Starting Research Position / Real-Time Reconstruction and Display of Real scenes

Contract type : Fixed-term contract

Level of qualifications required : PhD or equivalent

Fonction : Tempary Research Position

Level of experience : Up to 3 years

About the research centre or Inria department

The Inria center at Université Côte d'Azur includes 42 research teams and 9 support services. The center’s staff (about 500 people) is made up of scientists of different nationalities, engineers, technicians and administrative staff. The teams are mainly located on the university campuses of Sophia Antipolis and Nice as well as Montpellier, in close collaboration with research and higher education laboratories and establishments (Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INRAE, INSERM ...), but also with the regional economic players.

With a presence in the fields of computational neuroscience and biology, data science and modeling, software engineering and certification, as well as collaborative robotics, the Inria Centre at Université Côte d'Azur  is a major player in terms of scientific excellence through its results and collaborations at both European and international levels.

Context

Topic

The goal of this Starting Researcher Position is to develop a research project on automatic and real-time capture of real scenes. We will be investigating ways to achieve real-time camera calibration, scene reconstruction and high-quality visual display, and developing high-end capture hardware configurations that will allow the best possible quality for high-resolution devices. The real-time approaches developed will then be extened to more complex setting, e.g., with changes in time, lighting conditions etc.

Assignment

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be in charge of defining and executing the reseach project described above, finding highly innovative research solutions as well as supervising students and interns.

Skills

Extensive experience in machine learning, CG and CV tools is required. English is the working language; fluency for both written and spoken English is required.

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 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
  • Contribution to mutual insurance (subject to conditions)

Remuneration

Gross Salary per month: 2100€ brut per month (year 1 & 2) and 2190€ brut per month (year 3)