Thank you for your interest in joining our team! We are continuously looking for highly motivated and talented people to contribute to our research in Reinforcement Learning and Multi-Agent Learning. Our positions are competitive and limited, as we aim to maintain a focused, research-driven, and intellectually coherent group. All people in my lab are affiliated with the UZH.AI Hub and the ETH AI Center.
Before applying, please review our recent publications to ensure that your research interests and background are strongly aligned with the group’s current directions. Open positions will be listed below. Application review begins immediately and continues until all positions are filled.
Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to every inquiry individually. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted for interviews.
We are looking for outstanding and motivated PhD candidates with strong foundations in at least one of the following: Machine learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, statistics, probability, optimization, game theory and applied mathematics.
Applicants must hold (or expect soon) an MSc or equivalent.
We have one open position for a PhD student. Please send the application to applications.alpilab at gmail.com with the following code AlpiApplication2025 in the subject:
CV
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A short motivational letter that explains why you are interested in working with me.
If you are interested in joining as a PhD student, you can apply to the following programs:
We cannot respond to emails that do not follow the instructions above.
We welcome strong candidates with a proven track record in areas related to our research focus. Applicants are expected to have:
Publications at top ML/AI venues (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, COLT, AAMAS, AISTATS)
Evidence of research independence and leadership potential
We have an open position for a postdoctoral student. Please send the application to applications.alpilab at gmail.com with the following code AlpiApplication2025 in the subject:
CV including publication list
Contact information of two referees
A research statement (1-2 pages) including past contributions and rationale for joining the ALPI Lab
You may additionally consider applying to competitive fellowships (in case you are submitting to one of those, please send an email to applications.alpilab at gmail.com with the following code AlpiApplication2025 in the subject) :
Research visits for external students are very limited and typically only possible if supported by:
Existing collaborations
Funded research programs (e.g., summer schools, fellowships, mobility grants)
In case open positions for internships will become available, I will post them here.
For now, I am not responding to emails regarding research visits/internships.