Tenure-Track Junior Professorship - Informatics, robotics

Location: Grenoble, France

Application deadline: 2025-08-29 (Europe/Paris)

Euraxess research field:

Robotics, Control engineering, Computer science

Expected skills:

Applicants must show a strong interest in teaching as well as a scientific international publication record in accordance with UGA’s ambitions and standard. They must identify with UGA’s values, that is, being open to the world, emphasizing ethics and scientific integrity, showing an interest in teamwork and being committed to the community. They should also have a sense of responsibility, in particular with regards to environmental and social issues.

Teaching profile:

The IM2AG Department’s training programs cover a wide range of fields from computer science to fundamental mathematics, as well as fields at the crossroads of disciplines (cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, etc.). At IM2AG, the training programs are the responsibility of three departments: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science departments. The successful candidate will join the Computer Science department.

The Computer Science department is responsible for the Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, the Master's degree in Computer Science, the MIAGE Master's degree and the magistère degree in computer science.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach computer science at bachelor’s and master’s level. They are also expected to teach robotics.

Additionally, they may contribute to the development of our IT courses.

They must be able to teach in both French and English.

Research profile:

Target scientific fields: Mobile robotics, human-robot interaction (HRI), embedded artificial intelligence, multi-robot systems, planning and coordination, autonomous perception and navigation.

This campaign aims to recruit a promising researcher or junior faculty member in the field of mobile robotics, particularly in contexts involving physical or cognitive interaction with humans, or operation in environments shared with humans.

The research topics may include:

• Human-supervised control of swarms of heterogeneous mobile robots,
• Collective decision-making in interaction with humans,
• Interaction with a moving human,
• Autonomous or cooperative navigation in dynamic, human-shared environments,
• Management of uncertainty, indecision, and challenges related to the robustness and resilience of multi-robot systems operating in shared spaces, etc.

Information for candidates:

Université Grenoble Alpes recruits on the basis of skills and makes use of all talents. The university encourages applicants with disabilities to apply for teaching and research positions.

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Job details: Title: Tenure-Track Junior Professorship - Informatics, robotics; Employer: Université Grenoble Alpes; Location: 621 avenue Centrale Grenoble, France; Published: 2025-07-02; Application deadline: 2025-08-29 16:00 (Europe/Paris); Job type: Assistant / Associate Professor, Professor, Researcher, Tenure Track; Field: Robotics, Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Human-computer Interaction, Programming Languages, Control Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Applied Mathematics.