Data Scientist vacatures in Groningen

Postdoctoral Researcher - AI for Healthcare Innovation (1.0 FTE)

Post-doc Researcher

Postdoctoral Researcher - AI for Healthcare Innovation (1.0 FTE)

The University of Groningen (UG), in close collaboration with the Health Technology Research & Innovation Cluster (HTRIC), is launching the A3i - Artificial Intelligence Innovation Identifier project as part of a CIT Innovation Grant (internal funding). The project aims to design and develop an advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system powered by open-source Large Language Models (LLMs).

This system will support innovation professionals, healthcare researchers, and clinicians in navigating the vast and growing body of scientific literature produced primarily at UG/UMCG and in the wider healthcare domain. By integrating intelligent retrieval, automated summarisation, cross-referencing of internal and external research, and transparent source tracking, the tool will accelerate innovation discovery, reduce manual workload, and enhance the societal impact of healthcare research.

The postdoctoral researcher will join a multidisciplinary team including NLP researchers (the postdoc position will be embedded in the CLCG Computational Linguistics group), healthcare innovation experts, and data scientists. They will contribute to system design, data curation, model adaptation, evaluation, and user-centred development.

Faculty of

Closing date: 15 januari 2026

1 FTE

€3.546 - €4

Postdoctoral Researcher - AI for Healthcare Innovation (1.0 FTE)

https://werkenbij.rug.nl/vacature/postdoctoral-researcher-ai-for-healthcare-innovation-1-0-fte-1546/?langlang=en

What are you going to do?

• Adapt and fine-tune open-source LLMs for healthcare-focused Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
• Develop and evaluate summarisation, retrieval, explainability, and cross-referencing components.
• Curate and preprocess datasets of UG/UMCG healthcare publications and selected external open-access sources.
• Collaborate with CIT data scientists on integration with UG computational infrastructure (Hábrók).
• Work closely with innovation experts at HTRIC to ensure that prototypes meet real-world needs.
• Contribute to the development of evaluation benchmarks and iterative user testing.
• Produce documentation, tutorials, and scientific output related to project results.

Faculty of

Closing date: 15 januari 2026

€3.546 - €4

Who are you?

• PhD in Computational Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science, or a closely related field.
• Strong expertise in Natural Language Processing, including practical experience with LLMs, transformer-based architectures, and instruction-tuning or fine-tuning.
• Demonstrated experience with information retrieval, RAG pipelines, text summarisation, or document analysis.
• Solid programming skills in Python and familiarity with common NLP/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain, LlamaIndex).
• Experience with large-scale data processing and model deployment; familiarity with HPC environments is a strong advantage.
• Interest in or experience with healthcare-related data, scientific literature processing, or innovation-driven applications.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, engage with non-technical users, and conduct user-centred research.
• Strong communication skills and a record of scientific publications.

What can you expect from us?

• In accordance with the collective labor agreement for Dutch universities, we offer a salary of at least € 3.546 (Schaal 10) up to a maximum of € 4 (Schaal 10.4) gross per month for a full-time employment contract.
• 232 vacation hours per year, based on a 38-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). You can also work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours. For example, with a 40-hour workweek, you save 96 extra free hours, and with a 36-hour workweek, you lose 96 hours.
• End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 8% holiday allowance.
• Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.
• A temporary contract of 1 FTE for a period 21 months

Where will you be working?

At the University of Groningen (RUG), researchers across all branches of science and technology work on scientific challenges and societal issues. Lecturers train their students for meaningful careers in science or beyond. Interdisciplinary research and education, knowledge sharing, and collaboration with companies, government institutions, and societal organizations are highly valued at this top 100 university. RUG aims to be an open academic community with an inclusive and safe working environment that invites you to contribute your value.

The Faculty of is a large and dynamic faculty located in the heart of the city of Groningen. More than 5,500 students and 900 staff work every day at the frontiers of knowledge. The Faculty offers a diverse range of academic programmes, with 16 Bachelor's programmes and over 40 Master's programmes. With its strong international orientation, the Faculty conducts research in fields including archaeology, cultural studies, history, international relations, journalism, literature, and linguistics. If you would like to learn more about the Faculty of , visit rug.nl/let .