PhD Opportunities in Journalism in France

Applications are open for the 2026 John G. Bene Fellowship from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) . This student award supports master’s and doctoral students conducting field research in the Global South for their thesis work. It is designed for students whose academic background combines an interest in forests with social sciences , and whose research examines the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental welfare of people in...

PhD position in automatic control at Université de Lorraine in Nancy, France, within the Control Identification Diagnosis (CID) Department, CRAN . The project focuses on heterogeneity in federated learning using an open multi-agent systems approach, bringing together ideas from control theory, machine learning, optimization, and applied mathematics. Eligibility: applicants should hold a Master's or engineering degree in automatic control, machine learning, optimization, or applied mathematics, a...

Fully funded PhD position in Computer Science at Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis in France , within the MM Team at LTCI and the ARMEDIA Team at SAMOVAR . The project is part of the PARIS-funded SIGMA initiative and focuses on graph signal processing and graph machine learning . This is a strong fit for candidates interested in computational methods, data-driven modeling, and mathematically grounded machine learning. Eligibility: MSc/M2 or equivalent in computer science, data science, engineer...

Fully funded research visits are available in AI for applied economics at École normale supérieure de Lyon in France , through CERGIC, Center for Economic Research on Governance, Inequality, and Conflict . This opportunity is aimed at PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in economics , with a strong interest in using artificial intelligence , text analysis , or machine learning in research projects. The post describes the visits as fully funded . No tuition or fee waiver is mentioned, and n...

PhD opening at the University of Lille with Giuseppe Lipari for a project on real-time systems , computer architectures , and predictable cache memories for real-time embedded multicore systems . This opportunity is aimed at candidates interested in the intersection of embedded systems , architecture , and real-time computing . The post highlights a research topic focused on making cache memories predictable for multicore real-time platforms, which is relevant for dependable and timing-sensitive...

PhD opportunity in micro-drones, assistive technologies, and AI for blind and low vision people at IRIT, CNRS / Université de Toulouse, in collaboration with the Augmented Human Lab at the National University of Singapore. This fully funded PhD is part of the BEST Doctoral Programme and focuses on designing AI-powered micro-drones as personal assistants for blind and low vision users. The project combines computer science , robotics , cognitive science , and human-computer interaction to build p...

Le Mans University / LIUM is recruiting for a PhD (3 years) and a Postdoc (2 years) in France (Laval, Mayenne) for an interdisciplinary project at the intersection of computer science and neuroscience . Project: SimFi-Ed — Simulation fidelity for education in 3D virtual environments . The research focuses on visual-attention-based assessment of simulation fidelity in virtual reality , using EEG and eye-tracking to study gaze events, visual distraction, and related neural signals. PhD profile: Ma...

New fully funded PhD opportunity in Trustworthy AI and Conversational AI at IRIT (MISFIT team), Université de Toulouse , in cotutelle with the University of Melbourne . The project is titled Development of a Platform and Methodology for Risk Assessment of Conversational Agents and is supported by IRL CNRS CROSSING as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND BEST Doctoral Programme . The research focus includes conversational agents , RLHF , risk assessment , and the EU AI Act . T...

🎓 Fully funded international PhD opportunity in Human-Computer Interaction and Philosophy of Technology , based at ENAC in Toulouse, France , with the possibility to spend part of the project at Aalborg University in the Human Augmentation and Collaboration group. The project explores a timely research question in interaction design : why some interaction techniques become widely adopted while many others fail to catch on. The research will investigate how techniques emerge, evolve, and succeed ...