Postdoctoral researcher and doctoral student positions in ubiquitous computing and
computer vision at Idiap, Switzerland


The Social Computing Group at Idiap is seeking creative and motivated young researchers
(postdocs and doctoral students) for two topics:

Topic 1: This is an opening for ubiquitous computing researchers (postdoc or doctoral
student) to work on machine learning applied to smartphone sensor data for large-scale
behavioral analysis in daily life, with experience in machine learning for activity
recognition, deep learning, and mobile data science, in the context of a large European
project.

Topic 2: This is an opening for a computer vision or multimodal interaction postdoc
researcher to work on social interaction analysis, with experience in deep learning
applied to face, body, and gesture analysis, in the context of an innovation project with
an industrial partner.

The positions offer the opportunity to do exciting work on human-centered analysis of
everyday life behavior. The researchers will collaborate with Prof. Daniel Gatica-Perez
and his research group. The candidates will have degrees in computer science or
engineering, with experience in machine learning, data science, and ubicomp (for topic
1); and computer vision and machine learning for multimodal interaction (topic 2).
Postdoctoral researchers are expected to have a strong publication record. Candidates to
the PhD student position will become doctoral students at EPFL contingent upon acceptance
by the EPFL Doctoral School. The applicants will have strong programming skills (Python,
C/C++ in the Linux environment.) Experience with deep learning (TensorFlow, pyTorch) is a
definite asset.

Salaries are competitive and starting date is immediate. Interviews will start upon
reception of applications until the positions are filled.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, and the names
of three references through the Idiap online recruitment system:
http://www.idiap.ch/en/allnews/postdoctoral-researcher-doctoral-student-positions-in-ubiquitous-computing-and-computer-vision. Interested candidates can also contact Prof. Daniel Gatica-Perez
(gatica@idiap.ch).

About Idiap

Idiap is an independent, not-for-profit, research institute funded by the Swiss Federal
Government and the State of Valais. The institute is located in Martigny in Valais, a
scenic region in the south of Switzerland, surrounded by the highest mountains of Europe,
which offers exceptional quality of life, exciting recreational activities as well as
varied cultural activities, and within close proximity to Lausanne and Geneva.

Idiap is an equal opportunity employer, and offers competitive salaries and conditions in
a young, dynamic, and multicultural environment. English is the working language.

For frequently asked questions (FAQs) about working and living in Switzerland, please go
to http://www.idiap.ch/en/faq