Fraunhofer-Institut für Intelligente Analyse- und Informationssysteme IAIS | Germany | 53xxx Sankt Augustin | Temporary contract | Part time - flexible / Full time | Published since: 27.04.2026 on stepstone.de
AI Engineer Media and Publishing Industry (m/f/d)
The Fraunhofer Society is one of the world's leading organisations for application-oriented research. 75 institutes develop groundbreaking technologies for our economy and society – more precisely: 32 000 people from technology, science, administration and IT. You know, who comes to Fraunhofer wants and can change something. For yourself, for us and the markets of today and tomorrow. As part of the largest organization for application-oriented research in Europe, Fraunhofer IAIS, based in Sankt Augustin near Bonn, is one of the leading scientific institutes in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data in Germany and Europe. In the NetMedia department, we are researching generative AI. The focus is on innovative methods for speech recognition, natural language processing and multimodal foundation models. The methods and technologies are transferred in AI applications with a focus on the media and publishing industry and the public sector. In the “AI4Media” business segment, we explore and develop solutions based on generic AI and agent systems for the media and publishing industry. For example, we support large media houses in the AI-based indexing of their archives by means of voice and speaker recognition and develop innovative solutions for video compilation and analysis of multimodal content. We are looking for excellent applied researchers who want to bring the current state of research in the field of artificial intelligence into concrete application in the media and publishing industry. .
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
Expert*in for AI development: Be at the forefront of implementing generic AI and agent systems for the media and publishing industry by designing, developing and implementing innovative solutions based on the latest research results. You develop algorithms and translate them into production-ready solutions. Head of work packages or projects: You take the technical responsibility for individual work packages or projects, ensure delivery and coordinate with different stakeholders. You get to know the exciting applications of AI in the two industries. Publication and presentation of research results: You present the results of your research at scientific conferences and specialist conferences and work on current topics in the fields of Generativer AI, Multimodal basic models and related topics in research projects in the business field.
Completed academic studies (Master, Diploma, PhD) of Computer Science, Business Informatics, Physics, Mathematics or related degree programs with excellent degree at a university with international reputation Knowledge of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Funded knowledge of models for generative AI, language recognition or multimodal AI models (language, video, images, text) Excellent programming knowledge in Python as well as corresponding libraries in data science and AI Knowledge in the media and publishing industry is advantageous Excellent analytical skills, pleasure in abstract thinking and conceptual work High commitment and resilience as well as the willingness to work quickly into new situations Joy in preparing complex technical relationships for customers and project partners Structured work and professional appearance German knowledge at level C1 The willingness to work at the Institute at least two days a week
An interdisciplinary team of computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists and related courses Future-oriented innovation projects in which our customers and we enter unknown terrain, i.e. a lot of design space, a highly creative work, collaborations with well-known companies in the media and publishing industry as well as Dax-40 companies, Hidden Champions of the German Mittelstand and Tech-StartUps Application-oriented research at the top level within a federal German competence centre for machine learning and the possibility for scientific further qualification The opportunity to build a broad spectrum of competencies: working with Fraunhofer means being a generalistin: from project acquisition, planning and actual project implementation to outcome presentation, in different industries, from start-up to the international group. We also offer the opportunity to supervise students and to be a lecturer in Fraunhofer's Data Science training program. Routine activity is a foreign word with us! The opportunity to take responsibility: the possibility of development to the project or business field managerin, to the senior researcher or to the founder*in in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Venture Group A variety of soft-skill training and professional training opportunities In our institute Diversity is an important strategic goal: we are actively engaged in equal opportunities and diversity, starting with a diversity training for all employees Benefits and occupational pension schemes Benefits at the Deutschlandticket
Location
 | Fraunhofer-Institut für Intelligente Analyse- und Informationssysteme IAIS | |
| 53757 Sankt Augustin | ||
| Germany |
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