The Faculty of Technology has the following job opening: 
Additional Information:
Employee for Motion Capture and VR Systems
ID: Tech25059
- starting: 01.06.2025
- fulltime
- salary depending on personal skills/qualification up to Remuneration level E13 TV-L
- fixed-term (with option to extend)
The Visual AI for Extended Reality group led by Prof. Helge Rhodin develops methods to reconstruct digital avatars from videos of people for scientific and virtual reality applications, e.g. [1]. These systems include several processing stages in Python, C++, and CUDA and dedicated hardware, such as a motion capture studio and a VR room.
[1] NPC: Neural Point Characters from Video. Su et al. ICCV 2023.
Your Tasks
Your tasks include: Improving the existing software pipeline written in Python, C++, and CUDA including video processing and machine learning on large GPU clusters. Maintaining the hardware, such that the system is easy to use for research in medicine, psychology, and life sciences at Bielefeld University and by international collaborators, such as the University of British Columbia. This includes in particular
- maintaining existing software modules and integrating new ones together with master and PhD students (35 %)
- maintaining the existing hardware and working together with the technical administrators to order and install new components (20 %)
- helping collaborators use the motion capture and VR facilities (20 %)
- advising other group members on software engineering aspects (10 %)
- curating and maintaining datasets used in the group (10 %)
- contribution to group event organization and other lab activities (5 %)
We offer
- salary depending on personal skills/qualification up to Remuneration level E13 TV-L
- fixed-term (with option to extend) (2 years) (§ 14 (2) of the TzBfG)
- fulltime
- possibility for mobile working
- internal and external training opportunities
- variety of health, consulting and prevention services
- reconcilability of family and work
- supplementary company pension
- collegial working environment
- open and pleasant working atmosphere
- exciting, varied tasks
- modern work environment with digital processes
- various offers (canteen, cafeteria, restaurants, Uni-Shop, ATM, etc.)
- paid annual leave: 30 days
Your Profile
We expect
- completed university degree (e. g. Bachelor or Master) in computer science, electrical engineering or a related field
- interest in big data and software engineering
- interest in 3D reconstruction, machine learning, and computer vision
- excellent Python knowledge
- very good written and spoken English language skills
- independent and self-reliant way of working
- strong organizational and coordination skills
- cooperative and team-oriented working style
- high motivation
Preferred experience and skills
- knowledge of C++, CUDA, and Pytorch or other machine learning frameworks
- professional software or data engineering experience
- skills in the field of machine learning, large clusters, and databases
- motivation to acquire basic language abilities in German
Additional Information:
- The TVL-E 13 monthly salary is approximately (wage increases for 2025 are not yet included in these amounts):
- 4.180 € without professional experience
- 4.500 € for 1 years of professional experience
- 4.700 € for 3 years of professional experience
- 5.210 € for 5 years of professional experience
Application Procedure
We are looking forward to receiving your application. To apply, please preferably use our online form via the application button below.
application deadline: 21.05.2025
Contact
Dr. Helge Rhodin
helge.rhodin@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Technische Fakultät
Dr. Helge Rhodin
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Dr. Helge Rhodin
helge.rhodin@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Technische Fakultät
Dr. Helge Rhodin
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
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