Postdoctoral Fellow in Machine Learning

About the role

The Data Intelligence Group at the College of Computing, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), is looking for two postdoctoral fellows in machine learning to support its projects in multimodal representation learning and retrieval. The position is a 1-year renewable contract starting on 1 February 2026, in Benguerir, Morocco.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct scientific research in machine learning.
• Develop novel machine learning algorithms mainly for representation learning, dimensionality reduction, clustering and search.
• Analyse theoretically and experimentally the performance of the proposed algorithms.
• Publish results in high-quality conferences and journals and present them at national and international events.
• Help supervise undergraduate and graduate students.
• Assist in writing research proposals.
• Take part in training and teaching, including developing new courses.
• Help organise workshops, seminars and other events on machine learning.
• Work with the group and foster collaborations with academic and industrial partners.

Required profile

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or a related field; final-year Ph.D. students expected to finish by September 2026 are also welcome.
• Strong publication record in machine learning, preferably in representation learning, deep embeddings, contrastive learning or foundation models.
• Solid background in linear algebra, probability and statistics.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, and good teamwork and organisational abilities.

Required skills

• Programming with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and standard data analysis tools.
• Familiarity with data structures and algorithms, ideally search or indexing techniques.

Applications are submitted online and by email to the university, with a CV, cover letter and transcripts.