Vacancy No. 101/2025

Research associate (f/m/d)

PhD - 67% part time

Job description

As part of the Virtual Materials (VirtMat) project, you will work on the development of solutions for scientific problems in synthetic chemistry using machine learning and AI. Your tasks in detail:

  • Analysis of requirements in cooperation with interdisciplinary teams to improve software processes and create the technical specification
  • Design of software and development of AI- and ML-based models
  • Implementation of tests and quality assurance measures
  • Integration of the machine learning models into existing work environments
  • Documentation and presentation of project results

There is the possibility of a part-time doctorate.

Personal qualification
  • Completed studies (Master/Diploma (Uni)) in computer science, engineering or natural sciences with a focus on software development, image processing and machine learning
  • Very good knowledge of software development, in particular deep knowledge of Python
  • Strong team player, flexibility and good communication skills
  • Problem-solving mindset and high willingness to learn
Organizational unit

Institute for Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS)

Starting date

01.05.2025

Salary

Salary category 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.

Contract duration

2 years

Application up to

09.04.2025

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Dr. Nicole Jung, nicole.jung@kit.edu

Application

Please apply online using the button below for this vacancy number 101/2025 .
Personnel Support is provided by 

Ms Kaiser
phone: +49 721 608-22438,

Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

We prefer to balance the number of employees (f/m/d). Therefore we kindly ask female applicants to apply for this job.
Recognized severely disabled persons will be preferred if they are equally qualified.