About this role
alliander Junior R&I Specialist - Foundation Model - Alliander - Arnhem Alliander Jobid=629358283349629931 - (0.0997) The energy transition needs you as Junior R&I Specialist Within System Operations, you'll contribute to building the energy system of tomorrow. As part of the Foundation Model Team (Research & Innovation), you'll help develop and validate advanced AI and foundation model solutions that are gradually translated into operational applications. In this junior role, the focus is on learning, applying, and deepening your expertise-tackling clearly defined challenges under the guidance of a medior/senior specialist or team lead. Your role will involve: - Conducting focused analyses and experiments (e.g., data exploration, baseline models, evaluations) following agreed methodologies and quality standards - Implementing and testing model and pipeline components-including preprocessing, training/inference scripts, and evaluation runs-with a strong focus on reproducibility - Supporting the identification and refinement of use cases by helping define requirements, clarify assumptions, and formulate measurable success criteria - Contributing to implementation-ready artefacts such as notebooks, scripts, evaluation reports, and documentation for handover to teams responsible for embedding and productization - Developing expertise in one or two specialization areas (e.g., evaluation & benchmarks, prompt engineering & fine-tuning, data quality, retrieval, or interpretability) and demonstrating measurable growth - Applying team standards and best practices-including coding standards, experiment logging, and documentation-while identifying opportunities for improvement - Sharing progress and learnings with the team and documenting your work clearly so others can build on it Did you know Alliander is made up of several companies working together to build a reliable, future-proof energy network? Alongside thousands of dedicate...