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  • Level
    Experienced
  • Job Field
    Software, Data
  • Employment Type
    Part Time/Full Time
  • Contract Type
    Temporary employment
  • Salary
    53.000 to 77.000€ Gross/Year
  • Location
    Jena
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Job Summary

    In this role, you will develop AI methods, integrate them into existing systems, and evaluate their application for analyzing collection-based data in interdisciplinary projects.

    Job Technologies

    Your role in the team

    • The selected candidate will employ, adapt and assess methods from the literature in the areas of foundation models, few- and zero-shot methods and domain generalization in established team projects and novel projects, integrate the developed methods into the Senckenberg infrastructure and make developed methods usable for end users.
    • Work in team projects
    • Independent analysis and solution of problems, utilizing existing methods and literature in computer vision and machine learning
    • Development and implementation of own and team member's ideas and approaches for novel analysis methods of collection-based data
    • Systematic analysis, evaluation and comparison of implemented methods
    • Development of deployable ML applications based on methods developed in the group for demo purposes and end-users
    • Co-development, extension and curation of joint codebases
    • Development of automated workflows for the digitization process and the integration of digitized data in established databases
    • Curation and archiving of collection-based image- and text-datasets
    • Communication with related Senckenberg groups for integrating our work in the Senckenberg environment
    • Support of the group in outreach events
    • Supporting administration and maintenance of the institute's server infrastructure

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    Our expectations of you

    Education

    • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines

    Qualifications

    • Good written and oral skills in English & German
    • Good organizational abilities, reliability and efficiency
    • An open mind-set, curiosity and the desire to learn new technologies
    • A collaborative attitude and good communication skills

    Experience

    • Experience with the implementation of machine learning/deep learning, ideally computer vision approaches and pipelines
    • Experience with Large Language Models and APIs
    • Experience with current technologies, languages and frameworks for the development and deployment of ML methods (e.g., Linux, Bash, Python, Numpy, Pandas, Pytorch, Gradio, HTML, CSS, Javascript)
    • Desirable skills include experience with computing on clusters, databases and web security, server administration or administration tools, Docker, CI/CD

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    What we offer

    • An attractive, responsible, and challenging position in a globally recognized research institution with motivated and professional colleagues.
    • A vibrant, international team of scientists in Jena and at Senckenberg with collection-based research programs, focusing on understanding the Anthropocene Biodiversity Change.
    • Excellent infrastructure and collaboration opportunities at SIP embedded in a lively research environment in Senckenberg and the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
    • Flexible working hours
    • Mobile working options
    • Employee ID card with free admission to the Senckenberg museums
    • Annual special payment
    • Collectively agreed vacation entitlement
    • Company pension plan (ZVK)

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    Job Locations

    • Location Jena

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    This is your employer

    Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Frankfurt am Main

    Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN), Frankfurt am Main

    Die Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (SGN) wurde 1817 gegründet und zählt zu den wichtigsten Forschungseinrichtungen rund um die biologische Vielfalt.

    Description

  • Company Type
    Established Company
  • Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
  • Industry
    Science, Research
  • Salary
    53.000 to 77.000€ Gross/Year
    Location
    Jena
    Working Model
    Hybrid, Onsite
    Diversity
    Open for all genders

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