AI Systems and Infrastructure Engineer - 30-Month Fixed-Term Contract - IMT Mines Alès

Come join IMT Mines Alès, a prestigious “grande école” ranked among the top engineering schools both nationally and globally, located in Alès—a welcoming, livable city and the capital of the Cévennes region, where residents highly value the quality of life.

Founded in 1843, IMT Mines Alès currently has 1,400 students (including 250 international students) and 380 staff members. The school has three high-level scientific and technological research and teaching centers, working in the fields of materials and civil engineering (C2MA), the environment and risk management (CREER), and artificial intelligence and industrial and digital engineering (CERIS). It has 12 technology platforms and 1,600 partner companies. For more information: https://www.imt-mines-ales.fr

You will be affiliated with the Center for Teaching and Research in Computer Science and Systems (CERIS) at IMT Mines Alès and work closely with the “Digital” teaching department and the 2IA (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence) specialization department at IMT Mines Alès.

The MACMIA project: Massification of Artificial Intelligence Skills and Professions focuses on Artificial Intelligence; it aims to co-develop, with academic partners and industry stakeholders, a range of training programs for technicians, dual-skilled engineers and managers, and researchers. It includes an AI engine for recommending personalized training pathways.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Analyzing needs in collaboration with faculty members and partners of the MACMIA project;

• Developing and operating the computing platform;

• Deploying and providing support for new and existing equipment in collaboration with CERIS research engineers, in accordance with the needs of CERIS’s research and the MACMIA project’s experiments;

• Evaluating and monitoring technological trends regarding equipment advancements and developments in the field of AI to make recommendations on equipment procurement in accordance with public procurement regulations;

• Working as part of a team by participating in various meetings and monitoring committees with research staff and MACMIA project partners.

You can find more information in the job description below:

https://partage.imt.fr/index.php/s/8wNfQ2xkX6ktezf

Required skills, knowledge, and experience:

• System skills: Linux administration (Ubuntu); management of the CUDA environment, NVIDIA drivers, and GPU optimization; Jupyter Notebook; Bash; Docker, Kubernetes; virtualization; user support.

• Development skills: Python and libraries related to AI and data processing; knowledge of scientific computing using TensorFlow, PyTorch, and possibly MATLAB and R.

• Agile development methods and scientific project management; integration into existing architecture.

• User & service management: management of user access and permissions; monitoring of resource usage; technical support for faculty, researchers, and students; implementation of best practices for resource usage.

• Infrastructure and access security: system backup and monitoring; awareness of GDPR issues and data sovereignty; management of data flows and storage.

Minimum required education and/or experience:

• Degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent

Additional information:

30-month fixed-term contract under public law - Open to civil servants and contract employees

Internal information for staff on the IMT Management Framework:

Reference job category: II - R

This position is open to all. IMT Mines Alès is committed to implementing the necessary accommodations for people with disabilities to ensure an inclusive and accessible work environment.

Application deadline: 06/28/2026

Estimated date of the selection committee meeting: 07/20/2026

Desired start date: 09/01/2026

Indicative salary range (excluding variable annual bonus): €34,000 – €46,000 gross annual salary depending on profile and experience (reduced payroll costs in the public sector).

We strongly recommend contacting the individuals listed below in the “Job Description” section.

Contacts:

Regarding the job description:

Jacky MONTMAIN, Director of CERIS, jacky.montmain@mines-ales.fr

Sylvie RANWEZ, MACMIA Training Coordinator and Head of the 2IA Department, sylvie.ranwez@mines-ales.fr

For administrative matters:

Géraldine BRUNEL, Director of Human Resources, geraldine.brunel@mines-ales.fr

So join us and enjoy these many benefits:

• Generous vacation time

• On-site dining

• 75% reimbursement for public transportation costs

• Sustainable mobility allowance for carpooling or cycling

• Stimulating innovation ecosystem (startups, students, research, companies...)

• Ideal environment for pursuing your passions (sea/mountains nearby)