[Ieee_vis_open_positions] Assistant/Associate Professor in Human-Computer Interaction

[James Eagan]

Final reminder: **applications are due Wednesday, April 17th.**

Cheers,
James Eagan
Associate Professor, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

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# 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)][DIVA] 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](https://www.telecom-paris.fr/en/campus/campus-life/our-new-buildings-in-palaiseau). 
  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

1. 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.
2. **Application deadline: April 17, 2024.**
3. 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.
4. 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 at 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.](https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/fr/o/enseignantchercheur-en-interaction-humainmachine-pour-la-realite-mixte-a-telecom-paris-cdi-palaiseau))

[Télécom Paris]: https://www.telecom-paris.fr/en/
[Institut Polytechnique de Paris]: https://www.ip-paris.fr/en
[DIVA]: https://diva.telecom-paristech.fr/
[LTCI]: 
https://www.telecom-paris.fr/en/research/laboratories/information-processing-and-communication-laboratory-ltci
[CNRS I3]: http://i3.cnrs.fr/en/

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James Eagan
Maître de conférences
Télécom Paris
www.telecom-paris.fr/~eagan
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