Join Us
Build the future of Explainable AI with IONIAN!
We are a research group at ETRO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel,
working at the intersection of machine learning, signal processing, and
information theory within the ERC project IONIAN. We are
always looking for curious, rigorous people — PhD candidates, postdocs,
and interns — to join us.
Open positions
AI Engineer — Multi-agent AI at the Edge
Engineer ETRO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel — Etterbeek campus, Brussels, Belgium
Apply by 10 July 2026
Turn cutting-edge research into rock-solid, real-time systems. You'll help ship multi-agent, multimodal LLM pipelines and machine-perception stacks on embedded hardware for distributed devices at the edge — smart mobility, retail, industrial automation. Full-time contract; start 1 October 2026 (earlier possible).
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher — Research Manager
Postdoc ETRO.RDI, Vrije Universiteit Brussel — Pleinlaan 9, Brussels, Belgium
Apply by 31 July 2026
A senior, long-term role acting as a right hand to the PI (Prof. Nikos Deligiannis), supporting the coordination, growth, and outreach of a 20+ researcher group around the ERC Consolidator Grant IONIAN. Combines project management, proposal development and funding acquisition, and external representation. Full-time (100% FTE), extendable until at least May 2030; start 1 October 2026.
Spontaneous applications
Don't see a role that fits but think you'd be a great match? Reach out.
Send a short motivation, your CV, and (for PhD/postdoc) a list of
publications or a transcript to Nikos.Deligiannis@vub.be.