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Student assistant for the development and maintenance of agent-based traffic simulations (28 CHF/h)
At the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems at ETH Zurich we're currently searching for a motivated student to support the development and maintenance of our agent-based transport simulation platform MATSim.
**Employer and project**
The focus of the Transport Planning group at ETH Zurich is understanding and modelling the everyday travel behaviour
of people. By means of surveys, statistical analyses and simulation the group has produced numerous findings in the field
of transport mode choice, route choice and prediction of future travel demand.
In cooperation with TU Berlin the group is developing the agent- and activity-based transport simulation framework
MATSim. With this simulation environment it is possible to simulate millions of travelling agents in a capacitated
environment, which allows us to reproduce the daily travel patterns of cities or whole countries to great detail. Recent
projects cover the predictions of reactions of the transport system to the introduction of driverless vehicles and the impact
of the ongoing electrification of the vehicle fleet.
**Open Position**
The group is looking for a student assistant for the further development of the simulation environment (in Java) and
extension of its current capabilities. Furthermore, the candidate will take part in the setup and running of simulation
scenarios for ongoing projects. The work can be adjusted flexibly to the academic schedules of the applicants and is to be
conducted partly at IVT on the Hönggerberg Campus, partly from home. The salary is 28 CHF/h on an hourly basis (~20-
40h per month).
**Requirements**
It is required that you are enrolled for studies at a university or college of higher education (Fachhochschule). Ideally, you
have the following profile:
- High level of programming skills (strict requirement!), preferably in Java
- Experience in collaborating in open-source software
- Experience in data analysis and processing (e.g. in Python)
- Interest in the undestanding of transport systems and travel behaviour
- Interest in a longer-term affiliation to the projects
**What we offer**
By taking part in the ongoing projects around the MATSim simulaton environment we offer the unique possibility to join
the development of an internationally well-known and academically well-received open-source project early on in your
academic career. You will have the opportunity to take part in recent research in the area of transportation and make
contributions to our latest publications. Depending on your field of studies there may be the possibility to base your thesis
project on the assistant work.
**Employer and project**
The focus of the Transport Planning group at ETH Zurich is understanding and modelling the everyday travel behaviour of people. By means of surveys, statistical analyses and simulation the group has produced numerous findings in the field of transport mode choice, route choice and prediction of future travel demand.
In cooperation with TU Berlin the group is developing the agent- and activity-based transport simulation framework MATSim. With this simulation environment it is possible to simulate millions of travelling agents in a capacitated environment, which allows us to reproduce the daily travel patterns of cities or whole countries to great detail. Recent projects cover the predictions of reactions of the transport system to the introduction of driverless vehicles and the impact of the ongoing electrification of the vehicle fleet.
**Open Position**
The group is looking for a student assistant for the further development of the simulation environment (in Java) and extension of its current capabilities. Furthermore, the candidate will take part in the setup and running of simulation scenarios for ongoing projects. The work can be adjusted flexibly to the academic schedules of the applicants and is to be conducted partly at IVT on the Hönggerberg Campus, partly from home. The salary is 28 CHF/h on an hourly basis (~20- 40h per month).
**Requirements**
It is required that you are enrolled for studies at a university or college of higher education (Fachhochschule). Ideally, you have the following profile:
- High level of programming skills (strict requirement!), preferably in Java - Experience in collaborating in open-source software - Experience in data analysis and processing (e.g. in Python) - Interest in the undestanding of transport systems and travel behaviour - Interest in a longer-term affiliation to the projects
**What we offer** By taking part in the ongoing projects around the MATSim simulaton environment we offer the unique possibility to join the development of an internationally well-known and academically well-received open-source project early on in your academic career. You will have the opportunity to take part in recent research in the area of transportation and make contributions to our latest publications. Depending on your field of studies there may be the possibility to base your thesis project on the assistant work.
Not specified
If we could spark your interest, we kindly request
you to provide us with the following documents:
- CV
- Short description of your programming
experience and former projects
- Github repository or similar (if available)
For application and in case of further questions please
contact Sebastian Hörl, preferably by email:
Sebastian Hörl
ETH Zurich, HIL F33.3
E-Mail: sebastian.hoerl@ivt.baug.ethz.ch
Phone: +41 44 633 38 01
If we could spark your interest, we kindly request you to provide us with the following documents:
- CV - Short description of your programming experience and former projects - Github repository or similar (if available)
For application and in case of further questions please contact Sebastian Hörl, preferably by email: Sebastian Hörl ETH Zurich, HIL F33.3 E-Mail: sebastian.hoerl@ivt.baug.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 38 01