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Who are we?
Télécom Paris, a school of the IMT (Institut Mines-Télécom) and a founding member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, is one of the top 5 French general engineering schools.
The mainspring of Télécom Paris is to train, imagine and undertake to design digital models, technologies and solutions for a society and economy that respect people and their environment.
The Distributed Computing research team of Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris is looking for a tenure-track Associate Professor (Maître de Conference) in theoretical computer science, with a specialization on the fundamentals of Distributed systems. The candidate is expected to strengthen the research force of the school by contributing to ongoing and future projects related to fundamentals and systems aspects of Distributed Computing.
The areas of interest include (but limited to): complexity bounds for large-scale synchronization protocols, concurrent data structures, algorithmic basics of cryptocurrencies and blockchains, decentralized trust and economic incentives in distributed systems, formal methods in Distributed Computing, distributed machine learning, network algorithms.
Your main responsibilities will be to:
- Designing and delivering courses
- Supervising and advising students on their research work
- Contribute to the publication of scientific articles
- Research and develop relationships with industry and establish contractual collaborations. Write research projects and respond to calls for proposals.
- Participate in and contribute to the scientific activities of the host Group (seminars, defence, juries).
- Give presentations and lectures.
Job requirements
To succeed in this role, you will need solid expertise in theoretical computer sciences, as well as significant teaching and research experience. You will need to be able to convey your knowledge in a clear and accessible way to students, as well as being able to conduct cutting-edge research in your field. We are looking for someone with a PhD.
Required skills, experience, and knowledge
- Excellent academic record in your field of expertise;
- Excellent command of spoken and written English.
- If you do not speak French at the moment you are hired, you must commit to reaching a proficiency in French within a reasonable time frame.
Why join us?
You'll be working in a fast-growing, pleasant, green and accessible environment (particularly for people with disabilities) just 20 km from Paris (RER B and C, close to major roads, shared shuttle service from Porte d'Orléans). You will benefit from :
- 49 days' annual leave (CA + RTT)
- Flexible working hours (depending on the department's activity)
- Teleworking 1 to 3 days/week possible
- 75% reimbursement of public transport season ticket
- Proximity to numerous sports facilities, concierge service, underground car park, in-house catering, etc.
- Staff association at school and department level
- Good to know: our social security contributions are lower than in the private sector
- Secured funding for PhD students and/or postdocs
- Reduced teaching load
- High chances to be promoted to full professor within six years.
How to apply
To apply, please send the following
- a cover letter
- a detailed CV
- research statement (summary and results of research activities, research project, max 4 pages)
- teaching statement (summary of activities in university-level teaching, education project, max 4 pages)
- copies of the three most representative publications
- names and email addresses of two qualified persons who can give an informed opinion on the applicant
Selection
The selection process takes place in 5 stages:
- Elimination of applications that do not meet the required qualifications
- Discussion with the host team to draw up a shortlist of candidates
- Preliminary interview with Human Resources
- Hearing by the recruitment committee and ranking of shortlisted candidates
- Final interview with the Director of Télécom Paris
Additional information
Application deadline: January 31, 2024
Type of contract: non permanent contract
Contact: Petr Kuznetsovpetr.kuznetsov@telecom-paris.fr
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