# Senior Research Scientist (m/f/d) at Sereact

> Onsite · Switzerland · Senior · ML / AI · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Asereact%3Ad410b572-0fcd-4283-8856-f1a1dfd95f51 (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Sereact](https://alderhq.app/companies/sereact)
- Location text: Zurich
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · Switzerland (evidence: "Location: Zurich")
- Posted: 2026-07-08 (121 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sereact/d410b572-0fcd-4283-8856-f1a1dfd95f51
- Skills listed (inferred): PyTorch, LLMs

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted

## Description (the employer's text)

### Who We Are

We are a rapidly growing embodied AI company revolutionizing human labor. Leveraging cutting-edge robotics and advanced artificial intelligence, we develop transformative technologies that redefine how work is done across multiple industries—empowering businesses to streamline operations, boost productivity, and unlock new possibilities.

### Overview

We are looking for a world-class Senior Research Scientist to join our R&D hub in the Zurich area. In this role, you will be at the forefront of developing Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models that enable robots to understand and interact with the world with unprecedented generalization. You will work on the intersection of large-scale foundation models and real-world robotic execution, bridging the gap between state-of-the-art research and deployed embodied intelligence.

### Your Responsibilities

### Research & Development

Design, implement, and scale VLA models and foundation architectures for robotic manipulation and navigation.

### Scaling Laws & Data

Develop strategies for multi-modal data collection, synthetic data generation, and efficient fine-tuning of large-scale models.

### Algorithm Optimization

Optimize model inference for real-time robotic applications without compromising reasoning capabilities.

### Publication & Visibility

Contribute to the global research community by publishing high-impact papers at top-tier conferences (NeurIPS, CVPR, ICRA, CoRL, etc.).

### Collaboration

Work closely with the Core Robotics and Hardware teams to integrate AI models into our physical platforms.

### Qualifications

### Academic Excellence

PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field, with a focus on Deep Learning and Computer Vision.

### Proven Research Track Record

Significant publications and citations at major conferences such as NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ICRA, IROS, or CoRL.

### Professional Background

Experience working in leading AI research environments

### Technical Mastery

Deep expertise in PyTorch or JAX, experience with Transformers, Diffusion Models, and Large Language Models (LLMs).

### Domain Knowledge

Strong understanding of Vision-Language models and their application to Action/Control loops in robotics.

### Location

### Zurich Area, Switzerland

This role is based in our Zurich office, offering a vibrant ecosystem for robotics and AI.

### What We Offer

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

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