with Focus on Administrative AI Technologies
The successful candidate will work 40 hours per week (100 %). The position is classified within remuneration group 13 of the collective wage agreement among the German federal states (“Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst der Länder- – TV-L).
The Center for IT and Media Management (ZIM) is the central partner for information and communication technologies as well as multimedia production at the University of Potsdam. ZIM provides needs-based infrastructures, solutions, and consulting services to support the requirements of teaching, studies, research, and university administration. Our mission is to support excellent teaching and research through outstanding services. technical consulting for lecturers on implementation options for specific use cases, including raising awareness of data protection and ethical perspectives
Monitoring of global AI developments related to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs): Conducting online and literature research and analyzing research articles, professional journals, conference reports, and other sources; risk analysis and compliance: assessing risks associated with the use of AI technologies in education and administration, e.g., identifying the data to be transferred, required actions and functions, as well as supporting protocols and standards) and technical implementation (e.g., consideration of data protection and security
Completed academic university degree (Diploma, Master-s, Magister, or State Examination), preferably in a computer science–related field or in educational, social, or administrative sciences, or in a comparable, relevant field of study
Understanding of the fundamental concepts and techniques of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Experience in contributing to academic higher-education projects (e.g., Python, R, Microsoft Azure AI Studio, RapidMiner, Dataiku, etc
Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Microsoft Azure
German language proficiency at the A2 level according to the CEFR; English language proficiency at the B2 level
Work-life balance thanks to regular working hours, 30 days of vacation, and a defined share of remote working hours
A family-friendly environment with support services, public transport subsidy, and university sports programs
Submit your application with a cover letter, CV in tabular form, and relevant documentation of your qualifications via the online career portal of the University of Potsdam (ID no.. Apply online now:
If you completed higher education qualifications outside the EU, please submit a German translation and the assessment of the Central Office for Foreign Education (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen – ZAB) .