Télécom Paris, a school of the IMT (Institut Mines-Télécom) and a founding member of the Institut Polytechnique

de Paris, is one of the top 5 French 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 school is committed to

providing an environment conducive to the development of all students and research professors, and is

voluntarily and sustainably committed to an ambitious plan for social and ecological transition. It is working to

increase the number of female research professors and to reduce the disparities between men and women.

An inclusive campus on a "human scale" but with a strong international component, Télécom Paris is recognized

for its proximity to companies. This public school guarantees excellent employability in all sectors and is the

leading engineering school for the entire digital vertical (from hardware layers to uses).

With its excellent teaching and innovative pedagogy, Télécom Paris is at the heart of a unique innovation

ecosystem, based on interaction and the importance of project mode in its training on the one hand, and its

interdisciplinary research on the other. Its teacher-researchers are affiliated with two research laboratories: on

the one hand, the LTCI laboratory, which is presented by the HCERES as a flagship unit in the field of digital

sciences with remarkable international influence; and on the other hand, the i3 laboratory, Institut

interdisciplinaire de l'Innovation (I3 - UMR 9217 of the CNRS), which pursues a multidisciplinary research program

focused on innovation in the framework of a collaboration with the École Polytechnique and Mines ParisTech.

Télécom Paris is positioned as an open-air laboratory for all the major technological and societal challenges:

artificial intelligence, quantum computing, IOT, cybersecurity, large-scale digital equipment (Cloud), 5G/6G,

Green IT.

Based in Palaiseau, at the heart of the Institut Polytechnique campus alongside the École Polytechnique, ENSTA,

Télécom Sud Paris and ENSAE, Télécom Paris also has an incubator based in Paris at the heart of the French start-

up ecosystem.

The scientific context : 
 

The successful candidate will join the INTERACT team within the Social and Economic Sciences (SES) Department

of Télécom Paris, and will also be part of the CNRS laboratory “i3” (Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation).

The i3 lab (UMR CNRS 9217 - https://i3.cnrs.fr/), is one of the high profile research units in the domain of Human

and Social Sciences applied to the study of innovation processes, having a high international reputation, an

exceptional number of activities oriented towards the socio-economic sphere, including private companies, and

a strong commitment to teaching.

The INTERACT team (Interaction, Technology, Activity) conducts research at the intersection of innovation, user

experience, interaction processes and participatory design. Our work focuses on supporting innovation through

creative, user-centered, and co-design approaches, while also exploring how technologies are appropriated and

used in everyday life. As a multidisciplinary team, we share a commitment to understanding human activities as

they unfold in real-world contexts or in ecologically valid experimental settings. By grounding our investigations

in situ, we foster meaningful collaboration across ergonomic psychology, design, HCI, interactional sociology,

literature, language sciences, information & communication sciences, and engineering — enabling us to design

more relevant and impactful interactive systems. The team manages and has access to a range of research

platforms that support this work, including a Design Studio, a Behavioral Observation Lab, a Fab Lab, a VR Lab, a

Neurocognition lab, and two large interactive Wall Size Displays. The selected candidate will contribute to study

human technology interaction.

More information here : https://partage.imt.fr/index.php/s/wpj4WTcK9ioSaGA

To apply for a job, the following items are required:

- a detailed CV (max 2 pages)

- a cover letter

- an activity report (table of activities) in research (supervision, problem,...), teaching (title,

volume,...) and collective tasks (max 4 pages)

- teaching description (summary of activities, university-level teaching and continuing

education project) (max 4 pages)

- research description (summary and results of activities, research project) (max 4 pages)

- copy of the 3 best publications, list of publications

- names and email addresses of two qualified persons who can give an informed opinion on

the application

Applications are happening on this platform : 
https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/en/o/associate-professor-in-interac-design-applied-psychology-digital-technologies-permanent-contract

Contact for further information: interact-hiring-2025 (at) telecom-paris (dot) fr

Application deadline: August 25th 2025