<!DOCTYPE html><html><head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<h2 class="text-heading-large"> About the job </h2>
<div class="mt4">
<p dir="ltr"> Samuel Kaski’s research group<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://research.cs.aalto.fi/pml/" data-test-app-aware-link="">Probabilistic Machine Learning</a><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>is searching for postdocs to
work on AI fundamentals in exciting projects. The work includes
collaboration with<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.ellisinstitute.fi" data-test-app-aware-link="">ELLIS Institute Finland</a>, the<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://fcai.fi" data-test-app-aware-link="">Finnish Center for Artificial
Intelligence</a><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>(FCAI),
the<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://ai-fun.manchester.ac.uk" data-test-app-aware-link="">Centre for AI Fundamentals</a><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>at the University of
Manchester, the rest of<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://ellis.eu" data-test-app-aware-link="">ELLIS</a>, and researchers from
other fields.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>Samuel Kaski is Professor of Computer Science in Aalto
University and Professor of AI in the University of Manchester.
He is Director of<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.ellisinstitute.fi" data-test-app-aware-link="">ELLIS Institute Finland</a><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>and the<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://fcai.fi" data-test-app-aware-link="">Finnish Center for Artificial
Intelligence</a><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>. His
research group develops machine learning principles and methods
focusing on a few key topics (see “Machine learning foundations”
below), often working with researchers of other fields in new
exciting applications (see the other topics below).<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><span><strong>Topics<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span>You will join a team of machine
learning researchers developing new collaborative AI principles
and methods. The topic opens up fresh problems in fundamental ML
and enables new applications that make a real difference in, for
example, scientific research and discovery and intelligent
decision-making. Team members bring complementary expertise, and
by working together we address novel problems that no single
approach could solve alone.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><span><strong>Multimodal foundation models<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span><span><strong>Key words:<span class="white-space-pre"> </span></strong></span>multimodal
learning, grounded and human-aligned fine-tuning, test-time
adaptation<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>You will join our research team developing new methods
for training and adapting large multimodal foundation models.
The goal is to make these models more grounded, efficient, and
human-aligned, enabling them to reason across modalities such as
text, vision, and 3D perception. Depending on your interests,
you might work on topics such as large-scale pretraining,
test-time adaptation, efficient model distillation, or alignment
through human feedback. The research connects to international
initiatives and offers opportunities to collaborate with leading
European groups developing open and trustworthy AI systems at
scale.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><span><strong>Out-of-Distribution Deployable Machine
Learning<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span><span><strong>Key words</strong></span>:
out-of-distribution generalization, machine learning, active
learning, human-in-the-loop learning, distribution shift,
probabilistic modelling, computational rationality, sequential
experimental design, collaborative AI, decision support<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>We are looking for a new postdoc in the team that
develops methods for deploying machine learning models. The team
has several exciting ideas and frameworks we work on, and
opportunities for applying the methods with top-notch
collaborators. Your work will develop algorithms, inference
methods, and frameworks to adapt models from training data to
test environments, which is necessary to resolve distribution
shifts, hidden confounders, and faulty assumptions. Depending on
your interests, your work will explore domain adaptation,
learning from expert feedback, sequential experimental design,
collaborative AI, and other aspects of adapting models to test
environments.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><span><strong>Your Experience And Ambitions<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span>We expect the candidates to hold or
be close to getting a relevant doctoral degree and have a solid
background in the mathematics/statistics/computer science needed
in machine learning.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>Previous experience in the application fields is an
advantage. Capability of both independent work and teamwork, and
excellent written and spoken English are necessary.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><span><strong>What We Offer<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span>We provide<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><span>
<ul>
<li><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>RESEARCH
ENVIRONMENT<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></li>
</ul>
</span>You will work in Professor Samuel Kaski’s research group
(<a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://research.cs.aalto.fi/pml/" data-test-app-aware-link="">Probabilistic Machine Learning
Group</a>). We design collaborations as we go, according to
what the research needs. Collaborators include but are not
restricted to the other groups in<span class="white-space-pre">
</span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.ellisinstitute.fi" data-test-app-aware-link="">ELLIS Institute Finland</a>, the
Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (<a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://fcai.fi/researchers" data-test-app-aware-link="">FCAI</a>), other sites of the
European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (<a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://fcai.fi/ellis-unit-helsinki" data-test-app-aware-link="">ELLIS</a>) and<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://ai-fun.manchester.ac.uk" data-test-app-aware-link="">Centre for AI Fundamentals</a><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>of the University of
Manchester and a number of excellent researchers in other fields
in our applications.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><span>
<ul>
<li><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>JOB DETAILS<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></li>
</ul>
</span>Postdoc positions are typically made for up to three
years. Starting dates are flexible. All positions are negotiated
on an individual basis. We are strongly committed to offering
everyone an inclusive and non-discriminating working
environment. We warmly welcome qualified candidates from all
backgrounds to apply and particularly encourage applications
from women and other groups underrepresented in the field.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>All our positions are fully funded and the salary is
based on the Finnish universities’ pay scale. The starting
salary depends on the level of the position and the previous
experience and is typically increased as the experience grows.
All employees have access to the occupational health care
services and are covered by the Finnish national health
insurance system.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><span><strong>Ready to apply?<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span>Submit your application through our
recruitment system Workday by the button below “apply now”.<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><span><strong>The deadline
for applications is January 4 2026 at 23:59 Finnish time.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span><span><strong>Required Attachments<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span><span>
<ul>
<li>Cover letter (1–2 pages).</li>
<li>CV List of publications (please do not attach full
copies of publications)</li>
<li>A transcript of doctoral study</li>
<li>The degree certificate of your latest degree. If you
don’t yet have a PhD degree, a plan of completion must be
submitted.</li>
<li>Contact details of two senior academics who can provide
references. We will contact your referees if we need
recommendation letters.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></li>
</ul>
</span>All materials should be submitted in English in a PDF
format. Note: You can upload max. five files to the recruitment
system, each max. 5MB.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>Please note: Aalto University’s employees and visitors
should apply for the position via our internal system Workday
-> find jobs (not external aalto.fi webpage on open
positions) by using their existing Workday user account.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>Contacts: Coordinator Fang Wang (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fang.wang@aalto.fi">fang.wang@aalto.fi</a>)<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><span><strong>More Information<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span>We are part of<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.ellisinstitute.fi" data-test-app-aware-link="">ELLIS Institute Finland</a>,<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://fcai.fi/" data-test-app-aware-link="">Finnish Centre for Artificial
Intelligence FCAI</a><span class="white-space-pre"> </span>and<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://fcai.fi/ellis-unit-helsinki" data-test-app-aware-link="">ELLIS Unit Helsinki</a>. More
information on their pages, and the frequently asked questions
on<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://fcai.fi/we-are-hiring" data-test-app-aware-link="">this page</a>.<span><br>
</span><br>
</p>
</div>
<p><span><em>Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where
science and art meet technology and business. We are committed
to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and
building an innovative future. Aalto has six schools with 14
000 students and a staff of 5000, of which more than 400 are
professors. Our main campus is located in Espoo, Finland.
Diversity is part of who we are, and we actively work to
ensure our community’s diversity and inclusiveness. This is
why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all
backgrounds to join our community.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></em></span><span><em>The Department of Computer
Science is an internationally-oriented community and home to
world-class research in modern computer science, combining
research on foundations and innovative applications. With over
40 professors and more than 450 employees from 50 countries,
it is the largest department at Aalto University and the
leading computer science research unit in northern Europe.
Computer science research at Aalto University ranks high in
several international surveys (7th in Europe and 1st in the
Nordics (NTU 2023); and 88th worldwide in Times Higher
Education subject ranking 2025).<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></em></span><span><strong>About Finland<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></strong></span>Finland is a great place for living
with or without family – it is a safe, politically stable and
well-organized Nordic society. Finland is consistently ranked high
in quality of life and was just listed again as the happiest
country in the world:<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.worldhappiness.report/news/world-happiness-report-2025-people-are-much-kinder-than-we-expect-research-shows/" data-test-app-aware-link="">World Happiness Report 2025: People
are much kinder than we expect, research shows | The World
Happiness Report</a>. . For more information about living in
Finland:<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><span><em><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto/why-finland" data-test-app-aware-link="">Why Finland? | Aalto University<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a></em></span>More info:<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://twitter.com/fcai_fi" data-test-app-aware-link="">twitter.com/fcai_fi<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/fcai" data-test-app-aware-link="">linkedin.com/company/fcai<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7nUhposDgxzDOKns_H5J0w" data-test-app-aware-link="">youtube.com/channel/UC7nUhposDgxzDOKns_H5J0w<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a>N<a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="http://eepurl.com/gVPBpf" data-test-app-aware-link="">ewsletter</a>:<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI moz-txt-link-freetext" target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="http://eepurl.com/gVPBpf" data-test-app-aware-link="">http://eepurl.com/gVPBpf</a></p>
<p>Aalto.fi<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>twitter.com/aaltouniversity<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>facebook.com/aaltouniversity<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>instagram.com/aaltouniversity<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>More about Aalto University:<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.aalto.fi/en/open-positions" data-test-app-aware-link="">Aalto.fi<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/aaltouniversity" data-test-app-aware-link="">youtube.com/user/aaltouniversity<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/aalto-university/" data-test-app-aware-link="">linkedin.com/school/aalto-university/<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://www.facebook.com/aaltouniversity" data-test-app-aware-link="">www.facebook.com/aaltouniversity<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="https://instagram.com/aaltouniversity" data-test-app-aware-link="">instagram.com/aaltouniversity<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span></a>To view information about Workday Accessibility,
please click<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="http://www.aalto.fi/en/services/workday-recruiting-system-accessibility-interaction-overview" data-test-app-aware-link="">here</a>.<span><br>
</span><span><br>
</span>Please see more of our Open Positions<span class="white-space-pre"> </span><a class="QJGrFqtGqHGdfvGNjGKbMnXKKgXQAqEbI " target="_blank" tabindex="0" href="http://www.aalto.fi/en/open-positions" data-test-app-aware-link="">here.</a></p>
</body>
</html>