Open Positions

Thank you for your interest in joining our group. We're looking for candidates with strong backgrounds and interests in areas such as optimization, learning theory, reinforcement learning, and data-driven control.

Unfortunately, we won't be able to answer every email request. If you are serious about the opportunity, please carefully read the instructions below and check out some of our recent research projects before getting in touch!

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Positions

PhD Positions (for students with MS degree)

Direct Doctorate PhD Positions (for bachelor graduates without MS degree)

Postdoc Positions

Bachelor/Master Thesis

Short-term Research Internship

Please direclty submit your application by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/JxarVvNgiy83SQpr9
For any other inquiry, please email us via odi.ethz.recruitment@gmail.com

PhD Positions

(for students with MS degree)

  • If you already have a MS degree (or expected to have one soon), please directly submit the application form above.

    You could also apply to the following PhD programs, which have specific application system and deadlines. Feel free to mention your interest in our research group for your application.

    (1) Max Planck ETH Center for Learning Systems PhD Program
    https://learning-systems.org/apply
    To join in 2022, please apply online from August 1 - November 1, 2021.

    (2) ETH AI Center PhD Program
    https://ai.ethz.ch/education/phd-and-postdoc-programs.html
    To join in 2022, please apply online in mid September.

Direct Doctorate PhD Positions

(for bachelor graduates without MS degree)

  • The Department of Computer Science at ETH Zürich has a Direct Doctorate PhD Program for exceptional undergrad applicants. Please directly apply through the Direct Doctorate admission system. You can find details of the application requirement and procedures below:
    https://inf.ethz.ch/doctorate/direct-doctorate-computer-science.html
    To join in 2022, please apply online from November 15 – December 15, 2021.

Postdoc Positions

  • If you are interested in a postdoc position, please submit the application form above or directly email Prof. He via niao.he@inf.ethz.ch. Your email should include:
    - A brief discussion on your research interests and projects done so far, and why you are a good fit to our group
    - An up-to-date CV
    - Names of two referees

  • You could also apply to the following Postdoc Fellowship programs, which have specific application system and deadlines. Please get in touch with us before your application.

    (1) ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship (deadlines March 1 and September 1)
    https://ethz.ch/en/research/research-promotion/eth-fellowships.html

    (2) ETH AI Center Postdoctoral Fellowship (deadline in late fall)
    https://ai.ethz.ch/education/phd-and-postdoc-programs.html

Bachelor/Master Thesis

  • We welcome ETH undergraduate and master students to work on a semester project or thesis with our group. You can find a subset of projects that we have in group here. Interested students are expected to have solid mathematical background, preferably some exposure to optimization and machine learning.

    Please go ahead and fill out the form below. We will get in touch with you if we think you are a good match.
    https://forms.gle/JxarVvNgiy83SQpr9

Short-term Research Internship

  • For Undergraduate Students:

    Undergrad students can apply for the Student Summer Research Fellowship (with stipend and housing) at CS@ETH Zurich or through ETH mobility program.
    https://inf.ethz.ch/studies/summer-research-fellowship.html
    If you are interested, please apply online.

  • For Graduate Students:

    Please submit the application form provided above. Please indicate whether you are self-funded or require funding. For exceptional grad-level students, we offer 3-6 months full-time compensated research internships to conduct a research project with the scope of an academic publication.

  • Other research scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students:
    - ThinkSwiss Scholarship Asia-Pacific program (students from Australia, India and Singapore)
    - ThinkSwiss Scholarship program (students from US and Canada)
    https://thinkswiss.org/research-scholarship/