Senior Data Scientist / Senior Data Scientistess

Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC)

The Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) is a National Research Infrastructure jointly founded by EPFL and ETH Zurich and is part of the ETH Domain. Its mandate is to support academic labs, hospitals, industry, and public sector stakeholders—including cantonal and federal administrations—through their entire data science journey. This journey encompasses everything from data collection and management to machine learning, AI, and industrialization. With a large multidisciplinary team of professionals across three locations (Lausanne, Zurich, and Villigen), the SDSC offers expertise and services in various domains, including health and biomedical sciences, energy and sustainability, climate and environment, and large-scale scientific infrastructures.

Position Overview

We are currently seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join our Research team at SDSC. This team is responsible for fostering research collaborations in the academic and public sector. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will leverage your expertise in machine learning, statistical data science, computer vision, natural language processing, and signal processing to collaborate closely with researchers and experts from various fields, including health and biomedical sciences, climate and environment, energy and sustainability, physical and engineering sciences, and digital society.

Key Responsibilities

Your primary duties will include:

• Engaging on data science projects with collaborators from academic and public sectors.
• Advising MSc students and evaluating project proposals.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications:

• A PhD in machine learning, statistics, computer vision, natural language processing, signal processing, or optimization.
• Practical experience with machine learning models in concrete applications.
• Experience in interdisciplinary collaborations and real-world applications is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch, with familiarity in state-of-the-art models and architectures.

Why Join Us?

At SDSC, you will find a stimulating, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary environment within a world-class research institution. You will be part of a team of 40 data scientists from over 15 different countries, all dedicated to applying and developing novel ML methods to solve real-world problems. We prioritize work-life balance and encourage your creativity and experimentation by promoting the learning of new technologies and approaches on the job. You will have the opportunity to publish your research in esteemed journals and conferences and assist in supervising student projects. Your opinions and contributions will be valued.

Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

For more information about the Swiss Data Science Center, please visit our website at www.datascience.ch.

For questions regarding the position, please reach out to Guillaume Obozinski at guillaume.obozinski@sdsc.ethz.ch or Mathieu Salzmann at mathieu.salzmann@epfl.ch. Please refrain from sending applications to these contacts.

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