Job Information
Organisation/Company: IMT Mines Ales
Department: Human Ressources Department
Research Field: Geosciences » Hydrology
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Application Deadline: 1 Nov 2026 - 00:00 (UTC)
Country: France
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Offer Starting Date: 1 Jan 2027
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? European Union / Next Generation EU
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Come join IMT Mines Alès, a prestigious “grande école” ranked among the top engineering schools both nationally and globally, located in Alès—a welcoming, livable city and the capital of the Cévennes region, where residents highly value the quality of life.
Founded in 1843, IMT Mines Alès currently has 1,400 students (including 250 international students) and 380 staff members. The school has three high-level scientific and technological research and teaching centers, working in the fields of materials and civil engineering (C2MA), the environment and risk (CREER), and artificial intelligence and industrial and digital engineering (CERIS). It has 12 technology platforms and 1,600 partner companies. For more information: https://www.imt-mines-ales.fr
You will be affiliated with the Center for Research and Teaching in Environment and Risks (CREER) at IMT Mines Alès and the HSM research unit.
This work is part of the PREV’IA project, which focuses on understanding and forecasting water resources in the Pliocene-Quaternary aquifer of the Roussillon Plain and the Lez spring that supplies Montpellier with drinking water.
Your work will build upon an ongoing thesis within the UMR HSM (HYTAKE team), focusing on the sustainability of the karst water resource (Lez aquifer) supplying a Mediterranean metropolis (Montpellier) in the context of climate change.
Your mission:
- Use emerging concepts in “Physics-Informed Machine Learning” (PIML) approaches to assess the potential benefits of synergy in hydrogeological modeling: (1) concept-based modeling on the one hand, and (2) neural networks informed by, or complemented with, physics on the other. The PIML (Physics Informed Machine Learning) approach is being developed along two lines: (i) Physics Informed Architecture (PIA): integration of physical knowledge into the model architecture (hidden layers); and (ii) Physics Informed Loss Function (PILF): combining physical modeling (differential equations) and black-box methods, merged into the cost function (regularization term). Both methods may be explored. The proposed models may be used to determine the evolution of certain hydrological variables in response to climate change.
Where to apply
Website: https://www.imt-mines-ales.fr
Requirements
Research Field: Geosciences » Hydrology
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Minimum education and/or experience required:
- Ph.D. in a field related to hydrogeology, hydrology, or environmental modeling
Required skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Experience in machine learning for modeling complex natural phenomena
- Ability skills in multidisciplinary projects
- Genuine ability and experience in organization and teamwork: organizing meetings, planning activities, contributing to the drafting of administrative documents
- Good command of scientific English
Internal Application form(s) needed
FP - Post-doctoral Researcher PREVIA PIML.pdf
English
(964.51 KB - PDF)
Additional Information
Benefits
So join us and enjoy these many benefits:
- Generous vacation time
- On-site dining
- 75% of public transportation costs covered
- Sustainable mobility allowance for carpooling or biking
- A vibrant innovation ecosystem (startups, students, research, companies, and more)
- Ideal environment for pursuing your passions (sea/mountains nearby)
Eligibility criteria
The position offered by IMT Mines Alès is a 13-month, full-time, fixed-term contract, under public law under the provisions of the management framework of the Institut Mines-Télécom, profession P, Post-doctoral fellow, category II.
Salary: €35,542 gross per year
Selection process
Application deadline: November 1, 2026
Estimated date of the selection committee meeting: November 23, 2026
Desired start date: January 1, 2027
Website for additional job details: https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/o/post-doctorante-en-intelligence-artificielle-informee-par-la-physique-pour-la-modelisation-hydrogeologique-cdd-13-mois-imt-mines-ales-1
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: IMT Mines Alès
Country: France
State/Province: Occitanie
City: Alès
Postal Code: 30100
Street: 6 Avenue de Clavières
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Contact
City: Ales
Website: https://www.imt-mines-ales.fr/
Street: 6 avenue de Clavières
Postal Code: 30100