CPJ position
"Non-linear dynamics and research on intelligent UAV ensembles"
What is a Junior Professorship?
Junior professorships are a new form of recruitment based on a research and teaching project, at the end of the
pre-tenure contract, and after an assessment of the scientific value and professional aptitude of the successful
candidate (M/F) for the chair by a committee, the candidate will have direct access without competition (subject to a
favourable assessment) to a permanent post in the body of university professors (Decree no. 2021-1710 of 17
December 2021).
Research profile:
The scientific project revolves around the theme of controlling systems of many
independent units, i.e. a school of underwater drones. These systems can be seen
as active particles, breaking the action-reaction principle of mechanics and
profoundly changing the nature of statistical physics approaches. How can such a
school of drones be "piloted", formed, moved and dissolved to carry out individual
or collective tasks? How can we generate "collective intelligence" to optimize its
movement to a given location? How can communication between units be
optimized, and what is the optimal shape of the school of drones to harness
hydrodynamic "forces" What happens if the flow becomes turbulent? The project
aims to formalize and find answers to such questions, using the tools of statistical
physics, non-linear physics and control theory.
Teaching profile:
The professor will work within the Faculty of Science and Technology at the
University of Toulon, teaching pure and applied mathematics from bachelor's to
master's degrees. In particular, he/she will be able to propose new courses for the
next habilitation, previously tested either as optional courses or in the international
universities he/she will have visited in order to set up international agreements.
He/she will be keen to develop teaching at Master's level related to dynamical
systems, rigorous statistical physics and inverse problems or spectral theory,
which could resonate with his/her research project and help attract students for
internships or PhDs.
He/she could also be a driving force behind the organization of thematic schools
(such as summer schools).
Online application deadline on Odyssée: June 18, 2025 at 4PM, PAris time
