Maître·sse de conférences en IHM pour la Réalité Virtuelle/Augmentée/Mixte

Assistant/Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction

Télécom Paris is recruiting an Assistant/Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction. It is open to all eligible candidates in HCI and related disciplines, including visualisation, user interface systems and technologies, computer-supported collaboration, computer-supported learning, creativity & cognition, human-AI collaboration, VR/AR/XR, ….

About Télécom Paris and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Télécom Paris is a founding school of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. It is the top-ranked French higher education and research institution in the fields of computer science, engineering and digital technology. As part of the «grande école» public higher education system in France, it is a competitive variant to universities with student admission ratios of around 5–10%.

Télécom Paris was founded in 1878 and invented the term “telecommunication.” In 2019, the school joined four other grandes écoles (École Polytechnique, ENSAE, ENSTA, and Télécom SudParis) to create the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, a top-50 ranked institution for Computer Science & Information systems worldwide.

About the Research Group

Research activities will be conducted in the DIVA (Design, Interaction, Visualisation & Applications) group of the Computer Science & Networking department. The group research activities focus on novel interaction techniques (particularly with respect to large and small-scale devices), information visualisation, VR/AR/XR, digital fabrication & design, and new technologies for teaching.

The successful candidate will lead HCI and/or Visualization research and is expected to develop and reinforce the team’s leadership in these areas and to contribute to the team’s multidisciplinary focus. Candidates should have a track record of high-quality publications in HCI and/or related fields.

The candidate will also work in collaboration with faculty in the design, psychology/ergonomics, 3D graphics, and multimedia groups of the LTCI and CNRS I3 research laboratories of Télécom Paris and the broader Institut Polytechnique de Paris community.

Candidate Requirements

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, HCI, or equivalent.

• Candidates who do not currently hold a Ph.D., but whose Ph.D. defense is imminent may also be considered.

French is not required, but candidates must be willing to learn.

Teaching Context

Teaching activities in these domains and in computer science (programming, software engineering, etc.) will take place at Télécom Paris and Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

Academic Rank & Career Evolution

The proposed position is a full-time, permanent position (with tenure, “CDI de droit publique”). Depending on level of experience, the successful candidate will obtain the title of (tenured) Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. The latter is given to the candidates having the French habilitation diploma, HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) or an equivalent international academic experience.

Surroundings

In October 2019, the school inaugurated its new building on the Institut Polytechnique de Paris campus. The campus is accessible by public transportation (2 RER stations, several bus lines, and opening in 2026, a new metro line). Adjacent to the Vallée de Chevreuse national park, it is approximately 30 minutes from Paris. Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world and offers a wide variety of museums, theaters, art and design exhibitions as well as lively artistic, athletic, music, scientific, technology, and nightlife scenes.

Selection Process

Selected candidates may be invited to give an informal research talk (in-person or remote)

• Talks may be scheduled during the open call period and given between the application deadline and formal auditions.

Application deadline: April 17, 2024.

Formal auditions will be held May 29, 2024.

• All selected candidates will auditioned on the same day.

• Auditioned candidates will be ranked immediately following auditions; all candidates will know their ranking.

Candidates are expected to start in calendar year 2024.

To apply

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact us for more information.

Contact: James Eagan : james.eagan+diva24@telecom-paris.fr (https://www.telecom-paris.fr/~eagan )

For more information, please visit : https://diva.telecom-paristech.fr/jobs.html

(Le portail de recrutement est aussi disponible en français. A French version of the application portal is also available.)

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James Eagan

Maître de conférences

Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris