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Recruitment campaign for professor-researchers - 2015
UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Sorbonne Universités
INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION
Position Number
27 PR 3108 (4310)
Relevant department
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
Position type
Full Professor (Article 46-1)
Location
Jussieu Campus
CNU Section
27 - Computer science
TITLE AND SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
Technology Enhanced Learning, Serious Gaming and/or MOOC
UPMC is recruiting a full professor with recognized research activities in Technology Enhanced Learning to conduct
multidisciplinary projects in the fields of serious gaming and/or MOOC.
The position involves co-hosting a new Chair in Educational Innovation in the Sorbonne University cluster
EURAXESS RESEARCH FIELDS
Computer science
Other
Educational sciences
Other
TEACHING
Relevant teaching topics
The recruited professor will teach computer science at the undergraduate and master’s level, as well as
participating in doctoral level teaching and online training.
Teaching objectives and supervisory requirements
As part of his or her teaching responsibilities, the successful applicant will help design and implement
teaching innovations at UPMC that are developed within the framework of the interdisciplinary chair in
teaching innovation supported by the creation of the Center for Research and Teaching Innovation (CRIN) at
the Sorbonne University cluster.
The recruited candidate will supervise student research projects (AREs) for first-year undergraduate
students as well as offer career guidance and advice on entering the workforce, in particular as part of the
formal career guidance and workforce readiness courses offered as part of the undergraduate degree
program.
RESEARCH
UPMC is looking for a professor with recognized research experience in the field of Computer Environments
for Human Learning (EIAH) to develop international collaborations, direct multidisciplinary research projects
with potential applications in serious gaming and/or learning environments such as MOOC or SPOC and
enhance the training potential for the MOCAH team at the Lip6 laboratory. The desired expertise therefore
includes one or more of the following topics: automatic analysis of learners’ patterns (“Learning Analytics”),
designing teaching resources (especially “serious games”), intelligent tutoring systems, collaborative
learning environments, cognitive diagnosis of learners, dynamic personalization and/or adaptation of
teaching methods. The successful applicant will co-hold an interdisciplinary chair in teaching innovation
supported by the creation of the Center for Research and Teaching Innovation (CRIN) at the Sorbonne
University cluster.
HOST LABORATORY
UMR 7606 - Laboratory of Computer Science at Paris 6
CONTACTS
Research
Jean-Claude BAJARD
E-mail: [email protected]
Jean-Marc LABAT
E-mail: [email protected]
Teaching
Olivier SIGAUD (undergraduate)
E-mail: [email protected]
Bruno ESCOFFIER (master's)
E-mail: [email protected]
MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING YOUR APPLICATION
As UPMC has opted for a paperless application procedure, please ensure that you follow the instructions below
exactly to facilitate optimal handling of your application.
Candidate registration will involve two steps:
● 1st step: from 10 am Monday, February 2, 2015 to 4 pm Tuesday, March 10, 2015
REGISTER your candidacy using the GALAXIE application, which can
link: https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/astree/index.jsp
be
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● 2nd step: from 10 am Monday, February 2, 2015 to midnight on Tuesday, March 10, 2015
REGISTER AND UPLOAD ALL FILES for your application at the following link: http://concours.upmc.fr
The application must contain the following items, according to the current regulations (decrees of October 7, 2009), in PDF
format:
1. a dated and signed declaration of candidacy, which can be downloaded on GALAXIE;
2. a clear copy of photo identification, front and back;
3. a curriculum vitae (cf. article 10 of title IV of the decree of October 7, 2009);
4. a diploma: doctorate, HDR (habilitation à diriger des recherches) or equivalent;
5. the thesis committee report approving the thesis defense/viva;
6. at least one representative example of the work, publications, articles and achievements cited in the CV;
7. additionally, for candidates who are applying in these cases:
7a) as a transfer: certification from the original institution confirming the quality of the professor or lecturer and active
performance of the duties associated with the position for at least three years by the closing date for applications;
7b) for a secondment: recent certification from the current employer citing which category the candidate falls into as
outlined by article 58-1 of decree No. 84-431 of June 6, 1984 concerning the status of research professors and the
quality of the position holder in the context of the original position for at least three years at the closing date for
applications;
7c) as a professor-researcher who holds a similar position in a country other than France that is equivalent to
the advertised position and is therefore exempt from evaluation based on the list of qualifications: recent
certification from the current employer citing the institution that the candidate belongs to, the duration of
employment and the level of duties performed;
7d) under article 46-3: certification from the original employer establishing the quality of the full professor or associate
professor as regulated by decree No. 84-431, modified on June 6, 1984, and the duration of employment, in
accordance with article 46-3 of the aforementioned decree.
Administrative documents in foreign languages must be translated into French.
All relevant information regarding the professor-researcher recruitment can be found on the UPMC website
at the following address, under the heading ACTUALITES (NEWS): http://www.upmc.fr
If you have any questions, you can contact the administrative team at [email protected].
PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED