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Center for Humans and Machines (CHM) · Berlin

Student Research Assistants for the Study of Human-Machine Interactions

Seeking motivated Student Assistants for the role of ‘Experimental Interface Developer’

The Center for Humans and Machines (CHM) at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human  Development in Berlin seeks Applicants as

Student Research Assistants to design Web-Experiments on Human-Machine Interactions 

15-20 hours/week

The Center for Humans and Machines (CHM) at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development in Berlin conducts interdisciplinary science to understand, anticipate, and shape major disruptions from digital media and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the way we think, learn, work, play, cooperate, and govern. Our goal is to understand how machines are shaping human society today and how they may continue to shape it in the future. The Center is comprised of an interdisciplinary, international, and diverse group of scholars, and a science support team.

To complement this team, we are looking for a motivated Student Research Assistant who is excited about working at the intersection of computer science and social sciences. Currently, we are looking for the following Student Research Assistant profile:

Profile ‘Experimental Interface Developer’: Design, develop, deploy, and maintain web-based experimental interfaces on human-AI interaction using a FastAPI, React, and MongoDB stack. You have experience with web development (HTML, JavaScript) and API design (RESTful). 

Formal requirements:

  • Currently enrolled in a program at a German university related to experimental social science (e.g., psychology or economics), cognitive science, computer science, physics, or other relevant fields

  • Weekly in-person attendance at the institute in Berlin

  • Availability of at least 15 hours weekly

What we offer

  • Pushing the frontier of the scientific understanding of human-AI interaction

  • Get first hand experience of the scientific process, from idea generation over experimental design to data collection and analysis

  • Close collaboration with CHM researchers

  • Comprehensive onboarding and time to learn new skills in an agile environment

  • Possibility to contribute and realize your own ideas

  • The duration of the position is for at least 6 months and is coupled with your proof of enrollment and can be extended

  • Salary: 15,02€ / hour (for master's students) and 13,08€ / hour (for Bachelor's students)

The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.

The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals.

Please apply, including a CV without a photo and your latest transcript, via our career site on this page.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants can expect to hear from the hiring team within two weeks.

The data protection declaration for the processing of personal data within the scope of your application can be found here:
https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/1589569/en_infos_bewerbung.pdf

Research center
Center for Humans and Machines (CHM)
Role
Scientific position
Locations
Berlin

Berlin

About Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung

The Max Planck Institute for Human Development is dedicated to the study of human development and education, as well as human-machine interaction. Researchers of various disciplines – including psychology, education, sociology, medicine, history, economics, computer science, and mathematics – work together on interdisciplinary projects at the Berlin Institute. The research questions they examine include how people make effective decisions even under time pressure and information overload, how the interaction between behaviour and brain function changes over the lifespan, as well as how human emotions change in a historical context and how they have affected the course of history itself and what social innovations and challenges come with digitalization.

Founded in 1963
Co-workers 200-500
Center for Humans and Machines (CHM) · Berlin

Student Research Assistants for the Study of Human-Machine Interactions

Seeking motivated Student Assistants for the role of ‘Experimental Interface Developer’

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