Professor in Human-Computer Interaction

Who are we?

Télécom Paris, a school 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 guiding mission 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.
Télécom Paris is positioned as an open-air laboratory for all the major technological and societal challenges: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, IOT, cybersecurity, major digital facilities (Cloud), 5G/6G, Green IT.

We are looking for a professor in Human-Computer Interaction to join our Computer Science and Networks Department (INFRES).

The selected candidate will join the DIVA team (Design, Interaction, Visualization, and Applications), a multidisciplinary research group in the LTCI research lab and the Computer Science & Networking department of Télécom Paris, which are a part of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris).  It is a leader in the French and International HCI, Visualization, and VR communities.  It publishes regularly in top-tier venues such as ACM CHI & UIST, and IEEE VIS & VR, and benefits from extensive academic and industrial collaborations.

The core DIVA team conducts research in a wide range of HCI and Visualization on topics including interaction techniques and devices, visualization, VR, malleable software/end-user programming, gestural and mobile interaction, and tools to support education at scale.  It collaborates frequently with researchers in the social sciences, design, and the broader computer science fields, within Télécom Paris and IP Paris, within the broader Paris region (Université Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne Université), nationally, and internationally.

Your main missions will be to:

• Design and implement teaching in your scientific field

• Conduct research in your scientific field

• Develop and maintain partnerships, collaborations and contractual relations in your scientific field.

The successful candidate will lead Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research and is expected to develop and reinforce the team’s leadership in this area 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.

Candidates who are experts in other areas of HCI will also be considered, depending on their track record.

Primary field:

• Human-Computer Interaction

Candidates from all areas of HCI are invited to apply. Possible specializations include, in no particular order and not limited to:

• Interaction Techniques and Devices

• Information Visualization

• Malleable Systems

• End-User Programming

• Computer-Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW)

• Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality

• Intelligent User Interfaces and Human-centered AI

• Digital fabrication and/or prototyping (e.g. FabLab)

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a habilitation to direct research or an equivalent level, you will need to have in-depth knowledge, both theoretical and applied, in the field but also a knowledge of the academic and industrial ecosystem at international level (fluency in English is therefore necessary).

Why join us?

You'll be working in a fast-growing, pleasant, green and accessible environment (particularly for people with disabilities) just 20 km from Paris (at 45min from Paris by public transport). You will benefit from :

• 49 days' annual leave (CA + RTT)

• Flexible working hours (depending on the department's activity)

• Teleworking 1 to 3 days/week possible

• 75% reimbursement of public transport season ticket

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

• Staff association at school and department level

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

The selection process consists of 4 steps :

• Exchange with the host research group to establish a list of shortlisted candidates

• 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 :
Application deadline: 05/05/2025
Type of contract: Permanent
Contact : james.eagan+diva25@telecom-paris.fr

Full job description  : https://partage.imt.fr/index.php/s/nS2HaSZdxWNFrGd

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.