Open PhD Position "Argument Mining on Scientific Publications" at Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inria, I3S, France.
-- Context -- The CRITICS project (ERA-NET CHIST-ERA) on “Critical Science Without Borders: LLMs for Translation of Scientific Knowledge in Multilingual Contexts” proposes to transform the future of science accessibility and literacy through the convergence of advanced Machine Translation based on Large Language Models (LLMs) and educational technology. In this context, this PhD position aims at tailoring Argument mining approaches to address domain-specific features of scientific argumentation in multilingual educational texts.
-- Research fields -- Natural Language Processing, Argument Mining and Generation
-- Research group -- MARIANNE (https://www.inria.fr/en/marianne) is a research team of Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Inria, CNRS (France). The research fields of the team are argument mining, argumentation-based reasoning, counter-argument generation, and argumentation quality.
-- Candidate profile -- • Master degree in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science or Computational Linguistics is required. • Programming skills are required. • Knowledge of Natural Language Processing and Argumentation is preferred. • Fluent English required, both oral and written. French is appreciated but not mandatory.
-- Application process -- Apply by sending an email directly to the supervisors (Elena Cabrio elena.cabrio@univ-cotedazur.fr and Serena Villata serena.villata@univ-cotedazur.fr). Deadline for applications: *** February 16th, 2026 ***
The application must include: - Curriculum vitæ. - Motivation Letter. - Academic transcripts of a master’s degree(s) or equivalent. - At least one letter of recommendation