CareerPlan

Doktorand*in (w/m/d) für Modellierung industrieller Bioprozesse

Mannheim, BADEN_WUERTTEMBERGFull-time€44k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-12

Core

Developing mechanistic, data-driven, and hybrid models for microbial fermentation processes to optimize scale-up and production, utilizing machine learning to extract patterns from heterogeneous process data.

Role type

PhD researcher (Postdoc) in industrial bioprocess modeling

Builds

A shared software platform for modeling and optimizing bioprocesses at production scale, alongside mechanistic and hybrid model components.

Domain

Biotechnology / Industrial Bioprocess Engineering / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

mechanistic modeling of fermentation processes, data-driven modeling / machine learning, hybrid modeling of bioprocesses, programming in Python or gPROMS, calibration and validation of models using process data, multivariate optimization

Preferred skills

practical experience with lab-scale fermentation, strong communication skills for industry collaboration

Technologies

Python, gPROMS

Responsibilities

Develop mechanistic, hybrid, and data-driven model components; adapt and validate models using process data; perform model-based optimization; contribute to data and process model standardization within the consortium; exchange with academic and industrial partners; publish research results.