Open positions

DHLAB research activities are at the intersection of several domains (historical document processing, historical geographical information systems, interaction design, mathematics, social modelling, big data, etc.) and the lab welcomes people with different backgrounds.

We are currently looking for motivated collaborators to join our team. If your profile combines strong technical and/or academic competences, as well as a curiosity for cultural heritage, interdisciplinary projects, you may want to check our open positions below.

PhD and PostDoc positions

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Large Language Models

  • Application deadline: 31.12.2023.
  • Interviews: End of January 2024.
  • Foreseen start of contract: March/April 2024
  • Employment duration: 1 year (renewable)
  • Employment rate: 50%
  • Salary: according to EPFL salary scales and experience.
  • Place of work: EPFL DHLAB, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • How to apply: please upload your application via the EPFL portal: LINK TO THE POSITION
  • Contact: for any questions, please contact contact Frederic Kaplan.

Your mission :
Your goal is to create a LLM fine-tuned on large textual and visual datasets coming from the Time Machine Projects and other Cultural Heritage projects developed at the DHLAB during the previous 10 years. The data will have to be prepared and standardized and the performance evaluated on a series of question-answer pairs and other dedicated tasks. Several models will be fined and their performances compared. These models are likely to include GPT-4 (OpenAI), BLOOM (BigScience), LaMDA (Google) and LLAMA (Meta).

See more information about the position on the EPFL portal (vacancy 3193).

Research Software Engineer positions

Research Data Engineer in Digital Humanities

  • Application deadline: 31.12.2023
  • Interviews: End of January 2024
  • Foreseen start of contract: March/April 2024
  • Employment duration: 1 year
  • Employment rate: 80%
  • Salary: according to EPFL salary scales and experience.
  • Place of work: EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • How to apply: please upload your application (full CV and cover letter) via the EPFL portal: LINK TO THE POSITION.
  • Contact: for any questions, please contact [email protected] and [email protected]

Your mission :
The Parcels of Venice Project aims to make accessible a comprehensive documentary corpus online, focusing on the city of Venice during the 18th and 19th centuries. The primary objective is to develop a user-friendly platform that provides easy access to the datasets derived from these historical sources

See more information about the position on the EPFL portal (vacancy 3194).

Web Developer for Digital Cultural Heritage

  • Application deadline: 31.12.2023
  • Interviews: End of January 2024
  • Foreseen start of contract: March/April 2024
  • Employment duration: 1 year
  • Employment rate: 80%
  • Salary: according to EPFL salary scales and experience.
  • Place of work: EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • How to apply: please upload your application (full CV and cover letter) via the EPFL portal: LINK TO THE POSITION
  • Contact: for any questions, please contact [email protected] and [email protected]

 Your mission :
The Parcels of Venice Project aims to make accessible a comprehensive documentary corpus online, focusing on the city of Venice during the 18th and 19th centuries. The primary objective is to develop a user-friendly platform that provides easy access to the datasets derived from these historical sources.

See more information about the position on the EPFL portal (vacancy 3195).