Software engineer position in NeuroAI

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 6,000 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 16,000 people, including over 12,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

Your mission :

The Alexander Mathis Group of Computational Neuroscience & AI (UPAMATHIS,

https://mathisgroup.org

) at EPFL (Lausanne & Geneva, Switzerland) is looking for a software engineer to support the research in Computer Vision, Machine Learning and modeling the Brain. Part (50% effort) of this position would also support our work collaboratively with the

Mathis Laboratory

on DeepLabCut – a popular animal pose estimation system

https://github.com/DeepLabCut/DeepLabCut
EPFL

is one of the leading Institutes of Technology in Europe and offers extremely competitive salaries and research infrastructure.

Your profile :
Requirements:
Candidates minimally should have a bachelor’s in Computer Science or related fields, and a masters degree or PhD is preferred.

• Candidates without a PhD must be from Switzerland or the EU, PhD holders can be from anywhere in the world
• Work is onsite at Campus Biotech in Geneva, Switzerland
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills and proven record of effective communication, both written and verbal, with scientists is required

An ideal candidate would have prior experience in:

• 3+ years of experience in Python & Machine Learning related technologies such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience building and scaling systems both on-premise and the cloud.
• A record of experience working with scientists and other research engineers

Applications:
Applications should consist of a motivation letter, a CV, two relevant GitHub repositories, and the email addresses of two or more referees.

Start date :
The ideal starting date is this winter or spring 2023.

Term of employment :
Fixed-term (CDD)

Duration :
1 year, renewable

Remark :
Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup’s website will be considered. Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.

Reference :
Job Nb 2668

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