Missions

Main: The mission will focus on collecting and processing data from experimental protocols in the laboratory coupled with eye-tracking measurements in order to better understand the influence of attentional mechanisms of social comparison on learning.

Secondary:
The secondary mission will consist of conducting a review of international literature on the issue of ability groups.

Activités

Research activities focus on investigating social influence on learning, elucidating the socio-cognitive mechanisms underlying performance in contexts of visibility and anonymity, and designing digitally-assisted regulation strategies to modulate these effects.

Compétences

This position is open to candidates with a PhD in psychology or cognitive science with a strong interest in learning and proven skills in data processing in eye tracking and scientific writing, as demonstrated by a list of publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Knowledge/skills: Knowledge of psychology/cognitive science, particularly learning processes and social influence. Previous experience in field methodology is an asset (work in schools).
- Expertise: Proficiency in software for designing, collecting, and processing eye-tracking data, as well as experimental programming software.
-- Programming (e.g., at least one language among Python/Matlab/JavaScript/HTML/C++, etc.)
-- Eye tracking (e.g., Tobii, RealEye)
-- Statistics (e.g., R, SPSS)
-- Scientific writing
- Interpersonal skills: Good verbal communication skills

Contexte de travail

“Laboratory of Social and Cognitive Psychology” (LAPSCO–UMR UCA-CNRS 6024; https://www.lapsco.fr). Its purpose is to study the behaviors and cognitive processes involved in higher mental functions (perception, attention, memory, language, temporality), from their cerebral bases to their social and cultural determinants, with significant implications for education, health, and industry. This postdoctoral contract is part of the CNRS “Digital Education” (DigEd) Chair awarded to LAPSCO. The chair's research focuses on the use of digital technologies for learning and understanding the underlying cognitive, social, and motivational factors. This field of study covers both fundamental and applied research in psychology at the frontier with computer science and robotics, within the framework of scientific research on and for education. The successful candidate will be assigned to Team 1, “Cognition-Behavior-Context.” In order to provide optimal conditions for the study of cognition and human behavior at the digital transition, experiments in this field will be conducted on the LAPSCO's e3C (Behavior-Brain-Cognition in the Digital Transition) experimental platform, which covers an area of 500 m2 and is unique in France due to its organic link with the Clermont-Ferrand education authority and its level of scientific equipment.

Contraintes et risques

There are no known risks associated with this position.