Research Engineer position: software development

2023-05755 - Research Engineer position: software development

Contract type : Fixed-term contract

Renewable contract : Oui

Level of qualifications required : Graduate degree or equivalent

Fonction : Temporary scientific engineer

About the research centre or Inria department

Grenoble Rhône-Alpes Research Center groups together a few less than 650 people in 35 research teams and 8 research support departments.

Staff is localized on 5 campuses in Grenoble and Lyon, in close collaboration with labs, research and higher education institutions in Grenoble and Lyon, but also with the economic players in these areas.

Present in the fields of software, high-performance computing, Internet of things, image and data, but also simulation in oceanography and biology, it participates at the best level of international scientific achievements and collaborations in both Europe and the rest of the world.

Context

Position: Research engineer at INRIA – Grenoble, MORPHEO team

Date: The position is open and the candidate can start as soon as possible. Funding is for 12 months. A start in May 2023 could be possible.

Advisors: The retained candidate will be advised by Stefanie Wuhrer and Sergi Pujades at Morpheo INRIA Grenoble.

Assignment

Context:

The position is at the Morpheo Team in Inria Grenoble, the French national institute of computer science and automation. The research topics of the Morpheo team lie in the Computer Vision, Computer Graphics and Machine Learning fields, with a focus on the acquisition, the modeling and inference of dynamic geometric shapes. Recent advances in the team have lead to major publications, such as A, B in the Computer Vision and Computer Graphics communities.

A "OSSO: Obtaining Skeletal Shape from Outside.", Marilyn Keller, Silvia Zuffi, Michael J. Black, and Sergi Pujades. In Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2022.

B "A Structured Latent Space for Human Body Motion Generation.", Mathieu Marsot, Stefanie Wuhrer, Jean-Sébastien Franco and Stephane Durocher. In Proceedings of the International Conference on 3D Vision (3DV) , 2022.

Main activities

Objectives

The mission of the engineer will be to improve the existing research code, in terms of usability, efficiency and robustness. The created software will provide a solid base to conduct future research.

Skills

Candidate Profile:

Solid programming skills, e.g. python, pytorch, pytorcbD.

Solid mathematical knowledge in geometry, linear algebra and statistics.

Experience with deep learning and shape modeling is a plus.

Experience with mesh manipulations (meshing, rigging, … ), e.g. Blender / MeshLab is a plus.

Good English level. French is not required.

A specific section in the application letter must explain the personal experience in these areas

Benefits package

Subsidized meals

Partial reimbursement of public transport costs

Leave: 7 weeks of annual leave + 10 extra days off due to RTT (statutory reduction in working hours) + possibility of exceptional leave (sick children, moving home, etc.)

Possibility of teleworking (90 days / year) and flexible organization of working hours

Professional equipment available (videoconferencing, loan of computer equipment, etc.)

Social, cultural and sports events and activities

Access to vocational training

Social security coverage under conditions

Remuneration

From 2,652 € (depending on experience and qualifications).

General Information

Theme/Domain : Vision, perception and multimedia interpretation Information system (BAP E)

Town/city : Montbonnot

Inria Center : Centre Inria de l'Université Grenoble Alpes

Starting date : 2023-05-01

Duration of contract : 1 year

Deadline to apply : 2023-03-05

Contacts

Inria Team : MORPHEO

Recruiter : Pujades Sergi / [email protected]

The keys to success

How to apply:

Please send your application including

Mandatory: Complete CV

Mandatory: Letter of motivation (at most one page) – briefly describing the personal experience in the relevant areas (see Candidate Profile).

Mandatory: Degrees and lists of grades (translated to English or French)

Mandatory: Name and e-mail address of two references

Topic of Master thesis & Thesis and reports if available

About Inria

Inria is the French national research institute dedicated to digital science and technology. It employs 2,600 people. Its 200 agile project teams, generally run jointly with academic partners, include more than 3,500 scientists and engineers working to meet the challenges of digital technology, often at the interface with other disciplines. The Institute also employs numerous talents in over forty different professions. 900 research support staff contribute to the preparation and development of scientific and entrepreneurial projects that have a worldwide impact.

Instruction to apply

How to apply:

Please send your application including

Mandatory: Complete CV

Mandatory: Letter of motivation (at most one page) – briefly describing the personal experience in the relevant areas (see Candidate Profile).

Mandatory: Degrees and lists of grades (translated to English or French)

Mandatory: Name and e-mail address of two references (this typically includes your Master thesis supervisor)

Topic of Master thesis and report if available

through this Jobin website

Defence Security : This position is likely to be situated in a restricted area (ZRR), as defined in Decree No. 2011-1425 relating to the protection of national scientific and technical potential (PPST).Authorisation to enter an area is granted by the director of the unit, following a favourable Ministerial decision, as defined in the decree of 3 July 2012 relating to the PPST. An unfavourable Ministerial decision in respect of a position situated in a ZRR would result in the cancellation of the appointment.

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