2026 Ph.D. & Postdoc application calendar
Call 1
Deadline to submit the application: March 13th, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: Avril 21st, 2026
Call 2
Deadline to submit the application: May 22nd, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: June 30th, 2026
Call 3
Deadline to submit the application: September 18th, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: October 20th, 2026
See below for details of each call.
Ph.D. positions: Call #1
FIRST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026
- Duration: 36 months.
- Remuneration: around 2650€ gross (including remuneration for teaching hours).
- Teaching obligation: the 3IA PhD students are subject to a teaching obligation of 64 hours per year (remuneration for these teaching hours is included in the salary mentioned above).
- Applications need to be sent directly to the supervisor.
- List of open positions
- Axis 1: Core Elements of AI
- Deep Latent Variable Models for the Analysis of Massive Heterogenous Data, Charles Bouveyron
- Abusive language detection and effective countering, Elena Cabrio
Axis 2: AI for Integrative Computational MedicineTo apply for this research topic, send your application by e-mail to Nicholas Ayache (nicholas.ayache@inria.fr) and Hervé Delingette (herve.delingette@inria.fr)
Axis 3: AI for Computational Biology and Bio-inspired AI
Axis 4: AI for Smart and Secure Territories - How to apply
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▸ You are a candidate: here is how to apply
The candidate must send the application directly to the 3IA Chairholder.
The application must include the following mandatory documents:- Cover letter of the candidate.
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate.
- Academic transcripts of the candidate's master's degree(s) or equivalent.
- At least one letter of recommendation for the candidate.
▸ You are a 3IA Chair holder: here is how to submit the application
The 3IA Chairholder is in charge of submitting the application on Easychair by the deadline (link to come).
The application must include all documents listed above and a letter of recommendation from the Chairholder proposing the open position (1 single PDF file).
Program exclusively reserved for 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholders and Fellows. - Calendar
- Call 1
Deadline to submit the application: March 13th, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: Avril 21st, 2026
From April 27th, 2026 onwards, notification of the successful candidates
Postdoctoral positions: Call #1
FIRST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026
- Remuneration: around 3120€ gross monthly according to experience.
- Duration: 24 months.
- Teaching: optional, to be decided with the supervisor.
- Application need to be sent directly to the supervisor.
- List of open positions
- Axis 1: Core Elements of AI
- Deep Latent Variable Models for the Analysis of Massive Evolving Heterogenous Data, Charles Bouveyron
- Large-scale Blackbox Bilevel Optimization, Samuel Vaiter
- Optimal Transport of High-Dimensional Data for Unsupervised Domain Adaptation, Charles Bouveyron
- Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Artificial Intelligence for Omics Data Analysis, Fabien Gandon
Axis 2: AI for Integrative Computational Medicine
Axis 3: AI for Computational Biology and Bio-inspired AI- Algorithms for curve reconstruction in super-resolution fluorescent microscopy, Laure Blanc-Féraud
- Exploration and Prediction of the Energy Landscape for Peptides and Proteins, Frédéric Cazals
- Interdisciplinary research activity on embedded Bio-inspiRed AI and Neuromorphic architectures, Benoît Miramond
- Diffusion model for super-resolution fluorescent microscopy inverse problem, Laure Blanc-Féraud
Axis 4: AI for Smart and Secure Territories- Leveraging the spatio-temporal coherence of distributed fiber optic sensing data with Machine Learning methods on Riemannian manifolds, Cédric Richard
- Open-World 3D Scene Understanding by Fusion of LiDAR and Vision-Language Models, Ezio Malis
- Change-point detection for dynamic structured data - Application to smart city monitoring, Cédric Richard
- How to apply
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▸ You are a candidate: here is how to apply
The candidate must send the application directly to the 3IA Chairholder.
The application must include the following mandatory documents:- Cover letter of the candidate.
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate.
- Ph.D. evaluation reports of the candidate.
- At least one letter of recommendation for the candidate.
With the aim of promoting scientific mobility, although this is not a formal eligibility criterion, it is strongly recommended that the post-doc candidate did not obtain the Ph.D. in the same team nor in the same laboratory.
▸ You are a 3IA Chairholder: here is how to submit the application
The 3IA Chairholder is in charge of submitting the application on Easychair by the deadline (link to come).
The application must include all documents listed above and a letter of recommendation from the Chairholder proposing the open position (1 single PDF file).
Program exclusively reserved for 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholders and Fellows. - Calendar
- Call 1
Deadline to submit the application: March 13th, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: Avril 21st, 2026
From April 27th, 2026 onwards, notification of the successful candidates
PhD positions: Call #2
SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026
- Duration: 36 months.
- Remuneration: around 2650€ gross (including remuneration for teaching hours).
- Teaching obligation: the 3IA PhD students are subject to a teaching obligation of 64 hours per year (remuneration for these teaching hours is included in the salary mentioned above).
- Applications need to be sent directly to the supervisor.
- List of open positions
- Axis 1: Core Elements of AI
Axis 2: AI for Integrative Computational Medicine
Axis 3: AI for Computational Biology and Bio-inspired AI
Axis 4: AI for Smart and Secure Territories - How to apply
-
▸ You are a candidate: here is how to apply
The candidate must send the application directly to the 3IA Chairholder.
The application must include the following mandatory documents:- Cover letter of the candidate.
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate.
- Academic transcripts of the candidate's master's degree(s) or equivalent.
- At least one letter of recommendation for the candidate.
▸ You are a 3IA Chair holder: here is how to submit the application
The 3IA Chairholder is in charge of submitting the application on Easychair by the deadline (link to come).
The application must include all documents listed above and a letter of recommendation from the Chairholder proposing the open position (1 single PDF file).
Program exclusively reserved for 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholders and Fellows. - Calendar
- Call 2
Deadline to submit the application: May 22nd, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: June 30th, 2026
From July 15th, 2025 onwards, notification of the successful candidates
Postdoctoral positions: Call #2
SECOND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026
- Remuneration: around 3120€ gross monthly according to experience.
- Duration: 24 months.
- Teaching: optional, to be decided with the supervisor.
- Application need to be sent directly to the supervisor.
- List of open positions
- Axis 1: Core Elements of AI
Axis 2: AI for Integrative Computational Medicine
Axis 3: AI for Computational Biology and Bio-inspired AI
Axis 4: AI for Smart and Secure Territories - How to apply
-
▸ You are a candidate: here is how to apply
The candidate must send the application directly to the 3IA Chairholder.
The application must include the following mandatory documents:- Cover letter of the candidate.
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate.
- Academic transcripts of the candidate's master's degree(s) or equivalent.
- At least one letter of recommendation for the candidate.
▸ You are a 3IA Chair holder: here is how to submit the application
The 3IA Chairholder is in charge of submitting the application on Easychair by the deadline (link to come).
The application must include all documents listed above and a letter of recommendation from the Chairholder proposing the open position (1 single PDF file).
Program exclusively reserved for 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholders and Fellows. - Calendar
- Call 2
Deadline to submit the application: May 22nd, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: June 30th, 2026
From July 15th, 2025 onwards, notification of the successful candidates
PhD positions: Call #3
THIRD CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026
- Duration: 36 months.
- Remuneration: around 2650€ gross (including remuneration for teaching hours).
- Teaching obligation: the 3IA PhD students are subject to a teaching obligation of 64 hours per year (remuneration for these teaching hours is included in the salary mentioned above).
- Applications need to be sent directly to the supervisor.
- List of positions
- Axis 1: Core Elements of AI
Axis 2: AI for Integrative Computational Medicine
Axis 3: AI for Computational Biology and Bio-inspired AI
Axis 4: AI for Smart and Secure Territories - How to apply
-
▸ You are a candidate: here is how to apply
The candidate must send the application directly to the 3IA Chairholder.
The application must include the following mandatory documents:- Cover letter of the candidate.
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate.
- Academic transcripts of the candidate's master's degree(s) or equivalent.
- At least one letter of recommendation for the candidate.
▸ You are a 3IA Chair holder: here is how to submit the application
The 3IA Chairholder is in charge of submitting the application on Easychair by the deadline (link to come).
The application must include all documents listed above and a letter of recommendation from the Chairholder proposing the open position (1 single PDF file).
Program exclusively reserved for 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholders and Fellows. - Calendar
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Call 3
Deadline to submit the application: September 18th, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: October 20th, 2026
Postdoctoral positions: Call #3
THIRD CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026
- Remuneration: around 3120€ gross monthly according to experience.
- Duration: 24 months.
- Teaching: optional, to be decided with the supervisor.
- Application need to be sent directly to the supervisor.
- List of positions
- Axis 1: Core Elements of AI
Axis 2: AI for Integrative Computational Medicine
Axis 3: AI for Computational Biology and Bio-inspired AI
Axis 4: AI for Smart and Secure Territories - How to apply
-
▸ You are a candidate: here is how to apply
The candidate must send the application directly to the 3IA Chairholder.
The application must include the following mandatory documents:- Cover letter of the candidate.
- Curriculum vitae of the candidate.
- Academic transcripts of the candidate's master's degree(s) or equivalent.
- At least one letter of recommendation for the candidate.
▸ You are a 3IA Chair holder: here is how to submit the application
The 3IA Chairholder is in charge of submitting the application on Easychair by the deadline (link to come).
The application must include all documents listed above and a letter of recommendation from the Chairholder proposing the open position (1 single PDF file).
Program exclusively reserved for 3IA Côte d'Azur Chairholders and Fellows. - Calendar
- Call 3
Deadline to submit the application: September 18th, 2026
Evaluation from the Scientific Committee of the Institute: October 20th, 2026