The Information, WrittEN and Signed Language (ILES) group at the Computer Science Laboratory for Mechanics and Engineering Sciences (LIMSI) of CNRS in Paris is inviting applications for 2 PhD fellowships funded by the European project MiRoR: “Methods in Research on Research”. Part of the Marie Sklodowska Curie actions (ITN-EJD), MiRoR involves several renowned teams throughout Europe and will provide a unique environment for conducting high level PhD research.

We are looking for 2 PhD candidates for two computer science projects with applications to public health:

• ESR11: Assisted authoring for avoiding inadequate claims in scientific reporting
• ESR12: Text mining for the systematic survey of diagnostic tests in published and unpublished literature.

The full description of these projects is available here.

The selected candidates will:
*Be based at the CNRS Computer Science Laboratory for Mechanics and Engineering Sciences (LIMSI) in Paris, with secondments in other partner institutions;
*Be employed full-time for three years, starting in October 2016;
*Receive a double doctorate from the University Paris Saclay and the University of Amsterdam;
* Benefit from participation in network-wide meetings and training activities.

The ideal applicants have:
* Master degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics or related field;
* Understanding of methods in machine learning and computational linguistics;
* Interest in acquiring knowledge of the biomedical domain, if not some prior experience with the domains of clinical research or medicine;
* Prior experience in research projects;
* Good communication and writing skills.

Eligibility requirements:
* Applicants must have a Master degree and have not been awarded a doctoral degree at the time of recruitment (October 2016);
* Applicants must have less than 4 years full-time research experience (measured from the date of the diploma recognized to officially enroll in a PhD);
*Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment. Short stays such as holidays and/or compulsory national service are not taken into account.

To apply, please submit a CV, a motivation letter (with an indication of research background and interests), copies of Master diploma and recent transcripts and contact information of two referees here.

Deadline: June 30, 2016.