Director of the Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, …, Martigny-Ville

Role Description The Idiap Research Institute invites applications for the position of Institute Director. The successful candidate will also receive an academic affiliation at the EPFL School of Engineering.

Idiap is an independent, not-for-profit research institute affiliated with EPFL and the University of Geneva, dedicated to research, education, and technology transfer in artificial intelligence and signal processing.

Responsibilities

Ensure the realization of the Institute’s missions in research, education and technology transfer, while maintaining Idiap’s scientific reputation and strengthening its impact.

Elaborate and implement the Institute’s scientific strategy in the medium and long term, identifying emerging opportunities and addressing key scientific, technological and societal challenges.

Establish and support organizational structures and partnerships that reinforce the scientific foundations of the Institute, foster excellence across research domains, and prepare the next generation of scientific leadership.

Promote an environment that encourages outstanding potential, interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and responsible AI development.

Lead institutional development, including fundraising, strategic alliances with academic and industrial partners and engagement with public stakeholders.

Initiate and maintain an independent, creative and internationally visible research program aligned with Idiap’s core areas.

Contribute, in the context of the academic affiliation with the EPFL School of Engineering, to undergraduate and/or graduate teaching, supervision and mentoring.

Location and Teaching The successful candidate will be based at Idiap in Martigny and will teach at the EPFL main campus in Lausanne.

Start Date As soon as possible.

Qualifications Candidates whose research program aligns with Idiap’s activities are expected to have a proven record of R&D leadership in industry and/or academia, demonstrated participative management skills and fundraising abilities, a high degree of social competence and assertiveness, and excellent communication and negotiation skills. Candidates should also demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and be able to work in a multidisciplinary, multilingual and multicultural environment, with English and French as working languages.

Equal Opportunity Employment at Idiap is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. Idiap does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law.

Idiap is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women and underrepresented minorities to apply.

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