Associate Professor in Underwater Acoustic Communication

IMT Atlantique internationally recognized for the quality of its research, is a leading technological university under the authority of the Ministry of Industry and Digital Technologies, ranked in the three main international rankings (THE, SHANGHAI, QS).

The position is based on the Brest campus, France, within the Mathematical and Electrical Engineering (MEE) department and is affiliated with the joint Research Unit Lab-STICC, https://labsticc.fr/en. The MEE department brings together experts in digital communications, data science and artificial intelligence, and embedded circuit design.

Thematic and research challenges

This position focuses on contributing to the field of underwater acoustic communications. With over 30 years of expertise and a prime location, our team is nationally and internationally recognized in this domain.

The position offers the opportunity to propose innovative methodologies and develop advanced expertise. Potential researches include:

• Developing new themes in underwater communications and networking, such as standards for interoperability, communication security, adaptive heterogeneous communications using artificial intelligence, and smart systems.
• Addressing the needs of industrial, academic and defense partners.

We expect the successful candidate to strengthen our presence in relevant conferences and foster international collaborations. Also, the candidate will contribute to the institution’s reputation and economic impact, notably through patents and technology transfers.

Education

Located on 3 attractive campuses, IMT Atlantique boasts a strong international dynamic while remaining on a human scale. In its various BAC+5 programs (engineering and masters-DNM), students are confronted with real-life problem situations through a variety of pedagogical approaches. The ambition of IMT Atlantique is to train high-potential young professionals, capable of mobilizing a broad spectrum of skills in real-life situations, in a variety of environments (production, research, business creation, etc.) and socio-economic fields.

Involved both in the core curriculum and in the elective courses, the person recruited will contribute both to his or her basic mathematics, probability, signal processing and to cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary activities or those linked to companies: tutoring of projects/internships, oral presentations, coaching, etc. He/she will be invited to propose new projects, programs and related teaching methodologies, particularly inspired and supported by industrial requirements and partnerships. https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/en/study

Collective responsibility and involvement in economic development

Particular attention will be focused on the candidate's ability to get involved in the collective life of the school: contributing to, or piloting, cross-disciplinary projects (e.g. on ecological transition), taking on responsibilities (training programs, research projects, teaching or research teams) or participating in bodies such as the teaching committee, school council, social administration committee.

In addition, in an environment of privileged relations with major national and international industrial partners, as well as a dense network of SMEs and start-ups, the teacher-researcher recruited will contribute to the school's reputation and economic development, particularly through the valorization of his/her work by patenting or technology transfer. With 290 permanent teaching staff, 2,000 students including 300 PhD students, IMT Atlantique produces 1,000 publications each year and raises 18M€ in research funds.

Expected competences

Please read carefully the mandatory and expected qualities of candidates for Associate Professor at IMT Atlantique at the following address:

https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/en/about/work/faculty-member/skills-associate-professor

For this position, particular emphasis will be placed on the abilities of the candidate to innovate and validate concepts through experimentations and sea trials.

Schedule

Starting date to apply : 26^th February 2025

Deadline for applications: April 15th, 2025 23h59 Paris time

Date of Recruitment interview: Tuesday 15^th May 2025

Starting date: September 2025

Documents to apply :

Download and fill in the application form

• CV
• Cover letter
• Copy of diplomas or certificate of achievement
• Copy of identity card or passport
• Integration project on 3 axis : Teaching / research / Valorization
• Report of your thesis
• Report of juror’s thesis
• Any other evidence that may support your application

Contact

For any further information, please contact:

Pr Christophe LAOT : christophe.laot@imt-atlantique.fr, +33229001014

Pr Matthieu Arzel : matthieu.arzel@imt-atlantique.fr, +33229001311

Pr Samir SAOUDI : samir.saoudi@imt-atlantique.fr, +33229001179