Data researcher

Research for a life without cancer" is our mission at the German Cancer Research Center. Every contribution counts - whether in research, administration or infrastructure. Do you want to bring artificial intelligence (AI) and data science to the forefront of health research?
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is a top-ranked computer science university and Helmholtz research center. The German Cancer Research Center is the largest biomedical research institution in Germany with leading research in health data sciences. These three top institutions joined to tackle this thrilling area by providing a unique doctoral program:

Doctoral Researchers: Up to 6 Fully Funded Positions in Data Science & Health

Full-time
German Cancer Research Center, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and University Heidelberg


Apply if you can see the potential of techniques like deep learning in the health sector, and if you feel ready for shaping the future of our well-being. We offer projects in a collaborative research environment across discipline borders, focusing on topics in the following data science areas:
Public Health

We are looking for excellent graduates holding a master's degree, received by October 2025 at the latest, in computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics or related quantitative sciences (e.g. bioinformatics, medical informatics or robotics).
This year, the available projects are:
Close proximity human-robot interaction in medical interventions - combining robot control and data science approaches
ID07: Data-based outlier detection and risk validation for multi-class prediction in newborn screening

Here you can find the abstracts and PIs of each project:



Cutting-edge research and working with top-experts in data science, AI, health and medicine
Inspiring work environment in an interdisciplinary setting
Integrated structured training curriculum of scientific and professional skills taught in English
Financial support for attending conferences and research collaborations
A contract for a fully-funded position with competitive salary according to the applicable regulations of the participating institutions (e.g. German E13 TVöD or TV-L) at one of the three HIDSS4Health research institutions


We are convinced that an innovative research and working environment thrives on the diversity of its employees. 2025-08-10T20:59:59Z FULL_TIME
Apply if you can see the potential of techniques like deep learning in the health sector, and if you feel ready for shaping the future of our well-being. We offer projects in a collaborative research environment across discipline borders, focusing on topics in the following data science areas:

Public Health


This year, the available projects are:

Close proximity human-robot interaction in medical interventions - combining robot control and data science approaches
ID07: Data-based outlier detection and risk validation for multi-class prediction in newborn screening
Here you can find the abstracts and PIs of each project:


We are looking for excellent graduates holding a master's degree, received by October 2025 at the latest, in computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics or related quantitative sciences (e.g. bioinformatics, medical informatics or robotics).