PhD or postdoctoral position in the field of LLM Training (Prof. A. Lucchi and I. Bogunovic)

Role

Temporary

Fixed-term

Mid

Science & Research

Logistics

Basel, Switzerland

100%

Excellent salary, benefits, and working conditions

Requirements

Master's

EU/EFTA permit

Skills

Fine-tuningMachine learningLarge Language Models (LLM)Data AnalysisReinforcement LearningExperimental DesignApplied MathematicsPerformance optimizationExperimental physicsScientific Publication WritingData modelingCommunication Skills

Languages

English C1

Compensation

Excellent salary, benefits, and working conditions

Description

Your tasks include:

Conduct research in the field of applied mathematics and computer science
Write research papers, articles, and present results at leading international conferences.
We publish in venues such as ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, JMLR, AISTATS, and more
Interact with national and international teams of mathematicians and computer scientists

Responsibilities

Conduct research in the field of applied mathematics and computer science
Write research papers, articles, and present results at leading international conferences.
Interact with national and international teams of mathematicians and computer scientists

Requirements

PhD applicants must possess a Master's degree in mathematics, theoretical physics, computer science, or a related field.
Postdoctoral applicants must hold, or be close to completing, a PhD in one of these areas.
Candidates should have an exceptional academic record, a strong background in machine learning, and a robust mathematical foundation.
Strong coding and implementation skills, with the ability to run large-scale experiments.
Prior research experience is advantageous for PhD applicants.
Postdoctoral applicants are expected to have a strong publication record in machine learning, artificial intelligence, optimization, or related areas.
Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (spoken and written) are required.

Benefits

Close supervision of your research, working with and access to national (EPFL and ETH among others) and international collaborators
A diverse range of tasks in a dynamic environment
The possibility of traveling to international conferences to meet with distinguished scientists
Excellent salary, benefits, and working conditions

Company

Universität Basel

Education

The research groups of Prof. A. Lucchi and Prof. I. Bogunovic at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Basel invite applications for a PhD or postdoctoral position focused on Large Language Models (LLMs), including pre-training and post-training.