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Do you want to work at the forefront of Europe’s AI development and contribute to building the next generation of AI infrastructure?

We are now looking for a Team Lead for AI Technology & Tools who wants to take a strategic and technically leading role in the development of advanced AI workflows at national and European level.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work with large-scale HPC and AI infrastructure within the EuroHPC initiative and to actively contribute to the development of robust, scalable, and responsible AI solutions together with researchers, companies, and public-sector actors.

The position

As Team Lead for AI Technology & Tools, you will be responsible for leading the technical development within the team and contributing to the integration of MIMER’s AI platform into real-world use cases in industry and research.

The role combines technical leadership with hands-on operational work and close dialogue with both internal experts and external partners. You will contribute to the development of MIMER’s cloud-native supercomputing environment and federated EuroHPC services, with a focus on robust and efficient AI workflows.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and AI Platform

• Drive and develop best practices for training, optimizing, and deploying AI models on HPC and GPU-based systems
• Provide guidance on performance optimization, scaling, and efficient resource utilization
• Contribute to architectural and design decisions in cloud-native HPC environments

MLOps and AI Workflows

• Support organizations in building end-to-end AI pipelines — from data management to deployment
• Provide advice on reproducibility, version control, and sustainable model lifecycle management
• Contribute to the integration of AI services into existing research and industrial environments

Infrastructure and Integration

• Work with hybrid and federated solutions within EuroHPC
• Support integration between MIMER’s computing resources and external systems
• Contribute to the development of a coherent European AI capacity

Collaboration and External Engagement

• Act as a technical counterpart in dialogues with companies and organizations
• Translate technical capabilities into concrete solutions and use cases
• Contribute to strengthening the MIMER ecosystem through collaboration and knowledge sharing

The person we need

We are looking for someone who has:

• A PhD or equivalent experience in AI/ML, HPC, or a related technical field
• Documented experience in large-scale AI training and GPU-accelerated environments
• Understanding of distributed training frameworks and performance optimization
• Experience with MLOps and production-oriented AI workflows in research and/or industry
• Knowledge of cloud-based, on-premises, and hybrid infrastructure
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary and international environments
• Ability to communicate technical solutions to different target groups

It is particularly meriting if you have:

• Experience with generative AI models, such as LLMs or speech AI
• Experience with containerized and cloud-native environments
• Experience with EuroHPC or federated computing environments
• Experience working with industrial AI solutions in production or regulated environments, or in mission-critical applications
• Experience in technical leadership or coordination of development teams
• Experience in developing solutions for handling data and AI workloads in multi-tenant environments
• Excellent Swedish languages

The workplace

MIMER AI Factory is part of a European initiative to strengthen the development of trustworthy and competitive AI in research, industry, and the public sector. Through advanced supercomputing infrastructure, expert support, and international collaboration, we enable the development of AI solutions across research, industry, and public administration. The activities are carried out in close collaboration between Linköping University, NAISS, and RISE.

The employment

Permanent employment, full-time 100 %.

Starting date as soon as possible or by agreement.

The employment entails a position as Application Expert.

This position may come to be a security classified position. If so, security screening including a records check will be carried out before any decision on employment is made.

Salary and employment benefits

Linköping University is a Swedish public employer and offers individual salary setting, as well as opportunities to combine parenthood and an active lifestyle with employment.

NAISS offers a possibility of remote work up to 40% of the working time.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button below. Your application must reach Linköping University no later than August 10th, 2026.

Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered.