PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Reinforcement Learning in Switzerland

The Rhine AI research group, led by Prof. I. Bogunovic in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, focuses on the post-training of diffusion-based large language models (dLLMs) and improving their reasoning capabilities. The postdoctoral researcher will develop reinforcement-learning meth...

The Rhine AI research group at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Basel, invites applications for a fully funded PhD position in post-training diffusion language models. The project, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, is titled “Foundations of Post-Training for Reasoning in Diffusion Large Language Models.” The successful candidate will develop reinforcement learning methods for post-training large diffusion-based language models, investigate reasonin...

EPFL’s A. Mathis Group for Computational Neuroscience and AI (CNAI) is recruiting two postdoctoral fellows for research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience . Position 1: Computer Vision & AI for Behavior Analysis focuses on behavioral datasets, animal and environment reconstruction, multi-view video and audio understanding, multimodal large language models, and the next generation of DeepLabCut and related open-source tools. Position 2: Embodied AI focuses on muscle-a...

Postdoctoral Researcher position in Conversational AI and LLMs at the University of St.Gallen (School of Computer Science), Switzerland, within the SNSF-funded CREST-AI project. The project focuses on natural language processing , large language models , dialogue systems , natural language generation , and reinforcement learning . The successful candidate will help develop grounded, adaptive conversational systems that tailor explanations to users’ understanding, with legal language as a testbed...

Postdoctoral Researcher opportunity in Conversational AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland . The role focuses on research in conversational AI, grounded and adaptive dialogue systems, LLM post-training, reinforcement learning, simulations, and user studies. The successful candidate will coordinate selected research activities within CREST-AI together with Prof. Christina Niklaus , contribute original research ideas, publish at leading NLP and AI venu...

RobotX PhD Fellowship 2027 at ETH Zurich is an opportunity for outstanding doctoral applicants interested in robotics research across the RobotX network at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. The fellowship spans a broad set of research directions, including soft robotics , robotic locomotion and manipulation , biohybrid robots , perception and computer vision , human-robot interaction , computational design and fabrication , reinforcement learning and machine learning , humanoid robotics , tactile sensi...

ETH Zurich’s Center for Robotics, RobotX, is inviting applications for the RobotX Postdoctoral Fellowship in robotics . The fellowship is designed for outstanding postdoctoral researchers who want to build robots that work in the real world and collaborate across multiple RobotX research groups at ETH Zurich. The research scope is broad and includes soft and musculoskeletal robotics , robotic locomotion and manipulation , biohybrid robots , perception and computer vision , human-robot interactio...

ETH Zurich’s Soft Robotics Lab is inviting applications for several doctoral positions in robot learning , soft robotics , musculoskeletal robotics , and biohybrid robotics . The lab works at the intersection of hardware, biology, and learning: compliant mechanisms, tendon-driven and electrohydraulic actuation, dexterous manipulation, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, sim-to-real transfer, tactile sensing, embodied AI, and tissue engineering/bioprinting. Candidates may focus on either ...

ETH Zürich’s Soft Robotics Lab in the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems is recruiting several postdoctoral researchers in robot learning and soft, musculoskeletal, and biohybrid robotics . The lab works across four tightly connected directions: soft and musculoskeletal robotics, biohybrid living systems, dexterous manipulation and robot learning, and simulation for embodied AI. The team is especially interested in candidates who either design and build the robots themselves or develo...