Associate - Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity

Job description

CONTEXT

In a context where cyber attacks are particularly aggressive and strike all types of companies and public services, the position aims to cover threat management targeting sovereignty (security), health (hospitals), transport (connected vehicle), logistics (IIoT) and distribution environments (energy, factories), and operationalization of formal models in cybersecurity (security proofs, malware analysis, convergence between physical security and cybersecurity).

The teaching expectations are to conduct and expand the existing cybersecurity engineering teaching program of Télécom SudParis on digital infrastructures and protection of personal data for Master's level, PhD Track, or in the engineering cycle of Telecom SudParis.

Active participation to CIEDS (Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security of IP Paris) and setting up of new research projects within the SCN team of SAMOVAR are expected.

EXPECTED PROFILE

The candidate must demonstrate previous teaching experience on cybersecurity engineering and closely-related fields; ability to contribute and lead existing modules; delivery experience at the engineering cycle, Masters, PhD Track or continuous professional development levels; supervision of student projects (all levels).

The candidate must demonstrate research experience and publications with international teams in high-impact journals and conferences; experience on competing and securing prestigious external research funding programs; successful management of the awarded grants; experience on research team participation and development of results; creation of new links with other research teams outside present and past organizations (e.g. industry).

A varied research experience and publications with several teams will be appreciated.

Job requirements

LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• PhD in cybersecurity engineering or closely-related fields;

ESSENTIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Research and teaching experience in higher education;
• Publication in ranked international journals or conferences;
• Oral and written command of English

ABILITIES AND SKILLS

• Organizational and leadership skills
• Writing and synthesis skills
• Relational and pedagogical skills
• Reactivity, initiative and rigor
• Ability to work in a team within national or international research contracts, in collaboration with academic and industrial partners
• Ability to negotiate and coordinate national, European and industrial contracts
• Ability to manage projects

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Deadline for applications: March 31, 2023
• Audition expected date: Between May 9 and June 2
• Expected work start date: September 1st, 2023 (negotiale)
• Nature of the contract: Permanent contract
• Location of the position : Evry-Courcouronnes (France) with regular trips to Palaiseau
• The positions offered for recruitment are open to all with, upon request, accommodations for candidates with disabilities
• Working conditions : teleworking possible, on-site restaurant and cafeteria, accessibility by public transport (with employer's contribution) or close to main roads and staff association
• Application form (in one document) :

- detailed CV
- motivation letter
- a statement of further research and teaching activities at Telecom SudParis
- coordinates of at least two referees
- a list of the main publications
Additional elements ( integration statement, research and teaching statement, teaching records, reference letters, distinctions, etc.) are left to the appreciation of the candidate.

ABOUT US

Télécom SudParis (telecom-sudparis.eu), established in 1979 as the Institut national des télécommunications (INT), is a Grande École which belongs to the Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) Group. As a "Grande Ecole", it trains tomorrow’s elite engineers and managers in the field of digital sciences and technology. It is a founding member of Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

SAMOVAR (http://samovar.telecom-sudparis.eu/) is the research laboratory of Telecom SudParis. It is the entity of the school evaluated by the HCERES (French research evaluation council). It regroups all the academic staff of Telecom SudParis, along with colleagues from ENSIIE doing research in computer science.

Institut Polytechnique de Paris (ip-paris.fr) is a public higher education and research institution comprising five prestigious French engineering Schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis. Under the aegis of the Institute, they bring together two centuries of expertise to pursue two major goals: to develop world-class training programs and cutting-edge research. Building on the strength of its five founding institutions, the Institut Polytechnique de Paris has established itself as a leading education and research institution in France and internationally. École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis have contributed to major industrial and technological breakthroughs over the last two centuries. Their alumni include Nobel prize-winners and prominent figures in the worlds of politics, business and research.

Institut Mines-Télécom (imt.fr) is a public institution dedicated to higher education and research for innovation. It is a key player in the fusion of science, engineering and digital technology, and takes its schools’ skills into the major fields of transformation in digital technology, industry, energy and the environment as well as their impact on the industry of the future, cities, health, and autonomy.