PostDoc Position at EPFL on Multimodal Foundation Models in Collaboration with Novartis

General

The Artificial Intelligence in Molecular Medicine (AIMM) Lab, led by Prof.

Charlotte Bunne at EPFL, sits at the interface of computer science and the life sciences, affiliated with both the School of Computer and Communication Sciences and the School of Life Sciences, as well as the EPFL AI Center.

As part of an industry collaboration with Novartis, the lab is opening a postdoctoral position on multimodal model development.

We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher with strong expertise in large-scale AI development and a background in biology.

Working in close collaboration with Novartis, the position focuses on the development of multimodal biological foundation models: from core architecture design and pretraining at scale to integration into agentic interfaces.

The role comes with dedicated access to the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) and the Swiss AI Initiative.

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Information

Activity rate: 100%.

Contract: one year, with the plan of a one year renewal.

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Start date: ideally Fall 2026, with later start dates possible by arrangement.

To apply, please send a CV, a brief statement of research interests (1 page), and the names of two references. More information via aimm.epfl.ch. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.