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The Idiap Research Institute is a research institute of national importance established in 1991 by the City of Martigny, the State of Valais, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, the University of Geneva, and Swisscom with funding from the Dalle Molle Foundation. Inspired by Angelo Dalle Molle's innovative approach, we aim to improve quality of life through scientific advances in artificial intelligence. Our tagline reads, "AI for Society." Our multidisciplinary research is represented by four research programs: Human-AI Teaming, Sustainable and Resilient Societies, AI for Life, and AI for Everyone. Our multicultural environment includes a dedicated R&D engineering team as well as an administrative team. The institute has 18 Principal Investigators and supports more than 75 students, including PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and national and international master’s students and interns. In addition to research, Idiap fosters knowledge dissemination and actively engages in industrial partnerships. We are based in the heart of the Swiss Alps, in Martigny (VS).
23/03/2026
Full time
Research Scientist (Group Leader) in Foundational Machine Learning F/M
IDIAP 1920 Martigny, VS, Switzerland
Role Summary The Idiap Research Institute is looking for a Research Scientist to conduct research in foundational machine learning,   who would be interested in translating these advances into impactful solutions across application domains or data modalities (e.g. language, vision, audio, video, graphs, time-series). The position has a level of responsibility of an early career independent group leader. While we envision this role to be full-time, we are open to exploring flexible working arrangements. Duties include: Create and lead an independent research group, assuming leadership in a research area and conducting original research that contributes to the Institute’s core Research Programs: Human-AI Teaming, AI for Life, Sustainable and Resilient Societies, and AI for Everyone Secure external funding for research projects Supervise group members, including doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, research associates, and research engineers Publish in...