Postdoc in LLM/NLP for Climate Risks, Water Systems, and Biodiversity at Leipzig University Leipzig University in Germany

Leipzig University is advertising a postdoc position in LLM/NLP, environmental data science, remote sensing, and Earth system science. The role sits in the Institute for Earth System Science and Remote Sensing at the Faculty of Physics and Earth System Science, within the Environmental Data Sciences and Remote Sensing working group led by Professor Miguel Mahecha and Dr Guido Kraemer, with collaboration also mentioned with Johannes Quaas.

The project is part of the Horizon Europe initiative OASIS (“Observation and AI-powered System for Intelligent water Solutions”), aiming to deliver Earth Intelligence for biodiversity, climate change, water cycle management, resilience, and policy support. The postdoc will work at the interface of natural language interfaces, environmental data, and domain-specific process models to create factually trustworthy, policy-relevant outputs.

Key tasks include implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, developing chat interfaces, supporting project partners with natural language tools for analysing environmental data, coordinating technical implementation across international partners, and contributing to publications, reports, workshops, and stakeholder engagement. The post is especially relevant for candidates with strong programming skills and experience with Python, R, LLMs, APIs, agents, and open-source or portfolio-based evidence of technical work.

Eligibility highlights: a completed doctorate in computer science, remote sensing, data science, ecology, environmental sciences, geography, hydrology, or a related field; excellent English; and the ability to work in an international consortium. The position is 100% funded, fixed-term, and expected to run until 30 April 2030, with salary at TV-L E13. The post mentions flexible working, professional development, and a supportive university environment.

Application is via the Leipzig University job portal linked in the post. The post does not state a separate deadline in the text provided.