Connectionists: Open Positions: Two Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

[Raouf Kerkouche]

Dear all,

Are you looking for a postdoctoral position at one of Europe’s leading
research institutes?

I’m excited to announce that I am looking for *two* *talented postdoctoral
researchers *to join the MAGNET team at Inria in Lille, France, through the
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗸ł𝗼𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗮-𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗠𝗦𝗖𝗔)
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. The fellows will work on one
of the following research directions:

• Safe and Secure Large Language Models and Agentic AI
• Privacy-preserving Large Language Models and Agentic AI
• Limiting the proliferation of Deepfakes and Misinformation

Inria offers an excellent international research environment, with strong
collaborations both in academia and industry, and very supportive
conditions for postdoctoral research.

The positions are based in Lille, a vibrant city with a strong academic
scene. Living costs are affordable, and you have easy connections to major
European cities like Paris, Brussels, and London — making it a great base
for international researchers.

Being awarded an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship is highly prestigious and
opens many future opportunities in both academia and industry. Combined
with a postdoc at Inria, it gives strong visibility and valuable
experience. On top of that, the salary and benefits are very competitive.

At Inria, the MAGNET team provides a friendly and collaborative
environment, which we believe is essential for doing meaningful and
impactful research.

If this opportunity interests you, please send your CV, research proposal,
and motivation letter to raouf.kerkouche at inria.fr by *30* 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟯:𝟱𝟵 𝗖𝗘*S*𝗧.

To support applicants, Inria will provide guidance to maximize your chances
of securing the MSCA fellowship.

Please note that applicants must have obtained their PhD degree by the MSCA
deadline of 𝟵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Strong applicants typically
have demonstrated the ability to publish in *top-tier venues* in AI and
Machine Learning (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ACL) or in Privacy and
Security (e.g., IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, USENIX Security, NDSS).

I look forward to receiving your applications and hopefully working
together soon!

Best regards,

Dr. Raouf KERKOUCHE
Tenured Research Scientist (Inria, France)
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