Our vacancies

Starting at the nearest possible date, we are looking for a PhD/Junior Researcher or PostDoc/Senior Researcher (m/f/d) for the Information Service Engineering department (ISE) at our headquarters. 
 
The ISE division, led by Prof. Dr. Harald Sack, investigates models and methods for efficient semantic indexing, aggregation, linking and retrieval of comprehensive heterogeneous and distributed data sources. To this end, both statistical and linguistic analysis methods (NLP) as well as machine learning in combination with symbolic knowledge representation are applied (Neurosymbolic AI).
 
The position is located in the Knowledge Graph department (ISE-KG), a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment dedicated to advancing research in knowledge graph technologies. The team focuses on a broad range of topics, including ontology design, knowledge extraction, data transformation, and representation, as well as exploring emerging areas in semantic data integration and automated reasoning. 
 
ISE research relies and extends on knowledge representation standards developed for the Semantic Web. ISE research application areas include, but are not limited to, solutions for knowledge extraction, semantic annotation, semantic and exploratory search, as well as recommender systems and question answering. Besides basic methodological research, domains of applied ISE research are, amongst others, cultural heritage, digital humanities, materials science, and research data management.
 
The position is related to the BMFTR project Plattform MaterialDigital III (PMD III, 2025-2028) and is focused on but not limited to Ontological Engineering tasks in the application domain of materials science engineering. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual pursuing a successful scientific career in knowledge-driven Artificial Intelligence, with a strong interest in ontologies and knowledge graphs.

We are looking for a Vice President IT Systems and Data Networks (m/f/d) to join our team at our headquarters as soon as possible.
 
The IT Systems and Data Networks (ITS) service unit aligns itself with the strategic goals of FIZ Karlsruhe and provides the necessary IT infrastructure for the operation of workstation, server, storage, and network systems. We operate IT systems and the applications based on them in our own data center and as a cloud service.

We are looking for a Vice President e-Research (m/f/d) to join our team at our headquarters as soon as possible.
 
In our e-Research unit, our team of 37 employees currently develops and operates infrastructure-oriented services in the digital humanities and research data management. What sets us apart is our ability to combine an interdisciplinary understanding of academic requirements with professional software development and the efficient operation of services in a collaborative environment. Our users and partners include research institutions, universities, memory organizations, as well as academic societies and publishers. Of particular note are the German Digital Library (DDB) and the research data repository RADAR, which serve as central research infrastructures around which other services are organized.