Richard Hotte's career at Université TÉLUQ began in 1978 as a tutor for history courses.[2][6] He eventually became a substitute professor from 1999 to 2001.[2] He joined the Department of Science and Technology as an associate professor of information technology in 2001.[1][2] He has been a full professor at Université TÉLUQ since 2006.[2] He has been the head of the Department of Science and Technology from 2001 to 2017.[1][2][7]
From 2015 to 2016, he led the Kids' Smart Mobile School project.[1]
He is the current director of the Research Institute on Cognitive Informatics and Training Environments since 2018.[1][2]
He holds the UNESCO Chair in Global Smart Disruptive Learning since 2018.[1][2][4][6]
He is a member of the UNESCO working group on Artificial Intelligence and the Sustainable Development Goals.[1][8]