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Slava Voloshynovskiy

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Fully Funded PhD Positions in Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and AI Applications University of Geneva in Switzerland

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Computer Science

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Fully funded PhD positions with competitive Swiss PhD salaries. The post emphasizes excellent publication opportunities, international scientific collaborations, and multidisciplinary supervision.

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University of Geneva

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Computer Science
Political Science
Artificial Intelligence
Particle Physics
Astronomy
Climate Science
Earth Science
Digital Humanities
Explainable Ai
Self-supervised Learning
Global Governance
Scientific Discovery
Linguistics
Physics

About this position

University of Geneva (Switzerland) is recruiting 9 fully funded PhD positions in the FUNDIS (Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery) project.

The positions focus on foundation models, self-supervised learning, world models, explainable AI, bio-inspired AI, and AI for scientific discovery, with applications across astronomy, particle physics, climate science, digital humanities, and global governance.

Students will work in an outstanding multidisciplinary research environment with close collaboration across AI and domain sciences, strong publication opportunities, and international scientific collaborations. The post highlights competitive Swiss PhD salaries and co-supervision by an interdisciplinary team of PIs including Slava Voloshynovskiy, François Fleuret, Roland Bouffanais, Daniel Schaerer, Pascal Oesch, Stéphane Paltani, Tobias Golling, Sebastian Engelke, Stefan Sperlich, Béatrice Joyeux-Prunel, and Stas Smirnov.

This is a PhD-level opening only. No specific eligibility details such as degree background, GPA, or language requirements are stated in the post. Application deadline: 30 August 2026.

Funding details

Fully funded PhD positions with competitive Swiss PhD salaries. The post emphasizes excellent publication opportunities, international scientific collaborations, and multidisciplinary supervision.

What's required

Applicants should be passionate about foundation models, self-supervised learning, world models, explainable AI, bio-inspired AI, and AI for scientific discovery. The post targets multiple PhD students and invites outstanding students and young researchers; no specific degree, GPA, or language-test requirements are stated.

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