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Prof. Dr. Cord Spreckelsen

We gladly announce that Prof. Dr. Cord Spreckelsen has joined MSCJ.

Since July 2019, Prof. Spreckelsen leads the medical informatics group at the Institute for Medical Statistics, Computer Science and Data Science (IMSID) of the University Hospital Jena. The medical informatics group addresses data provision, integration and interpretation issues in healthcare. A special focus lies […]

By |August 1st, 2019|Members|Comments Off on Prof. Dr. Cord Spreckelsen

MICRA2019 – Microphysics In Computational Relativistic Astrophysics

12.-16. August 2019, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Abbeanum, Ground floor, Lecture hall 1 (HS1), Fröbelstieg 1, 07743 Jena

MICRA, which stands for Microphysics In Computational Relativistic Astrophysics, is a biennial international workshop focused on improving, discussing, and addressing the microphysics needs of relativistic simulations of astrophysical systems, core-collapse supernovae, compact object mergers, and gamma-ray bursts by […]

By |July 9th, 2019|Events|Comments Off on MICRA2019 – Microphysics In Computational Relativistic Astrophysics

Dr. Anna Kruspe

We gladly announce that Dr. Anna Kruspe has joined MSCJ.

Dr. Kruspe is a machine learning researcher at the DLR Institute of Data Science. She develops novel deep learning algorithms for practical applications, e.g. in earth observation and in social media mining, with a focus on architecture design and text and image analysis. […]

By |May 21st, 2019|Members|Comments Off on Dr. Anna Kruspe

Open positions

1) Postdoc and a phd student position in bioinformatics at the chair of Prof. König (CSCC, Jena University Hospital). Details. Please apply as soon as possible.

2) Research assistant position within the context of developing a Thuringian Competence Network for Research Data Management (cf. Reasearch Data Management Helpdesk). Details (German). Application Deadline: 15.05.2019.

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By |May 10th, 2019|Job posting|Comments Off on Open positions

Workshop on Machine Learning for Physics

On Tuesday, 21st of May a Workshop on Machine Learning for Physics will take place from 13:00 – 17:00 h in the Rosensäle (Fürstengraben 27, 07743 Jena, small meeting room).

Program and abstracts can be found here.

By |May 8th, 2019|Events|Comments Off on Workshop on Machine Learning for Physics

New research coordinator – Farewell Yanira!

The directorate and members of the MSCJ acknowledge the extraordinary contribution and efforts from the MCSJ research coordinator, Yanira Guanche Garcia, developing and organizing the center throughout the last years. Thank you very much! We wish you the very best for your future career. Goodbye Yanira!

From now on, Bettina Hesse will be the new research […]

By |April 1st, 2019|News|Comments Off on New research coordinator – Farewell Yanira!

Open positions!

The Carl Zeiss Foundation, by means of its program ”Durchbrüche”, supports the activity of the Michael Stifel Center by funding the Virtual Workshop for Digitization in Sciences for the next 5 years. Within the framework of this project, the Friedrich Schiller University through the coordination of the MSCJ offers the several open positions covering a […]

By |January 23rd, 2019|Job posting|Comments Off on Open positions!

Dr. Solveig Franziska Bucher

We gladly announce that Dr. Solveig Franziska Bucher has joined MSCJ.

Dr. Bucher is a postdoc researcher at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, within the group of Plant Biodiversity. Her work focuses on study the ecophysiological and phenological adaptations of plants with a changing climate. More information about her research can be found here.

Welcome on […]

By |January 10th, 2019|Members|Comments Off on Dr. Solveig Franziska Bucher

Virtual Workshop for Digitalization in Science

We are extremely happy to announce that our project “Virtual Workshop for Digitization in Science” has selected to be funded for the next 5 years by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. Foundations for new paths within data science will be within this project using machine learning techniques, either in fully-automated fashion, or using human-machine interactions. The […]

By |January 9th, 2019|Projects|Comments Off on Virtual Workshop for Digitalization in Science

Earth System PhD Conference 2019

The 3rd edition of the Earth System PhD Conference will take place in Jena next 13-15 March in Jena. This conference aims to bring together early-stage and advanced PhD researchers with a common focus on Earth system sciences. Keynote talks will be combined with posters sessions and hands-on workshops. Registration is open until the 15th […]

By |January 2nd, 2019|Events|Comments Off on Earth System PhD Conference 2019