The Helmholtz Operations Mobility Program offers administrative and management staff the opportunity to explore proven AI and data science solutions and apply them directly in their own work.
Designed specifically for employees in administration and management, the program enables participants to undertake a temporary placement at another Helmholtz center, where they can gain first-hand insights into established processes, methods, and applications. Depending on their objectives, placements can range from one week to three months.
Thematic focus areas include:
- Information & Data Science
- e.g. data quality, reporting, dashboards, data flows
- AI and Machine Learning in practice
- e.g. assistance systems, automation, chatbots
HIDA covers travel and accommodation costs. Funding of up to €2,000 per month is available (pro rata for shorter stays).
For Helmholtz researchers: Interested in a research stay at a Helmholtz centre or one of our international partners? Learn more here.
Target group
This program is aimed at employees of the Helmholtz Association who work in administration or management, e.g.
- in human resources or finance,
- purchasing & procurement,
- science management (e.g. advisors, coordinators),
- finance
- communication
AI in Administration and Management
AI in Administration and Management
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What is the program about?
On site, you will work alongside teams as they:
- introduce an AI solution and embed it into day-to-day workflows,
- build, maintain, and continuously improve a chatbot for recurring enquiries,
- structure content in a knowledge base to keep answers accurate and reliable,
- track performance and impact in operations and refine the solution over time.
Application
To participate in the HIDA Operations Mobility Program, you first coordinate your stay with a contact person at the host centre. Together, you define the focus areas, the role of the host, and the duration of the stay.
In the next step, you submit the application via Prometa. Formally, your home centre acts as the applicant, while you coordinate the alignment between all parties involved.
The application assistant guides you through the entire process and requests specific input from the relevant participants.
Note: At the beginning of your application, please select “Administration.” You do not need to complete sections that explicitly require a scientific background (e.g. a list of publications). If a field is still mandatory, simply enter “-”.
The research stay is formally considered an extended business trip. Please therefore follow the travel regulations of your centre.
You can find more information about the regulations here!
Contact
If you have any question on the HIDA Mobility Program, don't hesitate to contact us!
Stefanie Gruber-Sliva
Networks & Mobility Program Manager
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