Saarland University is a campus university with an international reputation for research excellence, particularly in computer science and in the life sciences and nanosciences.
The university is also distinguished by its close ties to France and its strong European focus. Around 17,000 students, studying over one hundred different academic disciplines, are currently enrolled at Saarland University.
Saarland University is officially recognized as one of Germany’s family-friendly higher-education institutions and with a combined workforce of more than 4000 it is one of the largest employers in the region.
The Department for Language Science and Technology is inviting applications for the following position commencing

at the earliest opportunity.
Academic research assistant (m/f/x) Reference number W2697
, salary in accordance with the German TV-L salary scale 1 , pay grade:
E13 TVL, duration of employment:
2 years, volume of employment:
75 % up to 100 % of standard working time, depending on qualification.

Workplace/Department:

Spoken Language Systems

Job requirements and responsibilities:

• Excellent knowledge of LLMs, machine learning and deep learning o Excellent programming skills o Successful experience working both independently and as part of a small team

Your academic qualifications:

• Doctoral degree / PhD or at least a dissertation to be submitted soon in a relevant field (e.g. CS) o Language skills (according to GER): English C1

The successful candidate will also be expected to:

• be interested in Chemical and Protein Language Models

1 TV-L = collective agreement on remuneration of public sector employees in the German Länder
What we can offer you:

• A flexible work schedule allowing you to balance work and family, among other things the possibility of teleworking o Secure and future-oriented employment with attractive conditions o A broad range of further education and professional development programmes (for example language courses) o An occupational health management model with numerous attractive options, such as our university sports programme o Supplementary pension scheme (RZVK) o Discounted tickets on local public transport services (’Job-Ticket’ of the saarVV) We look forward to receiving your

meaningful online application
(in a PDF file) by