MATS is a 12-week fully-funded research fellowship for aspiring AI alignment, control, security, and governance researchers. Fellows work directly with mentors from Anthropic, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and other top organizations—with housing and office space provided in Berkeley or London. MATS has accelerated 450+ researchers; among alumni who graduated before 2025, 80% now work on AI safety.

Website: https://www.matsprogram.org/apply?utm_source=cstheory-jobs&utm_medium=job-board&utm_campaign=s26
Email: operations@matsprogram.org

MIRI plans to run a small research fellowship program in early 2026. The program will run for 8 weeks, and include a $1200/week stipend. Fellows will spend the first week picking projects related to our overall agenda, and seven weeks working on that project under the guidance of our Technical Governance Team. One of the main goals of the program is to identify potential full-time hires.

Website: https://techgov.intelligence.org/blog/announcing-miri-technical-governance-team-research-fellowship
Email: william@intelligence.org

Boston College invites applications for a the newly established Ph.D. program. The doctoral program will specialize in two broad research areas theory of computation and artificial intelligence/machine learning. For more information contact the program Director Sergio Alvarez.

Website: https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/morrissey/departments/computer-science/academics/phd.html
Email: sergio.alvarez@bc.edu

We are offering several 2-year postdoc positions in the Quantum Information and Computation group at the CS department (LaBRI) of the University of Bordeaux, France.

We are looking for candidates with a strong interest in research on quantum information, quantum algorithms, quantum simulations, and complexity theory. Please refer to the attached link for details on the application process.

Website: https://quantique.labri.fr/positions/
Email: yassine.hamoudi@labri.fr

The Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta invites applications for one tenure-track Assistant Professor position, starting as early as July 1st, 2026 in the area of Theoretical Computing Science (e.g., Data Structures & Algorithm; Streaming, Sketching, and Big Data Algorithms; Computational Complexity; Discrete Optimization; etc.)

Website: https://iaejup.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/UOA-Careers/job/3263
Email: cs.ea@ualberta.ca

The CS department at Lund University invites applications for postdocs in combinatorial optimization and/or TCS. The application deadline is January 16, 2026. See https://jakobnordstrom.se/openings/Postdoc-Lund-260116.html for more information and instructions how to apply. Informal enquiries are welcome and can be directed to Jakob Nordstrom (jakob.nordstrom@cs.lth.se).

Website: https://jakobnordstrom.se/openings/Postdoc-Lund-260116.html
Email: jakob.nordstrom@cs.lth.se

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense/Vejle, Denmark invites applications for positions in Algorithms at the levels of assistant and associate professor. The intended starting date is August 1, 2026 with room for flexibility. Fluency in English is required, whereas knowledge of Danish is not a prerequisite for application.

Website: https://fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/3319?lastSelectedFacet=CATEGORIES&selectedCategoriesFacet=300000002425904
Email: kslarsen@imada.sdu.dk

Postdoctoral and PhD positions are available in Or Zamir’s group at TAU, on topics including Algorithms, Data Structures, Complexity, Cryptography, and the foundations of (provably) secure ML, as well as their interplay with Graph Theory and Combinatorics. The group is part of a vibrant TCS community at TAU.

To enquire, please email your CV to Or Zamir. For full consideration, contact by Jan 15.

Website: https://zamir.prof/
Email: orzamir@tauex.tau.ac.il

The Quantum Algorithms and Applications Collaboratory (QuAAC) at Sandia Labs is seeking a postdoc to broadly work on quantum algorithms, advantages, and applications. Of particular interest is research at the interface of quantum algorithms/complexity and optimization. We encourage you to apply even if you are not currently an expert in quantum algorithms but are passionate about becoming one.

Website: https://cg.sandia.gov/psc/applicant/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=696105&PostingSeq=1&SiteId=1
Email: odparek@sandia.gov

The Quantum Algorithms and Applications Collaboratory (QuAAC) at Sandia Labs is seeking a postdoc to broadly work on quantum algorithms, advantages, and applications. Of particular interest is research at the interface of quantum algorithms/complexity and optimization. We encourage you to apply even if you are not currently an expert in quantum algorithms but are passionate about becoming one.

Website: https://cg.sandia.gov/psp/applicant/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1&JobOpeningId=696170&PostingSeq=1&SiteId=1
Email: odparek@sandia.gov