Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) Agentic AI for Autonomous Microscopy & Optofluidic Robotics
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany
- Institution
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
- Country
- Germany
- Position type
- Masters
- Subject area
- Computer Science & AI
- Location
- DE
- Funding
- Fully funded position
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About this position
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Starting date:
06.11.2026
Job description:
We develop robust optofluidic experiments that use light-driven flows to manipulate cells and microscopic objects. Our next step is to connect these platforms with AI agents - potentially including Hermes-like tool-using agents and multi-agent systems - to plan experiments, operate instruments, analyse outcomes and improve subsequent actions. Help us turn reliable laboratory hardware into autonomous scientific discovery systems.
Your role
- Develop and integrate tool-using AI agents and multi-agent workflows with established optofluidic and microscopy setups.
- Build robust Pythosn interfaces, APIs and instrument-control services for acquisition, actuation and experimental feedback.
- Combine quantitative image analysis, machine learning, feedback control and optimisation to enable adaptive experiments and autonomous scientific data generation.
- Develop experimental planning and agent evaluation with safeguards, logging, reproducible protocols and systematic handling of failures.
- Work with an interdisciplinary team and publish new methods and scientific results in biophotonics and Physical AI.
This research center is part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. With more than 42,000 employees and an annual budget of over € 5 billion, the Helmholtz Association is Germany's largest scientific organisation.
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