Postdoc: AI-Driven Bioprocess Digital Twin & Automation

Moventas Wind Ltd; Espoo; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

VTT, a leading Finnish research organisation, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioprocess Engineering to develop data-driven digital twins and control strategies for bioprocesses. The role blends academic rigor with industrial relevance and offers collaboration across interdisciplinary teams.

You will contribute to advancing AI-enabled bioprocess tools, participate in dissemination and proposal writing, and mentor junior researchers while working in state-of-the-art

Qualifications

• recently gained your doctoral degree within the last 5 years in biochemical engineering/bioprocess technology, bioinformatics or applied data science, or a closely related field.
• strong interest in data-driven biotechnology and hands-on experience with using AI/ML as tools for advancing your research work.
• experience in (bio)process modelling and optimisation, and knowledge of process instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
• some hands-on experience in microbial physiology and fermentation processes.
• demonstrated programming skills.
• excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Creation of a Digital Twin to mimic bioprocesses by intertwining AI and experimental data for robust and scalable biomanufacturing.
• Adaptation of state-of-the-art PAT for monitoring production bioprocesses.
• Integration of PAT-derived real-time process data with mechanistic and data-driven models to develop model-guided bioproduction tools.
• Development and deployment of data-driven approaches, exploiting AI to empower novel decision support systems and digital twins.
• Collaborating in research teams and project groups.
• Participating actively in dissemination with journal publications and contributing to writing proposals for public funding.
• Supervising or tutoring junior team members.

Skills

AI/ML

Process modelling

Bioprocess instrumentation

Fermentation

Programming

English communication

Education

PhD in Biochemical Engineering / Bioprocess Technology

Job description

VTT, a leading Finnish research organisation, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioprocess Engineering to develop data-driven digital twins and control strategies for bioprocesses. The role blends academic rigor with industrial relevance and offers collaboration across interdisciplinary teams.

You will contribute to advancing AI-enabled bioprocess tools, participate in dissemination and proposal writing, and mentor junior researchers while working in state-of-the-art