LINUM

Recruitment

Individuals interested in doing a research internship, master's degree, doctorate, etc., and who meet the criteria set out below, can contact Joël Lefebvre by e-mail, providing a letter of motivationtheir transcript and a CV.

Please note that internships and positions will be posted on LinkedIn and on the UQAM Faculty of Science website. Unsolicited applications will be evaluated on the basis of the quality of the documents submitted.

For information on how to apply for a research internship at UQAM

Masters / Doctorate

I'm recruiting Master's and PhD students to carry out research projects in the fields of augmented microscopy, image processing and analysis, and digital imaging with neuroimaging applications.

Qualifications required

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, biology, physics, neuroscience, or other relevant discipline.
  • A cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.3/4.3 (B+).
  • Excellent command of data structures and computer image processing and analysis methods.
  • Meet the admission requirements (see Master's in Computer Science, Doctorate in Computer Science and Doctorate in Cognitive Computing).
  • Demonstrate an interest in scientific research, digital imaging and computer vision.
  • Be rigorous.
  • Analytical and critical thinking.
  • An interest in learning French. TheUniversité du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) is a French-language public university.

Assets

  • Completion of an introductory course in artificial intelligence.
  • Fluency in written English.
  • Enjoy travelling. Students are strongly encouraged to submit and present their research results at international scientific conferences.

Financial support

  • NSERC and FQRNT offer scholarships for excellence to students with excellent academic records (A average) and good research potential (ideally with at least one scientific publication for the doctorate).
  • I can offer financial support (scholarships) to students with an excellent academic record (A-) and strong research potential.
  • The Faculty of Science also offers scholarships for excellence

Undergraduate research internships

  • Registration: You must be registered at UQAM for the duration of your internship. It is not possible to do a research internship after the end of your bachelor's program.
  • Profil Coop: The research internship can count as one of the OIGL co-op profile internships. Please consult the co-op placement office for more information(https://stagecoop.uqam.ca/).
  • Academic excellence For UQÀM students wishing to do an introductory research internship in the laboratory, it is recommended that they have successfully completed (>= B+) the following courses or equivalent and have a good cumulative average of at least B+ (3.7/4.3).
    • CSE3105 (Data structures and algorithms)
    • INF600F (Image processing) or INF889G (Computer vision)
    • INF5071 (Infography)
  • Funding: See NSERC's Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) program. A cumulative average of at least B (3.0/4.3) is required to be eligible for the competition. Depending on the year and number of applications, a minimum A- (3.7/4.3) average is required to be considered for an award. Fellowships may be available for applicants with an excellent average.

International students

  • At present, only applicants from institutions with which UQAM has a student exchange agreement or who hold their own scholarship are considered. Unsolicited applications are not considered.
  • It is possible to carry out a final year project in the laboratory.