13 English-speaking jobs in Jena

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Lead product-focused R&D across Occlutech, reporting to the CEO. Set innovation direction, guide products from concept to serial production, and manage R&D teams in Jena and Istanbul.

Internship in Photonic Quantum Systems focusing on Spatial-Mode Demultiplexing (SPADE). Responsibilities include designing, building, and characterizing optical setups for super-resolution imaging. Requires knowledge of Modern Optics.

Site Construction Manager for offshore platform fabrication and delivery. Lead site engineers and QC personnel, ensuring high-quality execution per standards. Requires engineering/construction background and international site management experience.

Senior Scientist leads and coordinates innovative, AI-driven optical system design projects. This role requires a PhD and experience leading complex technical initiatives, focusing on model and data-driven workflows and stakeholder management.

Research Associate in Theoretical Chemistry/Computational Materials Modelling for a DFG-funded project on ammonia synthesis. Focus includes quantum-chemical calculations, structure analysis, and mechanistic studies using DFT and molecular dynamics.

Internship in Photonic Quantum Systems focusing on Spatial-Mode Demultiplexing (SPADE). Responsibilities include designing, building, and characterizing an optical setup using Hermite–Gaussian modes for super-resolution imaging. Requires knowledge of Modern Optics.

Scientist in GeoAI focusing on multilingual geo-parsing. Tasks include designing methods for extracting, processing, and annotating large, heterogeneous, multilingual text datasets, and applying data science methods. Requires a relevant Master's degree and experience in NLP and LLMs.

Develop and maintain safety PLC solutions and architectures. Conduct risk assessments and safety analyses. Create safety concepts and documentation, supporting verification, validation, and troubleshooting. Requires experience in functional safety and industrial automation.

Principal Expert Researcher to lead architectural development of groundbreaking optical imaging products. Responsibilities include designing mobile phone imaging lenses, overseeing the full design cycle, and driving technological innovation.

Working Student in Data Science research focusing on machine learning, time series analysis, and anomaly detection. Tasks include literature review, data analysis, algorithm design, and implementation. Requires studies in related fields and Python skills.

Doctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Virus Data Integration. Design and train representation models for integrating multi-modal virus data within a predictive deep learning framework. Requires an MSc in a relevant field and strong ML/deep learning skills.

Research Associate position focusing on glass-based materials for neonatal sensing. Responsibilities include designing inorganic glass for dye/phosphor encapsulation and characterizing fiber-optical sensor architectures. Requires a Master's or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science, or Physics.