Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Sorbonne Université
- Research Field
- Psychological sciences » Cognitive sciencePsychological sciences » Behavioural sciences
- Researcher Profile
- Recognised Researcher (R2)
- Country
- France
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 37
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
A 2-years post-doctoral position in cognitive psychology is open at ISIR (www.isir.upmc.fr), Paris, under the supervision of Malika Auvray (www.malika-auvray.com).
The position is funded by a grant from the French National Research Agency (Multisensory and Affective Modulation of Touch: Interaction and Intentionality). This project brings together a consortium of three research laboratories, CNRS-LISN (O. Grynszpan, F. Bimbard, E. Prigent), UTC-Heudiasyc (I. Thouvenin) and SU-ISIR (M. Auvray & C. Pelachaud). The aim of the consortium is to simulate the feeling of being touched during a social interaction in virtual environments. This involves the investigation of the multiple dimensions involved in social touch (i.e., physical sensations, emotional content, and sense of agency), the sonification of social touch, the design of virtual agents endowed with the ability to produce social touch.
Within this consortium, the aim of the research to be conducted at ISIR is to build on cutting-edge research on social touch and movement sonification to empirically investigate the conversion of social tactile interactions and their corresponding emotions into sounds. In particular, recent studies conducted at ISIR showed that participants listening to sounds recorded with our sonification technique are able to correctly categorize tactile gestures (e.g., stroking, tapping) and their valence ratings are consistent with the intended emotions (e.g., anger, joy, love). Many scientific questions arise from these results, including the multiple dimensions involved in social touch that can be sonified, the multisensory and contextual factors increasing the feeling of being touched, the perceptual and physiological responses in participants listening to these audio-touch stimuli. All these questions will constitute advances toward the aim to give remote access to meaningful social touch interactions.
The position is currently open, we welcome applications as of now, until filled, preferably before May 15, 2024. The start date is expected to be between June 2024 and January 2025. The net salary ranges between 3050 and 4117 gross (depending on previous experience) per month. The candidates should send a CV, a brief statement of research interest, and the names and contact details of two references to Malika Auvray (malika.auvray@sorbonne-universite. fr).
Requirements
- Research Field
- Psychological sciences » Cognitive science
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
The work will consist in designing and conducting experiments in laboratory settings. Good knowledge and practice of experimental psychology methods are essential. The applicant should demonstrate a capacity to work within a team and also independently. Given the scope of the project, the applicant should be able to assume important responsibility for carrying out all aspects of the research project including data collection, statistics, basic programming, writing publications.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
- Research Field
- Psychological sciences » Cognitive science
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique, ISIR
- Country
- France
- City
- Paris
- Postal Code
- 75005
- Street
- 4 place Jussieu
- Geofield
Where to apply
- malika.auvray@sorbonne-universite.fr
Contact
- State/Province
- France
- City
- Paris
- Website
- Street
- 4 place Jussieu
- Postal Code
- 75005
- malika.auvray@sorbonne-universite.fr
- Phone
- +33660481444