PostDoc in deep learning (x / f / d / m) - Inklusiver Job 🦼 🦻 🦯

The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state government. AWI focuses on polar and marine research in a variety of disciplines such as biology, oceanography, geology, geochemistry and geophysics thus allowing multidisciplinary approaches to scientific goals.

PostDoc in deep learning (x / f / d / m)

Background

With the project Deepcloud, we will leverage the machine-learning revolution to understand clouds and their role in the climate system. We aim to train a deep learning model on observations and physical models to represent cloud processes across scales from individual turbulent eddies to cloud systems spanning hundreds of kilometers. We will use this fully data-driven model to understand how clouds respond to and influence climate change.

Your Tasks

• Develop, train, and apply the Deepcloud model in collaboration with other team members
• Design the model and training pipeline, building on existing deep learning models in meteorology and climate science

Your Profile

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

Further Information

Communication : almost equal share (internal / external)

in the following ways

Please note that the general conditions listed serve as a guide and may vary depending on the specific area of application.

For further information on the specific position, please reach out to  Prof  Dr Felix Pithan  ( felix.pithan@awi.de ;+49(471)4831-2601).

If you have any general questions about the application process, our Recruiting team will be glad to support you – please contact Elisabeth Wildt ( bewerbungsmanagement@awi.de , +49(471)4831-2236).

In  this overview  you will find further contact persons for various matters.

This is a full-time position limited to  August 31st, 2030 . It is also suitable for part-time employment. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level  13 . The place of employment will be  Bremerhaven .

All postdocs will register with AWI's postdoc office  PROCEED  and thus gain access to a set of tailor-made career development tools.

The AWI is characterized by

AWI values diversity and actively promotes gender parity, as well as an open, inclusive environment that provides equal opportunities. We are convinced that diverse teams and a variety of perspectives enrich our work and our daily collaboration. In a continuous process of learning and reflection, we aim to ensure that all our employees can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from qualified people regardless of binary and non-binary genders, race and nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, age, disabilities, neurodivergence, sexual orientation, and other identities.

Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.

AWI fosters work-family compatibility in various ways. As a new international member of our team, you can be sure that we will help you settle in.  Our  Family Office  and  International Office  will be glad to support you , even before you start at AWI.

We look forward to your application!

Please submit your application online only by  February  19th, 2026.  We kindly ask you to apply in English. No photo is required – we value your qualifications and experience. Please include the contact details of two people who can provide a reference.

Reference number :  26 / 8 / D / Kli-b