EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 18,500 people, including over 14,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.
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.
We are recruiting two postdoctoral researchers with strong expertise in large-scale AI development and a background in biology. The positions cover the full stack of biological foundation model research: from core architecture design and pretraining at scale to integration into agentic interfaces. Both roles involve close collaboration with pharmaceutical industry partners and come with dedicated access to the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) and the Swiss AI Initiative.
Activity rate: 100%.
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.
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