PhD in Fundamental Machine Learning FM
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Job Location:
Martigny - Switzerland
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role Summary
The Machine Learning Group at the Idiap Research Institute (Martigny Switzerland) has an open PhD position to work on fundamental problems in machine learning and deep learning. The successful candidate will join an active research environment and contribute to ongoing projects in the group while also developing their own research directions under supervision.
The position is fully funded for four years. Contingent on satisfactory progress it will lead to a PhD dissertation. The candidate will be enrolled as a doctoral student at EPFL subject to acceptance by the Electrical Engineering Doctoral School (EDEE see Salaries follow EPFL standards.
The candidate will be expected to conduct research in collaboration with members of the group with opportunities to co-author publications at major AI/ML/CV/NLP venues. The position also offers a stimulating research environment and access to an international network of collaborators.
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Work time: Full-time
Contract type: PhD position (fully funded)
Location: Martigny Switzerland
Start date: Flexible in 2026
Recent representative work of the group
- can be made directly to Dr. Damien Teney ().
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Requirements
- A Masters degree (or equivalent) in computer science engineering applied mathematics physics or a related field
- Strong interest in machine learning and deep learning research
- Strong programming skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- A track record of academic excellence is a plus
Preferred qualifications (optional)
- Prior research experience in machine learning or related areas
- Publications or preprints at recognized venues (e.g. NeurIPS ICML ICLR CVPR ICCV ACL)
- Familiarity with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch)
About Idiap
Idiap is a research institute of national importance that engages in fundamental research education and technology transfer in artificial intelligence machine learning and signal processing. Idiap offers competitive salaries and conditions in a young high-quality dynamic and multicultural environment. Idiap is located in the town of Martigny in Valais a scenic region in the south of Switzerland surrounded by the highest mountains of Europe and offering exceptional quality of life exciting recreational activities including hiking climbing and skiing as well as varied cultural activities. English is the official working language. At Idiap we place great emphasis on diversity and we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity to being fair and inclusive and to being a place where we all belong. Employment at Idiap is based solely on a persons merit and qualifications. Idiap does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression national origin disability age marital status pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. |
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Artificial Intelligence for Society. The Idiap Research Institute is an independent, nonprofit research foundation affiliated with the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Its activities encompass basic research, training (graduate and post-graduate level), and technology ... View more
