2x PhD Student (Doctoral Researcher) positions in AgenticLLM Reasoning (Switzerland) FM

Job description

We have two new exciting PhD positions in the area of foundations of agentic / LLM-based reasoning.

The successful candidates will investigate novel neuro-symbolic methods which are capable of delivering controlled reasoning targeting complex real-world problems in areas such as engineering design and scientific inference. Areas covered by the project include equational mechanistic geometrical and simulation-based reasoning framed in an Agentic / LLM-reasoning setting.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates who would like to work on the foundations of agentic reasoning in close dialogue with complex real-world problems.

Profile

Essential requirements :

• BSc and MSc in computer science or related areas.
• Experience in the construction of NLP and ML models evidenced by academic or industrial projects.
• Python programming.
• Confident in the development of complex computational pipelines.
• Good command of English (spoken and written).
• Previous publications are a plus.

As this is part of a Marie Curie Doctoral Network (GenAIDE) the following mobility rule applies : Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work studies etc.) in Switzerland for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the recruitment date.

Application deadline : December 10th 2025

About Idiap

The IDIAP Research Institute has been among the leaders in Switzerland in artificial and cognitive intelligence since 1991. Voice and visual recognition natural language processing machine learning human-machine interaction and robotics are some of the research fields at the Institute. Based in Martigny in the Swiss Alps Idiap is involved in research projects at local national and international levels in both fundamental and applied research settings. The Institute is affiliated with the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

At Idiap we place great emphasis on diversity and we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity to being fair and inclusive and to being a place where we all belong. Employment at Idiap is based solely on a persons merit and qualifications. Idiap does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity / expression national origin disability age marital status pregnancy or any other basis protected by law.

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Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

Intelligence Community Experience,Python,Spss,Microsoft Word,R,Regression Analysis,Windows,Stata,Microsoft Powerpoint,Research Experience,Data Modeling,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1