2 Researchers (m/f/d/x) – Agentic AI and Generative Models for Compliance Analysis – Participation in the EU Project COMBO (Compliance Bot)

The Speech and Language Technology Lab at DFKI Berlin is involved in numerous national as well as international research programmes and networks. We offer an interesting and flexible work environment as part of an innovative, international and enthusiastic team which coordinates and participates in national as well as European projects in the wider area of Language Technology.

Your tasks

* Research and development work in the areas of generative AI, language models, natural language processing (NLP) * Active participation in the specification and development of the COMBO system * Publication of research findings (at academic conferences and workshops, in journals) and documentation

Your qualifications

* Master’s degree in Computational Linguistics, Cognitive Science, NLP, AI, Computer Science, or Software Engineering (or equivalent) * Excellent programming skills (especially in Python) * Excellent NLP skills, including practical experience – particularly in the areas of machine learning and neural networks – as well as the further development, use, and evaluation of language models in specific systems (e.g., RAG), and proficiency in working with the latest GenAI models and libraries * Ideally, experience in the development, orchestration, and evaluation of agent-based AI systems * Ability to work well in a team, results-oriented, highly self-motivated * Very good English skills and, ideally, German skills as well

Your benefits

* An innovative, agile, and professional work environment * Opportunity to participate in a startup spin-off (as outlined in the project plan) * An attractive salary, flexible working hours, and the option to work from home * Close collaboration with partners from the application and industry sectors * Diverse and challenging tasks * A motivated and interdisciplinary project team from many European countries * Opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. on a topic related to the project

The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) has operated as a non-profit, Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) since 1988. DFKI combines scientific excellence and commercially-oriented value creation with social awareness and is recognized as a major "Center of Excellence" by the international scientific community. In the field of artificial intelligence, DFKI has focused on the goal of human-centric AI for more than 35 years. Research is committed to essential, future-oriented areas of application and socially relevant topics.

DFKI encourages applications from people with disability; DFKI intends to increase the proportion of female employees in the field of science and encourages women to apply for this position.

In case of questions please reach out to Georg Rehm georg.rehm@dfki.de.

We look forward to your application via https://jobs.dfki.de.

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Prof. Dr. Georg Rehmhttp://georg-re.hm/ Principal Researcher and Research Fellow, DFKI Deputy Site Director DFKI Lab Berlin Adjunct Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin [DFKI]https://www.dfki.de/ DFKI GmbHhttps://www.dfki.de/, Salzufer 15/16, 10587 Berlin, Germany Phone: +49 30 23895-1833 – Fax: -1810 georg.rehm@dfki.demailto:georg.rehm@dfki.de Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH Firmensitz: Trippstadter Strasse 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger (Vorsitzender), Helmut Ditzer Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Prof. Dr. Oscar-Werner Reif Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313