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
No call is open right now. We still welcome expressions of interest — fill out the form above and we will get in touch when a suitable call opens.
Past Calls
These calls are closed. If you are interested in similar opportunities, please fill out the expression of interest form.
HIIT Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Closed
Postdoctoral Fellow positions in Computer Science at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, through the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology. Qi Chen was one of the listed supervisors (generative models, continual learning, learning theory). The call closed on 4 October 2026.
ELLIS Institute Finland: PhD & Postdoc Call Closed
PhD and postdoc positions through the ELLIS Institute Finland autumn 2026 call, including an Entrepreneurial Postdoc track for researchers interested in turning AI research into a startup. Qi Chen was a scientific advisor for the theme Continually Learning and Self-Improving AI. The call closed on 21 September 2026.
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.