Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? NoOffer Description
Université de technologie de Compiègne is seeking to fill a contract research position in the Heudiasyc laboratory (UMR CNRS 7253) - department of Computer Engineering.
Mission
Designing and evaluating embodied conversational agents, based on generative AI, that adapt the interaction with the learner to what they have just experienced in an immersive or interactive environment, and studying the effect of their representation, role and behaviour on engagement, curiosity, understanding and trust.
Principal activities
- Designing virtual characters and their variations in representation and animation;
- Integrating grounded generative agents and interaction-adaptation mechanisms;
- Designing and running user studies across two learning contexts;
- Contributing to generalising the approach across the two partner teams' environments;
- Scientific dissemination and involvement in student supervision.
Where to apply
Website: https://utc.recruitee.com/o/chercheur-contractuel-fh-agents-conversationnels-incarnes-et-adaptation-de-lexperience-dapprentissage-en-environnements-immersifs
Requirements
- Research Field: Computer science
- Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Skills
Experience with virtual environments and characters and with user studies is expected; familiarity with generative models is a plus.
Qualification required
PhD in computer science or a related discipline.
Experience
First postdoctoral post strongly preferred.
Additional Information
Benefits
Gross monthly salary
Depending on experience and funding
Additional comments
Application dates
From 23/10/2026 to 23/11/2026
Type of contract and anticipated starting date
Fixed-term contract – expected duration of 24 months – to start as soon as possible
Hours
1,607 hours per year
Work environment and context
This position is part of the PostGenAI@Paris cluster, winner of the "IA-Cluster" call for expressions of interest (France 2030, €35M over five years), led by Sorbonne Université, and more specifically of its Collaborative Acceleration Programme "Integrated multimodal AI to adapt learning content to multiple users' needs". It is jointly carried by the Heudiasyc laboratory (UTC, UMR CNRS 7253) and the MOCAH team at LIP6 (Sorbonne Université), and builds on the ANR ITS-STORY project, which is developing a mixed-reality experience for memorial mediation at the Mémorial de Royallieu. Based at Heudiasyc, Compiègne, with regular stays at LIP6.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: UNIVERSITE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIEGNE
- Country: France
- State/Province: HAUTS DE FRANCE
- City: COMPIEGNE
- Postal Code: 60200
- Street: Rue du docteur Schweitzer
Contact
- State/Province: HAUTS DE FRANCE
- City: COMPIEGNE
- Website: https://www.utc.fr/en/
- Street: Rue du docteur Schweitzer
- Postal Code: 60200
