Assistant/Associate Professor in embedded and distributed AI - Fixed-term contract of 3 years

Job description

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).

Your main responsibilities will include:

• 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.

Job requirements

We are looking for candidates whose work revolves around embedded AI, distributed systems, and formal methods, with an interdisciplinary approach. Key skills include (non-exhaustive list):

• 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.

Why join Télécom Paris?

• 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.

Find more information concerning our environment on our website.

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

The selection process takes place in 4 steps:

• 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

Additional information:

Localisation: Palaiseau (20km from Paris)
Type of contract: Fixed-term contract of 3 years
Contact:  Vadim Malvone [email protected]
Full job description here

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.