Postdoc - Artificial Intelligence in Earth System Science

Your Job:

In this position, you will be an active part of our ESDE research group and of our Lab on Applied Machine Learning. Together with our national and international partners, we develop new, innovative applications of Machine Learning. You will connect to scientists and investigate possible applications of ML in Earth System Science. You will be part of a large and growing network of scientific AI experts and you will be involved in all phases of the design process. You will

• Identify new applications for Machine Learning in weather and climate science
  
• Develop, implement, refine, and optimize ML techniques
  
• Implement parallel ML training on the High Performance Computers,
  
• Engage in national and international ML/DL communities, including WestAI, atmorep ( https://www.atmorep.org/ ) and the Helmholtz Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Unit ( https://www.helmholtz.ai/ )
  
• Present research results at scientific meetings, conferences, and as scientific papers
  
• Consult and support other scientists with respect to scientific AI applications
  
• Contribute to educational events, such as courses and hackathons

Your Profile:

• Excellent Master or preferably PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or similar fields
  
• Very good knowledge in AI and applied Machine Learning
  
• Practical experience with High Performance Computing Systems, parallel/distributed programming and solid UNIX skills
  
• Practical experience with ML/DL workflows and common software libraries
  
• Your experience should be documented in research papers and Open Source code projects
  
• Interest in scientific topics, especially related to weather and climate
  
• Self-motivated personality, curiosity of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment on scientifically challenging problems
  
• Very good command of written and spoken English

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• A large research campus with green spaces, offering the best possible means for networking with colleagues and pursuing sports alongside work
  
• Work on frontiers of scientific and technological challenges with access to cutting-edge and unique supercomputing systems including the upcoming first Exascale computer in Europe
  
• Comprehensive training offers and individual opportunities for personal and professional development
  
• Extensive company health management
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
  
• Flexible working hours in a full-time position with the option of slightly reduced working hours
  
• Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. partly remote work
  
• 30 days of annual leave and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)
  
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g., through our International Advisory Service
  

We offer you an exciting and varied role in an international and interdisciplinary working environment. The position is initially for a fixed term of 2 years, with possible long-term prospects. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them.

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.