Context

This PhD is in a joint project of the Laboratoire Hubert Curien in Jean Monnet University, France (http://laboratoirehubertcurien.fr) and the LIRIS lab at the INSA Lyon, France (http://liris.cnrs.fr). The selected candidate will join of about 20 researchers working on data mining, information retrieval and knowledge modeling.

Candidate profile

Having a MSc or a Master in engineering degree in computer science at the end of the academic year 2008-2009, skills in information retrieval, graph based representation network analysis would be appreciated. Good programming capabilities are requested! An excellent level in English is also required. French is recommended but not required.

starting date is 1 October 2009

Expressions of interest with a short CV should be sent by 1 June 2009 at the latest to:
Christine.Largeron@univ-st-etienne.fr
or
elod.egyed-zsigmond@insa-lyon.fr

Funding

The subject is fully funded by the cluster ISLE of the Rhône Alpes region

Amount: about 1700 euros gross monthly for 3 years

Some Links

  • Some facts about Saint-Etienne can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Étienne.
  • Saint Etienne is a medium size city with a quite low cost of living (compared to same size cities in France).
  • Paris can be reached from Saint Etienne in less than 3 hours via a direct train. St. Etienne has a little Airport connected by RyanAir. The closest bigger airport is Lyon Saint Exupéry (http://www.lyon.aeroport.fr).
  • The city is surrounded by the "regional parc of pilat" in which almost any outdoor activity can be practiced (http://www.parc-naturel-pilat.fr/eng/).
  • From a cultural point of view, the art museum in Saint-Etienne holds the second national contemporary art collection, and classic concerts, dance shows, and lyric operas are performed at the Saint-Etienne "Massenet Opera" (http://www.decouvrez-le-votre.com/).

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