We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in NLP and Research
Knowledge Graphs
<https://gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2838467?language=en> in the
department Knowledge Technologies for the Social Sciences (KTS), Team
Information and Data Retrieval for the Cologne location by December 01,
2026.
**
*Postdoctoral Researcher*
*(Salary group 13 TV-L, working time 100%, limited till 31.12.2028,
subject to approval)*
The department *Knowledge Technologies for Social Sciences (KTS
<https://www.gesis.org/en/kts>) conducts research at the intersection of
information retrieval, natural language processing, semantic
technologies and human information interaction as foundation for
innovative web portals and platforms for the search and use of research
data.
AI is transforming the scientific process across disciplines. In the
NFDI4DS project, we develop infrastructures that empower researchers to
responsibly adopt AI methods—for example, by establishing fair
benchmarking protocols, ensuring transparent evaluation and
documentation of AI models and LLMs, and curating a repository of open,
reusable AI-based methods, along with related training materials and
events. In this context, we are seeking a motivated researcher to
coordinate and lead these activities.
*Your tasks will be:*
* Lead dedicated work packages and a team of researchers within the
NFDI4DS <https://www.nfdi4datascience.de/>project including
coordination with project partners and supervision of PhD students
* Research scholarly information extraction and develop methods for
building Research Knowledge Graphs (e.g., GESIS KG
<https://data.gesis.org/gesiskg/site/>)
* Develop, integrate, and evaluate services, models, and systems using
established benchmarks
* Advance the NFDI4DS Academy through community engagement, content
acquisition (methods, tutorials, training material) and integration
with third party infrastructures
* Exchange with scientific and user communities and dissemination of
project results through publications and workshops at national and
international level
*Your profile:*
* Completed academic university degree (Master’s or equivalent) and
completed PhD in computer science, data science, or a related field
* Experience in project management (Strong mentoring and communication
skills to effectively supervise and support PhD students)
* Proven experience in NLP research and knowledge graphs, specifically
in the context of scholarly information extraction.
* Very good experience in software development with Python,
AI-tooling, NLP technologies and database technologies
* Very good verbal and written communication skills in English; good
knowledge of German desirable
Please apply via our Online-application portal until *Nov. 2^nd 2026*
application deadline.
Our reference number is: *KTS-86*
More details; please apply via
<https://gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2838467?language=en
<https://gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2838467?language=en>>
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Prof. Dr. Stefan Dietze
Scientific Director Knowledge Technologies for the Social Sciences
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Web: https://www.gesis.org/en/kts
Chair of Data & Knowledge Engineering
Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
Web: https://www.cs.hhu.de/en/research-groups/data-knowledge-engineering
Phone: +49 (0)221-47694-421
Web: http://stefandietze.net
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