Inria Saclay Centre

The centre has 36 project teams, 15 of which are shared with Université Paris-Saclay and 15 with the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. Its activities mobilise more than 600 people, scientists and research and innovation support staff, from 54 nationalities.

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Positioning & Strategic issues

Scientific priority areas:

• Scientific computing and optimisation;
• Operating systems
• Digital biology and health;
• AI and data science;
• Cybersecurity, privacy, proof and verification;
• Quantum computing;
• Human-computer interaction.

Strategic lines of development:

• Support for DATAIA Institute to make it a global player in the data science and AI world;
• Support for the emergence of DeepTech startup projects;
• Reinforcement of the European ambition and in particular the centre's involvement in the coordination of European projects.

The Inria Saclay Centre is a founding member of Université Paris-Saclay and a member of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.

The centre’s project-teams are shared with the following academic partners: CentraleSupélec, École polytechnique, ENS Paris-Saclay, ENSTA Paris, Paris-Saclay University and University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, CEA, CNRS.

The centre also has many other partnerships:   

• Actors in public research: CNES, IFPEN, INRA, Inserm, Onera... ;   
• Innovation ecosystem: SystemX, Systematic, NanoInnov, DigiHall, DigiCosme ;   
• Local authorities: Essonne Departmental Council, Paris-Saclay Agglomeration Community, Ile-de-France Region;   
• Companies:
  • SME-ETI: AdaCore, Distène, DataIku, Sysnav, Lemma, Tinyclues... ;
  • Major companies: Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Systèmes, EDF, Fujitsu, Google, Microsoft, Orange, PSA, Renault, Safran, Thales, Sony, Total... ;   
• International academic partners: Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Newcastle University, Keio University, CWI...

Recruitment at the Inria Saclay centre

Scientists

Are you looking to work on stimulating projects in an international, interdisciplinary environment geared towards innovation? Every year Inria recruits interns, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, research fellows and directors of research, either through competitive exams or through contracts.

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Technological development

Inria offers a unique environment to talented candidates in the field of technological and software development. Research engineers play a vital role in ensuring high-quality production of knowledge and value by research teams.

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Research support

Inria is able to call upon talented individuals in more than 40 different research support positions in pursuit of its ambitions for human resources, administrative support, financial management and communication, and is proud of the 900 individuals on its support staff for research and innovation: truly the backbone of the institute.

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