Postdocs in Machine Learning for Odor Perception

Job description

The postdoctoral researcher will be part of the EU project “Digitising Smell: From Natural Statistics of Olfactory Perceptual Space to Digital Transmission of Odors.” The project aims to digitalize the sense of smell, laying the foundation for understanding how olfaction works in humans and for building AI models that simulate olfactory experiences.

The research will focus on processing and developing representation models for diverse data sources, including time-series data (EEG, video, mass spectrometry), text, images and chemical data (molecular graphs, SMILES strings) related to odorant stimuli.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Research experience with deep learning architectures (e.g. Transformers, diffusion models, graph neural networks) applied to multimodal data.
• Proven expertise in time-series modeling (EEG, video, sensor data) and chemical/structural data representation (e.g. graphs, SMILES strings, molecular embeddings).
• Familiarity with multimodal representation learning and integration of heterogeneous data sources.
• Experience with signal processing and statistical modeling of high-dimensional data.
• Strong programming skills in Python and relevant ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).
• Demonstrated ability to work in interdisciplinary teams bridging machine learning, neuroscience, and chemistry.
• Excellent communicative skills and Collaborative abilities
• Motivation and dedication to research work is a very strong merit
• Teaching and supervision experience is an advantage
• Core values are a central part of the employee role for everyone working at the university.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

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The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Maximally two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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1. Danica Kragic Jensfelt, [email protected]