Open Topic Postdoc (f/m/x) in Machine Learning

Area of research:

Scientific / postdoctoral posts

Job description:Open Topic Postdoc (f/m/x) in Machine Learning

102355

Full time

Neuherberg near Munich

We are Helmholtz Munich. In a rapidly changing world, we discover breakthrough solutions for better health.

Our research is focused within the areas of metabolic health/diabetes, environmental health, molecular targets and therapies, cell programming and repair, bioengineering, and computational health. We particularly excel in the fields of basic research, bioengineering, artificial intelligence, and technological development.

Through this research, we build the foundations for medical innovation. Together with our partners, we seek to accelerate the transfer of our research, so that laboratory ideas can reach society and improve people’s quality of life at the fastest rate possible.

This is what drives us. Why not join us and make a difference?

We are a newly established institute at Helmholtz Munich and a new research chair at the Technical University of Munich focusing on developing explainable machine learning models for vision and language tasks establishing weakly supervised multimodal learning and compositionality into the decision making process.

We do cutting edge research: we publish our research at top-tier conferences; we are an active member of our community: we review papers, organize workshops, tutorials; we are educators: we teach seminars at the TUM. Apart from that, we think that we are a fun group to join. We like playing table football, bringing cake to lab meetings, retreats, joint lab meetings with other labs, and thursday dinners. We take equal opportunities and inclusivity seriously. You can learn more about our research and social activities at our website.

Prof. Matthias Tschöp (Dr. Med., Dr. hc.), CEO of Helmholtz Munich: "We believe that excellent research requires a range of different perspectives. Diverse teams reach better solutions and are more innovative in their research topics. Establishing our Diversity Management trategy demonstrates our commitment to ensuring an appreciative company culture based on mutual respect. We are also implementing diversity-sensitive processes throughout our whole organization."

Your tasks

Possible topics for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Multimodal Learning, i.e. with vision, language, audio, video etc.
• Explainable Machine Learning
• Understanding Large Foundational Models, i.e. LLMs, VLMs
• Scene Understanding and Compositionality
• Low-shot Learning, Weakly Supervised Learning, Domain Adaptation

Your profile

The ideal candidate should:

• hold a Ph.D. in computer science, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, or any other computational field
• have proven track record of top-tier publications,
• have solid programming skills, and
• have experience managing projects.

Some elements to highlight in your application include

• your prior publications related to your PhD in ML, Vision or NLP fields
• evidence of self-motivation and independence
• If you have experience working with students, that is a big plus.

Benefits

Since 2005, we hold the TOTAL E-QUALITY award for exemplary action in the sense of an equal-opportunity organizational culture.

Helmholtz Munich is actively committed to diversity and inclusion in practice and is sustainably committed to equality.

The Diversity Charter has set itself the goal of promoting diversity in the world of work. By signing the charter, we commit ourselves to create an appreciative working environment for all employees.

If you fulfil all the requirements, you may be eligible for a salary grade of up to E 13. Social benefits are based on the Collective Wage Agreement for Public-Sector Employees (TVöD). The position has an (initial) fixed term of 2 years but may be extended under certain circumstances.

We are committed to promoting a culture of diversity and welcome applications from talented people regardless of gender, cultural background, nationality, ethnicity, sexual identity, physical abilities, religion or age. Qualified applicants with physical disabilities will be given preference.
If you have obtained a university degree abroad, we will require further documents from you regarding the comparability of your degree. Please request the Statement of Comparability for Foreign Higher Education Qualifications as early as possible.

Interested in applying?

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Iuliana Georgescu, iuliana.georgescu@helmholtz-munich.de, who will be happy to help.

Your application should include

13.03.2024

We are Helmholtz Munich.

Why join us?

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Helmholtz Munich
Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH)
Explainable Machine Learning
Ingolstädter Landstraße 1
85764 Oberschleißheim

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.