[Imageworld] Open position - Professor at ESIEE Paris, France

[Michel COUPRIE]

Professor of "computer science and imaging" at ESIEE Paris, France

ESIEE is an institute of technology specialised in computer science and 
electrical engineering, ranked in the top 5 in France for undergraduate 
engineering teaching institutions immediately accessible after high-school.

This permanent position is associated with ESIEE's informatics department.
The position will be filled starting from september, 2009.

The successful applicant will take part in both graduate and 
undergraduate teaching at ESIEE as well as carry out collaborative and 
independent research.

The position requires strong communication and teaching skills as well 
as a keen interest in instructional theory and practice. Courses will be 
part of ESIEE's computer science and engineering curriculum. The 
majority of pupils will be undergraduate engineering students, but the 
applicant can also expect to teach Masters, Honours and PhDs. Teaching 
duties consist not only of standard lectures and tutorials, but also of 
supervision of short or medium-term projects carried out by small 
student teams, supervision of individual students in industrial internships.

Research will be carried out within the "image" team belonging to the 
Gaspard-Monge Computer Science Lab. of University Paris-Est. This 
laboratory is a joint structure of Université de Marne-la-Vallée (UMLV), 
ESIEE and CNRS, the latter being the main public research body in 
France. ESIEE and UMLV are part of the same campus and are linked to the 
ADVANCITY competitive fund.

The appointee will require a strong interest and track record in 
scientific research, more particularly in domains such as virtual 
reality, discrete geometry, computer graphics, computational geometry, 
3D modelling, 3D imagery, image synthesis. Application fields like 
virtual urban planning, housing, building and civil works will be 
considered.

Owing to the international nature of this appointment, teaching can be 
in English.

Applications must include full curriculum vitae, reprints of a relevant 
recent publications and a short description of present and future 
research programs.

Application materials must be sent to the following address:

Doyen du Corps Professoral
ESIEE
Cité Descartes – BP99
93162 Noisy-le-Grand cedex - France
Tel: (33) 1 45 92 65 16
Fax: (33) 1 45 92 66 99
Email : doyen at esiee.fr