France: PhD Position in Business Process Intelligence

What's your challenge?

  • Integration of process intelligence in a user-friendly Business Process Management System to allow real-time control.

Process intelligence in Business Process Management includes:

  • automated identification of bottlenecks and critical sections to performance
  • dynamic optimal scheduling of tasks and resource allocation
  • human in the loop

This goes beyond what is classically done, based on knowledge extraction from data. There are requirements for:

  • a generic model adapted to the needs
  • an algorithm for the dynamic discovery of business logic
  • a real-time reingeneering infrastructure
  • a human_in-the- loop management system

What's in it for you?

  • Get a PhD and upgrade your career to an international level, whetherin business or academic
  • Get skilled with leading IT technologies : business process management, advanced case management, business intelligence
  • Be introduced to System-theoretic modeling
  • Develop a cutting edge web-based application and make a big impact on a growing company
  • Work for a well-funded, energetic, start-up located in France
  • Work with world class engineers and doctors in a great working environment

What you need for this position?

  • Master or equivalent degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Solid command of algorithms, data structures and software design
  • Developing and/or designing large web applications
  • Knowledge of relational databases and SQL, preferably Oracle
  • Experience with Object Oriented programming
  • Knowledge of Web languages, preferably PHP 5
  • Ability to write both scientific publications and blog posts

Would be nice...

  • Business Process Management (BPMN)
  • Web services knowledge (REST, JSON)
  • Experience with Linux environment (LAMP)
  • Experience with GIT

The PhD thesis will take place at:

  • Blaise Pascal University (LIMOS laboratory) in Clermont-Ferrand

(France) - http://www.isima. fr/limos/

  • Rootsystem company in Vichy (France) - http://www.rootsyst em.fr/
  • Those locations are 3 hours from Paris

Your advisors will be:

  • Pr. Farouk TOUMANI (Blaise Pascal University, France)
  • Dr. Mamadou K. TRAORE (Blaise Pascal University, France)
  • Ing. Franck MARTIN (Rootsystem, France)

For your hard work, you will be rewarded :

  • 24,000 euros before taxes per year.

Application:

  • Applications are solicited immediately and will be considered starting from August 2012 until the position is filled, but no later than october 2012.
  • Send resume + cover letter in PDF to jobs@rootsystem. fr under

reference [QMS-OBPM]

Application Deadline: 1 October 2012

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