Postdoctoral Positions in Computational Neuroscience & AI — EPFL
- Location
- Genève
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 47 days ago
Role overview
Mission
The A.
Mathis Group for Computational Neuroscience and AI (CNAI), led by Professor Alexander Mathis, is seeking two postdoctoral fellows to join our team working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and neuroscience.
- Mission
- The A.
- Main duties and responsibilities For both positions:
- Conduct innovative, independent research aligned with the lab's mission and the candidate's interests
Main responsibilities
- Main duties and responsibilities For both positions:
- Conduct innovative, independent research aligned with the lab's mission and the candidate's interests
- Contribute to the lab's open-source software, datasets, and benchmarks
- Mentor PhD and Master's students and contribute to the lab's collaborative culture
- Engage with collaborators across EPFL and beyond (neuroscience labs, ecology partners, clinical collaborators)
- Present research at international conferences and workshops
- Position 1: Computer Vision & AI for Behavior Analysis
- Contribute to the creation of behavioral datasets for groups of animals
- Develop methods for animal and environment reconstruction
- Develop methods for behavior understanding from multi-view video and audio recordings
Application process
- Contract type: fixed-term, initially one year with the possibility of extension Work location: Campus Biotech, Geneva How to apply
- Applications should be submitted exclusively through the EPFL website.
- Postdoctoral applications should consist of: A motivati
Additional details
- We develop widely-used open-source tools (e.g., DeepLabCut), train biomechanically realistic embodied agents (e.g., MuscleMimic, Kinesis, Arnold), and build AI-based models of sensorimotor processing. We are recruiting two postdocs: Main duties and responsibilities For both positions:
- Help shape the next generation of DeepLabCut and related open-source tools used by labs worldwide. Position 2: Embodied AI
- Probe links between learned control policies and neural representations of movement in collaboration with experimental labs Common requirements:
- Familiarity with motor neuroscience and biomechanics is a plus.
- Competitive salary in line with EPFL postdoc standards Excellent working conditions
- Opportunities for international collaboration, conference travel, and professional development
- Contract start date: flexible, ideally summer 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter
- Contract type: fixed-term, initially one year with the possibility of extension Work location: Campus Biotech, Geneva
- Postdoctoral applications should consist of:
Notes and original content
- We develop widely-used open-source tools (e.g., DeepLabCut), train biomechanically realistic embodied agents (e.g., MuscleMimic, Kinesis, Arnold), and build AI-based models of sensorimotor processing.
- We are recruiting two postdocs:
- Main duties and responsibilities
- For both positions:
- Help shape the next generation of DeepLabCut and related open-source tools used by labs worldwide.
- Position 2: Embodied AI
- Probe links between learned control policies and neural representations of movement in collaboration with experimental labs
- Common requirements:
- Competitive salary in line with EPFL postdoc standards
- Excellent working conditions
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