Post-doc in Industrial and Systems Engineering for Modeling and Evaluation of Industrial Processes – Full-time fixed-term contract (12 months)

Description de l'offre d'emploi

JOB ENVIRONMENT:

Institut Mines-Télécom is the leading public group of engineering and management Grandes Écoles in France. Consisting of eight public graduate Grandes Écoles and two subsidiary graduate schools, Institut Mines-Télécom leads and develops a rich ecosystem of partner schools, economic, academic and institutional partners, key players in education, research and economic development.

Mines Saint-Étienne, a graduate school of the Institut Mines-Télécom, is responsible for education, research, innovation, industrial transfer and scientific culture dissemination. With 2,500 students, 500 staff and a budget of €50m, it has 3 campuses dedicated to the industry of the future, health and well-being, and digital sovereignty and microelectronics. It is ranked in the top 15 graduate engineering schools in France and the top 500 universities worldwide.

The 2023-2027 strategy of Mines Saint-Etienne is in line with that of Institut Mines Telecom. It aims to:

• Support the ecological, digital and generational transitions and educate the people involved
• Support national and European sovereignty in microelectronics and digital technology

To support this strategy, it is recruiting a Post-doc in Industrial and Systems Engineering for Modeling and Evaluation of Industrial Processes.

Pré-requis du poste

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Laboratory of Computer Science, Systems Modelling and Optimization (LIMOS), is a Mixed Research Unit (UMR 6158) in computer science, and more generally in Science and Information and Communication Technologies (STIC). It is linked with the Institute of Information Sciences and their Interactions (INS2I) of the CNRS and in a secondary way with the Institute of Engineering and Systems Sciences (INSIS). The LIMOS belongs to the University Clermont Auvergne (UCA) and Mines Saint-Etienne (MSE). It is also a member of Clermont Auvergne INP. The scientific positioning of LIMOS is focused on Computer science, Modeling and Optimization of Organizational and Living Systems.

The Institut Henri Fayol, a training and research center at Mines Saint-Etienne, focuses on current transformations in the digital, ecological and industrial transitions that are at the heart of the efficiency, resilience and sustainability of industry and territories. It develops a multi-disciplinary strategy combining strong skills in mathematical and industrial engineering, computer science and intelligent systems, environmental and organizational engineering, and responsible management and innovation, in conjunction with the EVS UMR 5600, LIMOS UMR 6158 and COACTIS research units.

The post-doc position is part of the international collaboration project ANR NAIMAN : Normative Artificial Intelligence for regulating MANufacturing (ANR-22-CE23-0018-01) among the University of São Paulo in Brazil, the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil and Mines Saint-Etienne represented by the Institut Henri Fayol in France.

Manufacturing is compelled to become more flexible, adaptable, resilient, sustainable, and human-centred in order to evolve and remain competitive. The digital transformation of the manufacturing systems, from business models to machines at the shop floor, provides a nurturing environment for the implementation of these necessary properties. But to thoroughly implement them, modern manufacturing industries have to adopt more autonomous and (self-)adaptive technologies that can quickly and flexibly respond to endogenous (e.g., product quality, machine failure, energy policy) and exogenous (e.g., customer demand, COVID-19, environmental regulations) changes.

Modern manufacturing industries have a set of requirements that will enable them to enhance production and respond quickly to endogenous and exogenous changes sustainably:

• Flexibility: adjust the manufacturing system to different situations and production environments
• Resilience: endow manufacturing systems with the capability to avoid, withstand, and recover from unexpected changes
• Trustworthiness: ensure that human beings and organizations trust and understand the functioning of the manufacturing system
• Sustainability: ensure that regulated manufacturing systems adapt to sustainability regulations

The NAIMAN project addresses these requirements by coupling industrial process modeling with normative aspects to define a set of design principles for governing manufacturing systems to operate trustworthy and sustainably, and to respond quickly and flexibly to endogenous and exogenous changes. Self-adjusting regulation mechanisms are proposed to put into action these principles, thus enabling humans oversee the system’s operation and decision-making process.

NAIMAN aims to create normative regulation mechanisms, design a regulation architecture and implement a platform that enables flexible, resilient, trustworthy, and sustainable manufacturing systems for the Industry of the Future.

Reporting to the NAIMAN project coordinators and working in collaboration with the other project partners, your main tasks will be:

• Evaluate the capability of various process modeling approaches to represent manufacturing systems.
• Define a set of principles for modeling them taking into account trustworthiness, sustainability, flexibility, and resilience requirements.
• Define use cases in the context of the Industry of the Future using the defined set of modeling principles.
• Identify legal and industrial regulations, best practices and standards related to trustworthiness and sustainability applicable to the Industry of the Future.
• Define a set of metrics used to verify to what extent the proposed process modeling and regulation mechanisms supports the trustworthiness, sustainability, flexibility, and resilience requirements in manufacturing systems.
• Develop use cases to demonstrate how the proposed regulation mechanisms enable the implementation of resilient (e.g., change on demand, mass customization) and sustainable (e.g, reduce energy consumption) manufacturing systems.
• Implement the uses cases in existing industrial platforms.
• Transfer of knowledge and results to other academic partners.
• Dissemination of this work in conferences and journal papers of the domain.

Tasks may change depending on the needs of the department and Mines Saint-Etienne.

The position is based on the Saint-Étienne campus.

PROFILE SOUGHT:

We are looking for a recent Ph.D

And ideally:

• Holder of a PhD in industrial and systems engineering or equivalent
• With significant experience in industrial process modeling
• Junior accepted

You have the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• Model industrial processes
• Define metrics for Industrial processes
• Design industrial use cases
• Evaluate of industrial processes

You recognise yourself in the following abilities and skills:

• Good level of English, oral and written

WHY JOIN US:

Institut Mines-Telecom is characterised by:

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• A scientific environment of excellence
• A group with entities throughout France

Mines Saint-Etienne is distinguished by:

• A privileged working environment with a high student supervision rate and a high environment rate (support and back-up functions)
• First-rate experimental and digital resources
• Significant contract research activity (€11m/year in Research and Innovation contracts), mainly with industrial partners
• 25% international students, Member of the T.I.M.E. network and the EULIST European University
• A centre for scientific, technical and industrial culture - La Rotonde - which is unique in France, and which has a major impact on society (> 50,000 visitors per year)
• Pleasant workplace, easily accessible by public transport and close to motorways
• Public transport costs reimbursed up to 75% (subject to conditions)
• Sustainable mobility package
• Staff committee that subsidises sports, leisure, cultural and social events and activities
• The possibility of partial remote working
• 49 days annual leave

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Recruitment conditions:

• Fixed-term contract for a period of 12 months
• Desired start date : 01/12/2024
• Remuneration will be set according to the candidate's profile, based on the rules defined by the Institut Mines Télécom's management framework
• Full time
• Position based in Saint-Étienne

The position is open to all, with accommodation available on request for candidates with disabilities.

The job is open to civil servants and/or the general public.

All applications may be subject to an administrative enquiry.

How to apply:

Applications (CV, covering letter, letter of recommendation if applicable, copy of Doctorate diploma, Identity document) must be submitted on the RECRUITEE platform no later than 02/10/2024 :

https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/o/post-doc-in-industrial-and-systems-engineering-for-modeling-and-evaluation-of-industrial-processes-full-time-fixed-term-contract-12-months-2

Candidates selected based on their application will be informed promptly and the interviews of the shortlisted candidates will take place by video conference.

As part of its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, École des Mines de Saint Etienne is an employer that is committed to fair treatment of all applicants.

For further information:

For further information about the position, please contact:

Luis Gustavo NARDIN, Associate Professor

Email: gnardin@emse.fr
Tel.: +33 (0)4 77 49 97 00]

Olivier BOISSIER, Head of Institut Henri Fayol

Email: boissier@emse.fr

Phone: +33 (0)4 77 42 66 14

For all administrative information, please contact:

Julie JAFFRE – HR Administrator

Email: julie.jaffre@emse.fr
Tel: + 33 (0)4 77 42 00 17

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