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Research engineer in image processing and AI applied to early modern manuscripts

Université de Tours · State civil service

En français : Ingénieur·e de recherche en traitement d'images et IA appliqués aux manuscrits modernes

This job in plain words

You join the computational part of the European research project PRIMA in Tours. You work closely with historians, palaeographers and literary scholars to study European manuscripts from 1575 to 1800.

Open to non-civil servants Remote work possible

Can you apply?

Open only to contract agents. The job is open to people with disabilities.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Level 6: bachelor's degree or equivalent
Contract
Contract agent, fixed-term contract of 1 year

The profile they want:

  • Signal and image processing
  • Machine learning and deep learning
  • Python development, Git and GPU computing
  • Software engineering: structured, tested and documented code
  • Fluent French or English, able to read and write scientific English

What you would do

  • Improve the existing segmentation tool and preprocess images of old documents
  • Define and implement descriptors of letter shapes
  • Model handwriting and identify letter variants and watermarks
  • Build reference distributions for dating and locating documents
  • Develop documented, tested, versioned and reproducible code

How to apply

Apply on the employer's website, using the link on the official offer. Applications sent directly by email are not accepted.

Documents to send:

  • CV without photo
  • Cover letter

Good to know:

  • Remote work possible
  • Travel possible in France and abroad
  • Must follow the timetable of the ERC project
  • Position vacant from 1 March 2027

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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