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Research Fellow (m/f/x) in AI for Autonomous Scientific Discovery and Scientific Machine Learning

Bochum, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALENFull-time2026-10-07

Core

Develop scientific machine learning and AI-microscopy integration methods to analyze experimental data streams and actively guide experiments through feedback.

Role type

Research Fellow (IC)

Builds

Reinforcement learning frameworks for autonomous experimental control and pattern recognition models for microscopy data

Domain

Physics (soft condensed matter, nonequilibrium, nonlinear physics) + AI/ML

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Reinforcement learning, Python, PyTorch/TensorFlow, scientific computing, pattern recognition, large-scale data analysis

Preferred skills

Actor-critic algorithms, multimodal imaging integration, quantitative measures of order/disorder (via careerplan.io/jobs/10001-1003813349-S-research-fellow-mfx-in-ai-for-autonomous-scientific-discovery-and-scientific-machine-learn)

Technologies

PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python

Responsibilities

Develop actor-critic and reinforcement learning algorithms for experimental control; Design reward functions for pattern optimization and rare-event discovery; Develop supervised and unsupervised learning approaches for pattern classification; Analyze large-scale microscopy datasets; Publish findings in leading journals and conferences