AI Engineer in training at Idiap Research Institute W/M

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  • Subsidiary :  Idiap Research Insitute

  • Contract type:  Temporary contract - 18 months

  • Work time:  Full time

  • Location Martigny

  • Salary 3000 CHF (₣) - 3000 CHF (₣) / month

  • From 01.02.2023

The company

Idiap is an independent, not-for-profit, research institute recognized and funded by the Swiss Federal Government, the State of Valais, and the City of Martigny.

Idiap offers competitive salaries and conditions at all levels in a young, high-quality, dynamic, and multicultural environment. Idiap is an equal opportunity employer and is actively involved in the "Advancement of Women in Science" European initiative. The Institute seeks to maintain a principle of open competition (on the basis of merit) to appoint the best candidate, provides equal opportunity for all candidates, and equally encourage both genders to apply.

Idiap is located in the town of Martigny in Valais, a scenic region in the south of Switzerland, surrounded by the highest mountains of Europe, and offering exceptional quality of life, exciting recreational activities, including hiking, climbing and skiing, as well as varied cultural activities.

It is within close proximity to Lausanne and Geneva. Although Idiap is located in the French part of Switzerland, English is the official working language. Free French lessons are also provided on a complimentary basis.

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

Post description

Our institute is employing students in the framework of our applied Master in artificial intelligence course curriculum. Upon selection, successful candidates will work on a specific project during 18 months, while learning AI theoretical skills based on Idiap’s online courses available on the Swiss Distance Learning University platform.

Theoretical courses represent about 50% of the workload. The applicant will have to follow the theoretical training and pass the exams.

The second half of the work is dedicated to the applied learning through the development of a project linked to one of Idiap’s domains, such as robotics, speech processing, facial recognition, texts or pictures processing, biometry, etc. In collaboration with the Idiap’s R&D team, the candidate will have to:

  • Identify development opportunities to support researchers and Idiap
  • Define and implement a development project, in agreement with the manager and the researcher/s

Profile required

We are looking for people available for a full time position and with a Bachelor of Sciences in Computer Sciences. Mastering of C++ or Python is also mandatory. Idiap’s working language is English and courses will also be in English.

In return, we are offering a paid training, as well as a very dynamic and multicultural working environment. Our Institute is located a few minutes’ walk from the Martigny rail station. We also offer various at work activities to our employees.

Candidates passing the final exams will obtain a 90 ECTS credits Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence.

Applications must include usual documents and a cover letter in English. Applications can only be submitted online using this platform. Applications per mail or e-mail will not be considered.

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