Post-doctoral fellow in Postdoctoral Position in Constrained Graph Generation and Representation Learning - 24 months contract

Who we are ?

Télécom Paris, part of the IMT (Institut Mines-Télécom) and a founding member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, is one of France's top 5 general engineering schools.

The mainspring of Télécom Paris is to train, imagine and undertake to design digital models, technologies and solutions for a society and economy that respect people and their environment.

The postdoctoral researcher will be hosted by the S2A research group at Télécom Paris, within the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. The group conducts research at the intersection of statistical learning, machine learning, and data science, with a strong focus on structured data, representation learning, and theoretical foundations of modern learning algorithms. The position will be supervised by Florence d’Alché-Buc, Charlotte Laclau, and with Rémi Flamary and Karim Lounici from École Polytechnique. This postdoctoral position is funded through Hi!PARIS Chair ATLAS (Advancing efficient, reliable and science-informed Learning for non-euclidean data with Application to molecule and biological network Structures)

Your main responsabilities :

• To carry out research missions in the field of graph generation under constraints

• To ensure supervision and tutoring missions

• To contribute to the reputation of the School, the Institut Mines-Télécom and the Institut Polytechnique de Paris

You hold a PhD or equivalent. The candidate must have solid theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of machine learning and statistics. A good command of Python programming is essential, as is a good command of English, both spoken and written. Skills in optimal transport theory and knowledge of generative models will be particularly appreciated.

Why join us?
You'll be working in a fast-growing, pleasant, green and accessible environment (especially for people with disabilities) just 20 km from Paris (RER B and C suburban train lines, close to major roads, shared shuttle departing from Porte d'Orléans). You will benefit from :

• 49 days annual leave (CA + RTT)

• flexible working hours (depending on department activity)

• telecommuting 1 to 3 days/week possible

• 75% public transport pass reimbursement

• Proximity to numerous sports facilities, concierge service, underground parking, in-house catering, etc.

• Good to know: our social security contributions are lower than in the private sector

Other information :
Application deadline: February 7, 2025
Job type : 24 months fixed-term contract
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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.