Postdoctoral Fellow - Multimodal Models and Machine Learning

University of Alberta

edmonton, ab, Canada
Full-time
Posted June 04, 2026

Job Description

This position has an initial appointment of 1 year, with the possibility of renewal.

Location

- This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

We invite applications for 2 Postdoctoral Fellow positions in machine learning and artificial intelligence, with a focus on multimodal foundation models and related areas. The successful candidate will join a collaborative research group led by Dr. Xingyu Li, contribute to ongoing projects, and develop an independent research agenda aligned with the group’s broader interests.

Research areas of interest may include, but are not limited to:

multimodal foundation models

vision-language models and multimodal large language models

trustworthy AI, robust generalization, and model evaluation

efficient learning, adaptation, and representation design

multimodal reasoning and structured understanding

This position offers the opportunity to pursue high-impact resear...