[Students-l] Fwd.: [Air-L] PhD position available at France Telecom/Orange, Sociology lab

[M.J. Menou]

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> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:00:54 +0200
> From: Thomas Couronn? <thomas.couronne at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Air-L] PhD position available at France Telecom/Orange
> 	Sociology	lab
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> The Sociology and Economics of Networks and Services Team at Orange
> Labs/France Telecom R&D is seeking to recruit a PhD candidate, ideally able
> to start in October, based at the Orange Lab Center in Paris (
> http://www.orange.com/en_EN/innovation/), to work on a research project
> investigating the dynamics of Collective Intelligence based on mobiles data.
>
> This PhD proposal deals in particular with the detection of emerging
> behaviors and knowledge based on collective information - where the
> individual observation reveals noise.The successful candidate will explore
> the different forms of collective intelligence which can be implemented, from
> the voluntary contribution using the interfaces of mobile devices, to
> indirect contribution using the cells informations. He/She will investigates
> the reflexivity effects on behaviors and attitudes when users interacts with
> theses social cognitions .
>  The successful candidate will be graduated in
> information/sociology/psychology/cognitive/urban sciences. He/She will
> have a strong interest of multidisciplinar research methods, especially
> human complex systems or behavioral sciences. He/She
> will be able to demonstrate skills in networks analysis or social data
> mining. He/She will be expected to collaborate with practitioners to help
> create relevant and valuable knowledge. Successful candidate will be highly
> motivated, and shows good team-work and
> organisational skills.
> Spoken and written French skills, even if not mandatory, are strongly
> relevant.
> The contract is a "CIFRE" 3 years duration, 28 000 euros annual salary +
> orange group bonus.
>
> To apply, please send CV+ letter and references to
> thomas.couronne at orange-ftgroup.com & zbigniew.smoreda at orange-ftgroup.com
>
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