Student Assistant (UI/UX Tester) – Koinon @ TUM

Start date: mid-March / early April
Working mode: full remote, full in office, or hybrid
Contract: up to 20 hours per week

We are looking to hire one Student Assistant (UI/UX Tester) (male, female, diverse) to support the Koinon team at the Technical University of Munich.

Koinon is a central administrative platform used daily across TUM to support complex academic and administrative processes. As a UI/UX Tester, you will help ensure that the platform is usable, accessible, and consistent across different user groups and workflows.

What you will work on

• Testing user interfaces and interaction flows in a large production web application
• Identifying usability issues, inconsistencies, and edge cases
• Reviewing new features from a UI/UX perspective before release
• Supporting usability testing with real users (e.g. School Offices, chairs, students)
• Documenting findings clearly and discussing them with developers and product owners
• Helping to improve accessibility, clarity, and overall user experience

What we are looking for

• Students with previous experience in UI, UX, usability testing, or a related field
• Experience gained through studies, student jobs, projects, or internships
• A strong attention to detail and a structured, analytical working style
• Ability to articulate usability problems clearly and constructively
• Interest in user-centered design in a complex, real-world environment

Experience or qualifications that are particularly useful

• Practical experience with usability testing or heuristic evaluations
• Basic knowledge of UI/UX principles (e.g. usability, accessibility, consistency)
• Experience with tools such as Figma, FigJam, Miro, or similar
• Familiarity with accessibility guidelines (e.g. WCAG) is a plus
• Relevant certifications or courses (e.g. UX/UI, HCI, Interaction Design, usability testing)

What we offer

• Hands-on experience working on a large-scale, real-world university platform
• Flexible working arrangements: remote, in office, or hybrid
• Close collaboration with developers and product owners
• Insight into professional UX work in a highly regulated institutional context
• A supportive and collaborative team environment

Position: 1 × Student Assistant (UI/UX Tester)
Application deadline: 15 February
Applications to: mattia.marchesini@tum.de

In the case of equal qualifications, students with disabilities will be given priority.

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