Senior Research Scientist (m/f/d)
ZurichFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Senior Research Scientist to develop Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models for robotic manipulation and navigation, bridging large-scale foundation models with real-world embodied AI in the Zurich area.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and scale VLA models and foundation architectures for robotic manipulation and navigation.
- Develop strategies for multi-modal data collection, synthetic data generation, and efficient fine-tuning of large-scale models.
- Optimize model inference for real-time robotic applications without compromising reasoning capabilities.
- Publish high-impact papers at top-tier conferences (NeurIPS, CVPR, ICRA, CoRL, etc.).
- Collaborate with Core Robotics and Hardware teams to integrate AI models into physical platforms.
Qualifications
- PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, with a focus on Deep Learning and Computer Vision.
- Significant publications and citations at major conferences such as NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ICRA, IROS, or CoRL.
- Experience working in leading AI research environments.
- Deep expertise in PyTorch or JAX, experience with Transformers, Diffusion Models, and Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Strong understanding of Vision-Language models and their application to Action/Control loops in robotics.
Skills
Required:Vision-Language-Action (VLA) modelsFoundation architectures for roboticsMulti-modal data collectionModel optimization for real-time inferencePyTorch or JAXTransformersVision-Language alignment with Action/Control
Nice to have:Diffusion ModelsLarge Language Models (LLMs)
Benefits
- Free meals at the workplace.
- Flexible working hours and the option to work from home when needed.
- Direct collaboration with founders and world-leading AI experts.
- Access to large-scale compute clusters and proprietary robotic datasets.
- A key role in shaping the future of embodied AI.
- Competitive compensation and a relocation package for the Zurich area
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Sereact GmbH
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