Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics, Probability, and Statistics

Télécom SudParis is recruiting an Associate Professor with research interests in statistics and applied probability with application to statistical signal processing or information theory. The strategic objective of recruitment is to meet the growing demand for engineers with expertise in signal processing and information theory with a strong foundation in applied probability and statistics to work in fast-growing areas, such as artificial intelligence, energy, and data science.

The candidate's research will be in the field of probabilistic modeling and statistical processing, with applications in one of the priority fields of Environment and Climate, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science, Networks, Internet of Things, and Numerical Simulation.  The recruited candidate will provide teaching in statistics, probability, stochastic processes, machine learning, in common core and in specialization, for the various teaching programs of the engineering school.  The candidate will be responsible for teaching the core curriculum for the engineering diploma, and supervising student projects and doctoral theses. They will offer courses at Masters level in their area of ​​expertise. Courses will be delivered in French and English.

About the school: Télécom SudParis is an elite French engineering school (Grandes École) of higher education and research that award engineering degrees. It produces engineers with skills in information and telecommunication science and technology, and expertise in economic, social, and environmental fields.  Located on two campuses in Evry and Palaiseau, Télécom SudParis offers an excellent environment for research and teaching.

Télécom SudParis is part of Institut Mines-Télécom (www.imt.fr) and is a founding member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (ip-paris.fr), a public higher education and research institution comprising five prestigious French engineering Schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis. Under the aegis of the Institute, they bring together two centuries of expertise to pursue two major goals: to develop world-class training programs and cutting edge research. Building on the strength of its five founding institutions, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris has established itself as a leading education and research institution in France and internationally.

The candidate will join the "Communications, Images, and Information Processing" (CITI) department and will be part of the "Information Processing for Images and Communications" (TIPIC) team of the SAMOVAR laboratory.  At the level of the Polytechnic Institute of Paris (IP Paris) the candidate will be part of the Department of Mathematics.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to contact the heads of department and research group beforehand to discuss their application:

• Wojciech PIECZYNSKI (wojciech.pieczynski@telecom-sudparis.eu), Director of CITI
• Daniel Clark (daniel.clark@telecom-sudparis.eu), Director of TIPIC

Applications must be submitted on the Institut Mines-Télécom website before March 31, 2021.

The application must include a detailed CV, describing their teaching and research activities, an integration project in teaching and a research integration project, as well as any document deemed useful by the candidate.

Interviews will be held in May (in person or by videoconference).