CareerPlan

Postdoc in NLP und Research Knowledge Graphs (KTS-86)

Köln, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALENFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-11-03
On-site

Core

Leading research activities and a team in the NFDI4DS project to develop infrastructures for responsible AI use, including fair benchmarking protocols, transparent evaluation procedures for AI models/LLMs, and a repository of AI-based methods.

Role type

Senior Researcher / Team Lead (Postdoc)

Builds

Research Knowledge Graphs (e.g., GESIS KG), AI benchmarking protocols, evaluation frameworks, and an open repository of AI-based methods with training materials.

Domain

Social Sciences, Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Graphs, AI/LLM Evaluation

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

NLP research, Knowledge Graph construction, Python software development, AI tooling, Database technologies, Project management, Mentoring

Preferred skills

Community engagement, Content acquisition for training materials, Integration with third-party infrastructures

Technologies

Python, NLP technologies, Database technologies, LLMs

Responsibilities

Lead specialized work packages and a research team, coordinate with project partners, supervise PhD candidates, develop and evaluate services/models/systems using benchmarks, develop the NFDI4DS Academy, exchange with scientific communities and disseminate results.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities