As manager of a research area, the candidate will define research directions in the field and drive a team of experienced researchers. The candidate will contribute to XRCE excellence as a leading research organisation at Xerox and will work in close collaboration with the other areas of XRCE as well as the other Xerox research centres at the USA and in India; Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Xerox Research Center Webster , NY (XRCW) and in Bangalore, India (XRCI).
Roles and responsibilities include:
- Definition and leadership of the research agenda for the area which projects a 3-5 year vision of scientific directions, identifies the major scientific challenges to be addressed and describes the associated approaches, value of the research results targeted and the relevance to the business.
- Managing a team of researchers (includes day to day guidance and support, definition and assessment of yearly objectives, regular reviews with the team and with management, etc)
- Representative of the research area in customer and senior management visits and scientific communities including academic, industrial, EU, etc
- Be an interface with Business Groups, understanding the challenges in terms of research, and defining projects to address those challenges
- Lead the team for the definition and execution of projects to be delivered to European Union and/or French research/industry ministry
- Empower and mentor project leaders and researchers
As Area Manager you will report to the lab manager and be a member of the centre leadership team.
Directions for research agenda (to be discussed with the candidate):
Building upon the team expertise and leading edge unique technologies, the challenges to address consist of strengthening our NLP capabilities with extensions in two scientific directions:
- Knowledge representation and inference, to generate new critical information enabling actions
- Hybrid methods mixing symbolic and statistical approaches
Required Experience and /qualifications:
- Ph.D. in a relevant field, or equivalent
- At least 10 years of experience in research, with strong connections in the research community and with industry
- Strong skills and experience in project management, involving multidisciplinary teams
- Significant experience in managing people
- Proven capability in communicating with senior management
- Fully fluent in English, another language is a plus
Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE) is a young, dynamic research organization, which creates innovative technologies to support growth in Xerox business process outsourcing and document management services businesses.
Our domains of research stretch from the social sciences to computer science. We have renowned expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, ethnography and services computing.
XRCE is part of the Xerox Innovation group made up of 800 researchers and engineers in four world-renowned research and technology centres. Xerox and XRCE is an equal opportunity employer.
The "Charte de la diversité”, adopted by Xerox, proves our engagement in favour of cultural, ethnic and social diversity. Our main building is compliant with the AGEFIPH standards for disabled access.
The Grenoble site is set in a park in the heart of the French Alps in a stunning location only a few kilometers from the city centre. The city of Grenoble has a large scientific community made up of national research institutes (CNRS, Universities, INRIA) and private industries. Stimulated also by the presence of a large student community, Grenoble has become a resolutely modern city, with a rich heritage and a vibrant cultural scene. It is a lively and cosmopolitan place, offering a host of leisure opportunities. Winter sports resorts just half an hour from campus and three natural parks at the city limits make running, skiing, trekking, climbing and paragliding easily available.
Grenoble is close to both the Swiss and Italian borders.
