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• How to get funded

IRIF (CNRS and Université de Paris), Paris, France, participate to various programs to welcome visitors for short or long period, up to sabbatical years. Every year, about 30 academics visit IRIF for a least 1 months.

IRIF (Institute for Research in Foundations of Computer Science) is a joint laboratory of the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and Université de Paris created in 2016 as the merger of the previous laboratories LIAFA and PPS. Currently, it hosts about 90 permanent faculty members, 40 non-permanent full-time researchers, and 50 Ph.D. students.

The research conducted at IRIF is based on the study and understanding of the foundations of all areas of computer science. Such research work relies on mathematical concepts developed and studied within it, but it also contributes directly to mathematics. Typical areas include but are not limited to: algorithms, their design and analysis, automata theory and applications, combinatorics, complex systems, complexity, computational formalisms, distributed computation, foundations of programming languages, interactive proof assistants, graph theory and its algorithms, logic, networks, quantum computing, software development, systems modeling and verification. For further information about IRIF please see our presentation of IRIF.

The starting date of the positions is usually in September-October, but this may sometimes vary. The visits at IRIF are financed either by the laboratory resources, or by group or personal grants, or by joint applications of IRIF members and the candidate to outside funding agencies with which IRIF is affiliated. These are, for example,

• Visiting researcher program of Université de Paris for usually a one month stay. Deadline usually in Spring.
• FSMP Distinguished Professor Fellowship for a two-to-three month stay, to promote, as a matter of priority new collaborations and/or interactions. Deadline usually every 3 months.
• FSMP Chairs allow outstanding foreign scientists to be hostedfrom 4 until 12 months maximum. Deadline usually in Fall.
• Blaise Pascal Chairs allow outstanding foreign scientists to be hosted from for at least 12 months. Deadline usually in Spring.
• Marie Curie Individual Fellowships are also a great option for experienced researchers from across the world for a host of a least 12 months. Deadline usually in Summer.

It is recommended, prior to applying, to contact one or more of the permanent members of IRIF, those closest to the potential candidate's area, in order to get more information, or to be funded by local ressources or grants.