Join Us
We are always looking for outstanding talent: open-minded, collaborative people with strong mathematical and programming skills who want to work on the foundations of machine learning and AI.
We welcome applications for:
- PhD students
- Postdocs
- Visiting PhD students, e.g. through mobility programmes
- Research assistants at Aalto University
The lab is part of the Department of Computer Science at Aalto University and the ELLIS Institute Finland.
Interested? Start by filling out our expression of interest form, whichever position you have in mind, including if you plan to apply through one of the calls below.
Open Calls
ELLIS Institute Finland: PhD & Postdoc Call
Deadline: 21 September 2026
We are recruiting PhD students and postdocs through the ELLIS Institute Finland autumn 2026 call. Qi Chen is a scientific advisor for the theme Continually Learning and Self-Improving AI, covering continual learning, adaptive agents, and AI systems that learn and improve over time. The call has two application tracks:
PhD & Postdoc positions
Doctoral and postdoctoral positions at the ELLIS Institute Finland.
Entrepreneurial Postdoc
For researchers interested in turning AI research into a startup.
HIIT Postdoctoral Fellow Positions
Deadline: 4 October 2026, 23:59 (UTC+3)
The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT) is hiring Postdoctoral Fellows in Computer Science at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. Qi Chen is one of the listed supervisors (generative models, continual learning, learning theory).
- Duration: up to three years, flexible start date; fully funded, including salary and travel/publication costs
- Eligibility: a PhD (or soon) in computer science, statistics, mathematics or a related field, with a strong publication record
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Application: cover letter (1–2 pages), preliminary research plan (3–5 pages), CV with publication list, doctoral transcript and degree certificate, and contact details of 2–3 referees. If you would like to work with us, say so and explain your motivation in the cover letter.
Past Calls
These calls are closed. If you are interested in similar opportunities, please fill out the expression of interest form.
Postdoc in AI for Digital Hearing Health Closed
A multidisciplinary postdoctoral position at the intersection of AI, machine learning and digital hearing health, carried out primarily at Kuopio University Hospital (project led by Prof. Aarno Dietz), together with Prof. Mikko Karttunen (ELLIS Institute Finland & University of Eastern Finland) and Prof. Qi Chen. Two years; focus on Bayesian methods such as Gaussian processes, neural processes and prior-data fitted networks.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 Closed
Call for candidates to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship hosted by the lab, in topics such as generative models, meta- and continual learning, test-time adaptation, robustness, fairness and privacy, efficient learning, and AI for science. The 2026 call closed on 9 September 2026.