Research assistant - Generative AI in production in Stuttgart bei Manufacturing Engineering and Automation

Become a part of the Cyber Cognitive Intelligence (CCI) team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation (IPA). Our CCI department is at the forefront of exploring and showcasing the capabilities of machine learning and artificial intelligence within the manufacturing sector, emphasizing their practical application in industrial settings.

Under the theme of "Generative AI," we at CCI dedicate our efforts to pioneering techniques for generating content across diverse modalities, meticulously addressing both the unique needs of our clients and the critical aspect of data privacy in an industrial environment.

What you will do

• Research and develop (multimodal) generative AI approaches

• Implement and investigate generative AI for industrial use cases with industry-specific problems

• Research methods in privacy-preserving machine learning and techniques to mitigate membership inference attacks

• Develop innovative solutions using modern methods of machine learning and statistics

• Implement and test generative AI in cooperation with industrial partners

• Publish results at scientific conferences

What you bring to the table

• Strong master's/PHD degree in a STEM field or equivalent qualification

• Experience in statistics and machine learning, especially with generative models such as GAN, VAE, Diffusion, Transformers

• Experience in application domains such as text, code, or image generation (e.g., with Large Language Models like GPT or Llama)

• Good programming skills in relevant programming languages, as well as analytical and conceptual abilities

• Hands-on experience with toolkits like scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, etc.

• Ideally, experience in task-specific fine-tuning of pre-trained ML (Foundation) models

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

What you can expect

• Challenge-driven tasks in applied research and development in close contact with the industry

• Well-equipped test fields and a unique research infrastructure

• Integration into Europe's largest AI research consortium "Cyber Valley"

• Personal development opportunities through a PhD and extensive qualification measures at the University of Stuttgart

• Professional and creative working atmosphere in dedicated teams, as well as innovative future-oriented topics in a renowned research institute

• Modern equipped workplaces and flexible working hours

• Opportunities for implementing your own innovative ideas

We offer various personal development programs in the areas of leadership, communication, project management, work-life balance, health, culture, and sports.

The promotion of equal opportunities for our employees is an important goal of Fraunhofer. Female beginners and scientists can participate in the career program "Fraunhofer TALENTA" and take advantage of the qualification offers as well as the freedom for their own professional development. For more information, please visit: https://www.fraunhofer.de/en/jobs-and-career/women-at-fraunhofer/fraunhofer-talenta.html. We promote the professional development of women in our institute and strongly encourage you to apply

The weekly working hours are 39 hours. The position is initially limited to 3 years, with the possibility of extension. The position can be filled either full-time or part-time. Disabled persons are given preferential treatment if they have the same qualifications. We would like to point out that the chosen job title also includes the third gender. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft values gender-independent professional equality. Employment, remuneration, and social benefits are based on the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD). In addition, Fraunhofer can provide performance-related variable remuneration components. With its focus on future-relevant key technologies and the exploitation of results in the economy, Fraunhofer is committed to promoting the transfer of technology and knowledge.

Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process with its focus on future-relevant key technologies and the utilization of results in the economy and industry. As a guide and catalyst for innovative developments and scientific exce