Multiple PhD Positions in Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery
Job in
Geneva, Kane County, Illinois, 60134, USA
Listed on 2026-08-22
Listing for:
Emerging Scholars Council
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-22
Job specializations:
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Research/Development
AI Business & Operations, Data Scientist, Research Scientist, AI Evaluation
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- JEPA-like Architectures
- Representation Learning
We are opening multiple fully funded PhD positions within the FUNDIS (Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery) project at the University of Geneva
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FUNDIS is a multidisciplinary research initiative developing the next generation of AI methods for scientific discovery by combining modern foundation models with domain sciences.
Research topics include- Foundation Models
- Self-Supervised Learning
- JEPA-like Architectures
- World Models
- Representation Learning
- Explainable AI
- Information Bottleneck Theory
- Bio-inspired AI
- Reasoning and Memory
- Vision-Language Models
- Scientific Machine Learning
- Astronomy (SKA, JWST, Euclid)
- High-Energy Physics (ATLAS/CERN)
- Climate Science
- Computational Art History & Digital Humanities
- Global Governance and Computational Diplomacy
- Fully funded PhD positions with competitive Swiss salaries
- An outstanding multidisciplinary research environment
- Close collaboration with internationally recognized researchers
- Regular scientific seminars, reading groups and interdisciplinary discussions
- Opportunities to publish at leading AI and scientific conferences and journals
- Access to scientific datasets
- Research at the intersection of AI, mathematics, physics, astronomy, climate science, digital humanities, and computational social sciences
We welcome highly motivated applicants with backgrounds in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Cosmology, Statistics, Art, Digital Humanities, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or closely related fields.
Final date to receive applications:
30 August 2026, 23:59 CET.
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