Postdoctoral Position (60%)

Mission

EPFL is one of Europe’s most dynamic and internationally recognized universities, consistently ranked among the world’s top institutions. It offers an exceptional research environment, state of the art facilities, and highly competitive salaries.

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join an interdisciplinary project aimed at developing innovative AI methodologies for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis (MSA) to support mental health and well being. The project integrates audio, text, and visual data , collected in collaboration with social scientists as part of a Swiss National Science Foundation Sinergia program. The overarching goal is to design models capable of accurately identifying and predicting human emotional states.

Main duties and responsibilities

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will :

• Lead the full machine learning research pipeline, from literature review to model development and validation
• Analyze, interpret, and communicate experimental results
• Prepare and submit scientific articles to peer reviewed journals
• Present research findings at international conferences
• Supervise and collaborate with a junior scientist / developer
• Mentor EPFL students involved in related projects

Profile

We are looking for a motivated and creative postdoctoral researcher with strong expertise in machine learning model development and a genuine interest in collaborating across disciplines, particularly with social scientists working on societal challenges.

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Informations

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Contract Start Date : As soon as possible

Activity Rate : 60%

Contract Type : CDD

Duration : 1 year, renewable

Reference : 2027