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Research Scientist, Biosphere Models(m/w/x)

Zürich
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
AI/ML
Data Science

Description

In this role, you will leverage your expertise in Geospatial AI to design innovative models and tackle real-world environmental challenges. Your work will involve collaborating with experts, processing vast datasets, and translating research into impactful applications for nature protection.

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Requirements

  • BSc, MSc, PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Excellent software engineering skills in Python
  • Proficiency in deep learning frameworks like JAX, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
  • Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Beam, Spark) or distributed training infrastructure
  • Expertise in Geospatial AI (GeoAI) and Earth Observation (EO) data modalities
  • Experience processing and analyzing Earth Observation data for natural environments
  • Proven track record of publications in top-tier conferences and/or journals
  • Expertise in developing and applying multi-modal, multi-task machine learning architectures for remote sensing applications
  • Deep domain experience in natural environments, specifically geospatial problems
  • Experience developing foundation models, including techniques for self-supervised pretraining
  • Proficiency with geospatial data processing tools and libraries (e.g., Earth Engine, GDAL/Rasterio, GIS software, GeoPandas)
  • Familiarity with challenges of data curation, such as geospatial annotation design
  • Passion for environmental sustainability and using AI to address climate change

Education

Bachelor's degree
OR
Master's degree
OR
Doctoral / PhD

Work Experience

approx. 4 - 6 years

Tasks

  • Design and implement Geospatial AI models on planetary-scale datasets
  • Develop self-supervised or weakly-supervised pretraining methods for data scarcity
  • Build and maintain data pipelines for processing Earth Observation data
  • Lead technical validation of models against ground truth
  • Contribute to validation campaign design and geospatial annotation strategies
  • Collaborate with domain experts to refine model objectives
  • Report and present research findings clearly and efficiently
  • Release open-source code and publish scientific findings
  • Engage with application and product needs to inform research decisions

Tools & Technologies

PythonJAXTensorFlowPyTorchApache BeamSparkEarth EngineGDALRasterioGIS softwareGeoPandas

Languages

EnglishBusiness Fluent

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