Your Job:
1. Lead the development and fine-tuning of AI models and LLMs specifically tailored for data mining in the physical sciences and engineering
2. Fine-tuning and evaluation of open-source LLMs (, Teuken 7B, Llama 3, Mistral 7B) specifically for physics and materials science applications scenarios as well as for related research data management tasks
3. Developing LLM-driven agents that integrate domain knowledge to support structured chain-of-thought processes
4. Benchmarking and validating models against domain-specific tasks such as retrieval, summarization, metadata extraction, and structured problem-solving
5. Investigating advanced strategies for model adaptation, including in-domain pre-training, domain adapters, task-specific instruction tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
6. Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to enhance model performance, adaptability, and usability within physics and materials science communities
7. Publication and dissemination of research findings in scientific journals and conferences
Your Profile:
8. A doctoral degree in Physics, Materials Science, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields
9. Proven experience with large language models (LLMs), natural language processing (NLP), and fine-tuning techniques
10. Familiarity with structured reasoning, chain-of-thought processes, and agent-based systems is beneficial
11. Strong programming skills (preferably Python); experience with high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures is advantageous
12. Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities
13. Proven track record of publishing in reputable scientific journals and at the leading conferences
14. Ability to effectively work in interdisciplinary and international teams
15. Good communication and writing skills in 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:
16. Secure employment in a dynamic, international and multidisciplinary environment of scientists from different domains and software developers
17. A creative environment, with an open-minded team (local and across Germany) with heterogeneous backgrounds and expertise
18. Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy supported by our Equal Opportunities Bureau
19. Flexible working hours in a full-time position (39 hours/week) with the option of slightly reduced working hours
20. Flexible work arrangements, working from home
21. 30 days of annual leave and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends ( between Christmas and New Year)
22. Capital-forming benefits and an employee pension scheme
23. Targeted services for international employees, through our International Advisory Service
In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer:
Place of employment: Jülich/Aachen
You will be initially employed for a fixed term of 2 years with the prospect of longer-term employment. Salary and social security benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 13, depending on your current qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to you. All information about the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) can be found on the BMI website: The monthly salaries in euros can be found on page 66 of the PDF download.
We are looking forward to your application including a motivation letter, CV, and relevant certificates. Relevant experience must be proven and be briefly highlighted in the mandatory letter of motivation. We are looking to fill this position as soon as possible – the job advertisement will be taken offline once the position is filled.
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, 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.