Assistant/Associate Professor in embedded and distributed AI - Fixed-term contract of 3 years
Télécom Paris, an international multidisciplinary center for education, research, and innovation, is a leader in the digital world.
We are seeking a female or male Assistant/Associate Professor to join the Autonomous Critical Embedded Systems \[ACES] team within the Computer Science and Networks Department (INFRES).
Join a dynamic team to tackle the challenges of embedded and distributed AI, at the heart of critical systems (IoT, autonomous vehicles, robotics). Your mission: rethink algorithms and architectures for constrained environments (computing, memory, energy), while ensuring reliability, robustness, and verifiability of systems.
The key challenges include:
- Model optimization (compression, pruning, quantization, NAS) for efficient deployment at the edge (*edge computing*).
- Continuous and adaptive learning in dynamic environments, with security and resilience guarantees.
- Hardware/software co\-design for multi\-agent and distributed systems, integrating lightweight foundation models (LLM, VLA) for robotic or humanoid applications.
- Integration of formal methods for verifying functional and non\-functional properties (safety, real\-time, cybersecurity).
- Participating in the design and implementation of teaching in your scientific field.
- Conducting research in your scientific field.
- Contributing to the development of partnerships, collaborations, and contractual relationships.
- Machine learning and deep learning (optimization, fine\-tuning, reinforcement learning).
- Embedded systems and edge AI (hardware constraints, energy efficiency).
- Multi\-agent systems and robotics (coordination, distributed control, swarm robotics).
- Formal verification and dependability (modeling, specification, robustness analysis).
- Proficiency in English.
- Scientific excellence: Renowned laboratories (LTCI, i3, CREST), cutting\-edge equipment, and international recognition.
- Multidisciplinarity: Working at the intersection of all areas of digital technology.
- Industrial and academic partnerships: Industrial chairs, integration into Paris\-Saclay (Europe's leading innovation hub) and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
- Personalized support: Integration program, dedicated training, exchange seminars, and paid study trips.
- Benefits: 1 to 3 days of remote working and nomadic working possible, 49 days of paid leave/RTT, mutual insurance \& provident fund, etc.
To apply, please send before July 10, 2026:
- Detailed curriculum vitae (max 2 pages)
- Cover letter
- Activity report (table of activities) on research (supervision, problems, etc.), eaching (title, volume, etc.) and collective tasks (max 4 pages)
- Teaching description (summary of activities, a brief plan for integration into teaching at university and continuing education) (max 4 pages)
- Research description (summary and results of activities, a brief plan for integration into research) (max 4 pages)
- Copy of the 3 best publications, list of publications
- Names and contact details of 2 qualified references
- Exchange with the host team to establish a list of shortlisted candidate
- Preliminary interview with Human Resources
- Hearing by the recruitment committee and ranking of the selected candidates
- Final interview with the Director of Télécom Paris
Localisation:Palaiseau (20km from Paris)
Type of contract: Fixed\-term contract of 3 years
Contact: Vadim Malvone vadim.malvone@telecom\-paris.fr
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*Our recruitment is based on skills, without distinction of origin, age, gender identity, or sexual orientation, and all our positions are open to individuals with disabilities.*
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