Scientific AI Expert with focus on process optimisation

European Commission; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading research institution in Germany is seeking a candidate to optimize GPU utilization for AI and molecular dynamics applications. This position involves collaboration with industry partners and requires strong skills in HPC, C++, CUDA, and Python. A master's degree in a relevant field is necessary, along with a collaborative spirit and strong English skills. Flexible working hours and a family-friendly atmosphere are offered.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Family-friendly atmosphere

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Financial supplement for public transport ticket

Qualifikationen

• Strong knowledge of HPC and parallel computing is required.
• Experience with AI frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch is essential.
• Familiarity with data pipelines for large-scale datasets is needed.

Aufgaben

• Work closely with industry partners on a high-performance computing project for drug development.
• Collaborate with AI engineers, IT specialists, and domain scientists.
• Design data architectures tailored for AI applications.

Kenntnisse

HPC and parallel computing

C++

CUDA

Python

AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)

Data engineering and storage

Git

Cl/CD pipelines

Software engineering methodologies

Machine learning engineering

Ausbildung

Master's degree in computer science, biology, medicine, or related field

Jobbeschreibung

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Organisation/Company Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY Research Field Physics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Country Germany Application Deadline 31 Aug 2025 - 22:00 (UTC) Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Other Offer Starting Date 31 Jul 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

IT/RIC

Area of research:

Scientific / postdoctoral posts

31.07.2025

DESY

The DESY group "Information Technology" (IT) is participating in a variety of high profile national and European projects, evaluating new and innovative IT technologies. One of DESY's key initiatives, in close collaboration with partners from the Helmholtz Alliance, is to establish a platform that enables industry to transform the complex challenges posed by the rapidly evolving AI landscape into opportunities for advancing efficiency and quality in scientific research. To achieve this, DESY is establishing a dedicated team of AI and infrastructure experts, spanning the entire spectrum from the theoretical foundations of AI to the practical implementation of solutions on large-scale infrastructures. While all team members are expected to have a broad understanding of the entire technology stack, this position will primarily focus on optimising GPU utilisation for AI and molecular dynamics applications.

About your role:

• Work closely with our industry partners on a high-performance computing (HPC) project for drug development
• Collaborate with AI engineers, IT specialists, and domain scientists to drive innovation
• Optimise GPU utilisation for Al and molecular dynamics applications
• Contribute to the design of scalable and efficient AI-driven solutions
• Support users in leveraging the DESY HPC infrastructure
• Design data architectures tailored for AI applications

About you:

• You hold at least a master's degree in computer science, biology, medicine or a related field-or possess equivalent expertise
• You have strong knowledge of HPC and parallel computing
• You are proficient in C++, CUDA, and Python
• You are familiar with AI frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and high-performance computing environments
• You have experience with software development best practices, including Git, Cl/CD pipelines, and software engineering methodologies
• You have expertise in data engineering and storage, including handling large-scale datasets, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and data pipelines
• You thrive in a collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary team
• Experience in machine learning engineering is a plus
• Familiarity with NCCL is an advantage
• Basic knowledge of structural biology or chemoinformatics is beneficial
• You have strong written and spoken English skills

Look forward to a unique working environment on our international research campus. Respectful cooperation and the well-being of our DESY employees are particularly important to us. Gender equality is an important aspect for us. To support work life balance we offer flexible working hours, variable part-time, job-sharing models and participation in mobile work (up to 50%). You will benefit from our family-friendly and collegial atmosphere, our established health management and occupational pension provision. As a public funded employer, we offer you a secure workplace and facilitate your individual career with our comprehensive training and development opportunities. Remuneration is according to the regulations of the TV-AVH. DESY offers its employees a financial supplement for a German job ticket (Deutschland-Ticket) at both locations.

We look forward to receiving your application via our application portal:

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DESY promotes the professional development of women and therefore strongly encourages women to apply for the position to be filled. In addition, severely handicapped persons with equal aptitude are given preferential consideration. The advertised positions are basically suitable for part-time employment.

You can find further information here: www.desy.de/career/

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Personalabteilung | Notkestraße 85 | 22607 Hamburg
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This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.