Post-doctoral researcher in movement sciences and virtual reality

6 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universite de Montpellier

Department

Human Resources

Research Field

Neurosciences
Ethics in health sciences
Psychological sciences » Behavioural sciences
Psychological sciences » Cognitive science

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

France

Application Deadline

31 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38

Offer Starting Date

1 Jul 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

HE

Reference Number

2024-R0263

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description
work environment: The successful applicant will join EuroMov Digital Health in Motion, a research, technology, and innovation hub from University of Montpellier and IMT Mines Ales committed to the study of normal and pathological movements.  EuroMov facilities include (i) large technological platforms with various motion capture, neurophysiology and virtual reality research equipment, (ii) a research laboratory in which the activity of the candidate will be performed (currently 130 persons), (iii) an incubation and R&D innovation site. EuroMov is located in the north of Montpellier (Occitanie region), in a dense nexus of research centres, hospitals and academic institutions (https://dhm.euromov.eu ).
main mission: The successful candidate will integrate an existing European project – SHARESPACE (https://sharespace.eu ) - which aims at creating new opportunities for human-centric, safe, rewarding, and inclusive social interaction in  hybrid spaces (VR and XR). SHARESPACE’s radically new and unobtrusive technology enables intuitive and intelligent interactions between humans and avatars, through the modelling of embodied social behaviour in mixed-reality environments. Our functional multimodal-multisensory “social broadcasting” interface, combined with new knowledge and technology, will have a strong positive effect on future usages, enabling smooth, fun and transparent interaction with AI-agents.
 
activities: The successful applicant will contribute to the project’s experimental program on embodied social interaction in virtual reality, consisting of laboratory-based and health-oriented behavioural experiments with human participants and AI-driven artificial agents. Main activities include preparing and conducting experiments, modelling and analysing data, disseminating results in conferences and journals, as well as participating in the various project’s meetings.
Requirements

Research Field

Ethics in health sciences

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications
Solid demonstrable scientific expertise (i.e. published international articles), experience in analysing and modelling rhythmic movements in a social context, extensive programming and data processing skills (e.g., Matlab, Python),  project management skills. The ideal candidates are highly motivated and creative individuals, capable of working independently and in a multi-country and multidisciplinary environment. The working language is English.
 
PhD required in: Movement Sciences, Cognitive Sciences, Neurosciences, Psychology

Research Field

Neurosciences

Additional Information
Selection process

PhD required in: Movement Sciences, Cognitive Sciences, Neurosciences, Psychology.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

EUROMOV DHM

Country

France

City

Montpellier

Postal Code

34090

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Montpellier

Website

http://www.umontpellier.fr/

Street

163 rue Auguste Broussonnet

Postal Code

34000

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED