PhD Student in Mixed Reality and Generative AI
You have a passion for Visual Computing and Generative AI. Join us and make science fiction real!
School: School of Engineering
Starting date: May 1st 2025
To apply, please submit a letter of motivation including information on previous scientific work and publications if available, your CV, and contact details of two referees. Please ensure that all those parts are combined into a single PDF-file.
The Machine Learning in Visual Computing Group at ZHAW, Zurich University of Applied Sciences is offering a fully funded PhD study position as part of the IMMERSE project. IMMERSE is dedicated to driving the digital transformation of education and training through innovative immersive teaching and learning technologies. The project partners include the University of Zurich, University Hospital Balgrist, PH Zurich, and well-known software companies, creating an attractive research environment.
This PhD project investigates the integration and application of generative AI within virtual environments. The research focuses on developing methods to efficiently create digital content using AI, seamlessly incorporating it into real-world settings to enable immersive training scenarios, and enhancing both individual and team-based training and education experiences.
Your Responsibilities:
1. Conduct research focused on developing innovative methods in the fields of XR and AI.
2. Design experiments, analyze data, and identify limitations in the current state-of-the-art.
3. Publish findings in leading conferences and journals within the field.
4. Familiarize with the state-of-the-art during the first six months and collaborate with the supervisor to develop a multi-year research plan.
5. Serve as a teaching assistant for 1–2 courses per year as part of the PhD program.
You graduated with excellent results with a MSc in Computer Science, focusing on computer vision, computer graphics, human-computer interaction, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence. Through your previous experience, you have developed strong programming skills and gained hands-on expertise with XR technologies, cameras, and 3D engines, such as Unreal or Unity.
Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 14,000 students and 3,400 faculty and staff. ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.
Our institute is distinguished by its committed team, a pleasant working atmosphere, and an exciting and innovative specialization area. We perform cutting-edge fundamental and applied research in a young team of motivated scientists. Your workplace is located in the center of the city of Winterthur and will offer you a diverse and lively work environment.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to participate in an exceptional and large research and innovation project, IMMERSE, which is developing cutting-edge technologies for education and training across diverse fields such as art, medicine, and engineering.
We offer:
* Varied, interesting, and challenging work embedded within a highly interdisciplinary research team.
* Flexible and friendly working environment.
* Collaborative work with research teams and companies of IMMERSE's domestic and international partners.
* Opportunity to participate in international conferences.
* Teaching opportunities and supervision of research projects / MSc theses.
* Salary in accordance with SNF guidelines.
ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.
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