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Inria in a few words

Inria is a public science and technology institution established in 1967, and the only public research body fully dedicated to computational sciences in France. Combining computer sciences with mathematics, Inria’s 3,400 researchers strive to invent the digital technologies of the future with 8 research Centres based in: Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Nancy, Paris, Rennes, Saclay and Sophia-Antipolis. More information

General Requirements

Non-French people are encouraged to apply whether they speak French or not. A good level of English is required, especially written English. In general, we look for people who are curious, creative and have good analytical and programming skills.

PhD Students

Call for PhD applications

  • We have 3 PhD positions open for 2025 as part of the international ANR/FDG project tVISt. One position for our team, one in team ILDA (located on the same floor as us), and one at the Technical University of Dresden in Germany. Please see the project page for details. We will also hire multiple Master students on the project.
  • We have 2 PhD positions open for 2025 as part of the ANR funded project SportsViz. One position in our team, one at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, and an engineer position at Inria Grenoble. We will also hire multiple Master students on the project.

PhD scholarships

You can also apply as a PhD student under the supervision or co-supervision of any of the research scientists at Aviz (list here). The topic of your PhD should be discussed with the researcher you are interested in working with. With your future advisor you can then apply for funding from several sources, such as:

  • INRIA (bourses CORDI). Application is between February and May every year.
  • University grants. Application deadline is in the spring every year.

Both are highly competitive. The Inria grants are primarily meant for international students. For more information, contact Jean-Daniel Fekete or Tobias Isenberg. Definitely contact your potential (co-)supervisor before you attempt any application.

It is recommended (but not necessary nor sufficient) to do a Master internship at Aviz before applying.

*none at the moment * A Design Space for Visual Data Mapping for Low-Color Displays * Micro Visualizations for Fitness Trackers and Smartwatches * Support of the Interactive Visual Exploration and Classification of Temporal Development in 3D Datasets using the Example of Cell Division Data - PhD Position * * Visual Analysis of the Bitcoin Blockchain - PhD Position none right now * Spatially Integrated Abstraction of Genetic Molecules

* * Augmented Reality Environments for the Interactive Exploration of 3D Data * Collaborative Data Exploration and Discussion supported by Augmented Reality ** any specific innovative topic that can be suggested by the potential PhD student if there is a strong mutual interest; for that check the research websites/homepages of the permanent members of the team

* Interactive 3D Data Registration for Proton Therapy using Touch-Based Interfaces * Investigating the Visualization and Exploration of Fluid Mechanics Data using Tactile Surfaces and Tangible Objects * Illustrative Molecular Abstraction & Visualization * Structural and Functional Visualization of Brain Connectivity * An Interactive Visualization Continuum: Interactive Abstraction & Exploration of 3D Data

Graduate Level Internships / Master theses

Aviz often has funding for a few internships or Master theses (about 600€ per month). In France it is often students in the second year of their Master who apply for an internship to conduct Master thesis research from around February/March to July/August. We also often welcome international PhD students for internships. When they come with their own funding there is usually no problem to host students. When funding is required these internships need to be arranged well ahead of time.

List of possible internship topics for 2024/2025:

*In-situ Visualization in Motion for Mobile and Wearable Devices supervised by Lijie Yao and Petra Isenberg. *Develop and Validate a Scale for Measuring the Readability of Visualizations supervised by Tingying He, Petra Isenberg and Tobias Isenberg. Here are the slides.

  • any specific innovative topic that can be suggested by the potential student if there is a strong mutual interest; for that check the research websites/homepages of the permanent members of the team

Moving visualization design for video games supervised by Lijie Yao and Petra Isenberg Exploring Interaction Design for Combining 2D Abstract Representations with 3D Representations supervised by Jiayi Hong and Tobias Isenberg

AR-based exploration of plant embryo datasets supervised by Tobias Isenberg * Bitcoin Visual Analytics supervised by Natkamon Tovanich and Petra Isenberg

* Collaborative 3D Volumetric Selection Techniques in Augmented Reality: supervised by Mickaël Sereno and Tobias Isenberg * Testing Visualizations in a Browser: supervised by Jean-Daniel Fekete * Visualization in Motion: supervised by Petra Isenberg * Microvisualizations for e-ink displays: supervised by Petra Isenberg * Personal traces: supervised by Pierre Dragicevic

* Visual Sensitivity Analysis for Ensembles of Curves: supervised by Jean-Daniel Fekete * Grammar of Progressive Graphics: supervised by Jean-Daniel Fekete * Interactive 3D Visualization and Exploration of Plant Embryo Development Histories: supervised by Tobias Isenberg * Interactive Illustrative Map Visualization: supervised by Tobias Isenberg Tangible Interaction for 3D Flow Data Visualization: supervised by Lonni Besançon and Tobias Isenberg Visualization and Interactive Analysis of Collision Tracts: supervised by Tobias Isenberg * Visual Analysis of the Bitcoin Transaction Network: supervised by Petra Isenberg and Christoph Kinkeldey * Perception of Data Visualizations Across Devices: supervised by Petra Isenberg * Understanding Dual Axis Charts: supervised by Petra Isenberg * Embedded Visualizations for Personal Finance: supervised by Petra Isenberg

Interactive 3D Data Registration for Proton Therapy using Touch-Based Interfaces: supervised by Tobias Isenberg

The currently proposed topics can be found here.

Post-Doc / Engineers

No funded post-doc topic is open for now.

We are recruiting a 2-year PostDoc for an exciting topic: Equity Analytics : Addressing gender pay equity with visual analytics https://recrutement.inria.fr/public/classic/en/offres/2022-04887. Contact Petra Isenberg if you are interested.

Progressive Visualization for Health Care in collaboration with Polytechnique and the French Social Security CNAM.

Other Opportunities

INRIA also has scholarhips for Post-Docs and Research Engineers on other topics. If you are interested in working at Aviz for a PostDoc please contact Jean-Daniel Fekete or Tobias Isenberg to discuss options and what you would like to work on.

Research Scientists (permanent positions)

You can apply at Aviz as a Research Scientist every year between mid-December and mid-February, for a position starting the next September. INRIA Research Scientists hold a permanent (tenured) position. Your application will be examined by an independent scientific committee at INRIA. Positions are highly competitive and non-French applicants are encouraged. For more information, check out Working as a researcher at Inria and Young graduate scientists, and contact Jean-Daniel Fekete.