PostDoc (M/F) Long-term collaboration around shared displays: Onboarding for Wall-Sized Displays
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- Researcher in FTC
- 24 month
- Doctorate
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Offer at a glance
The Unit
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique
Contract Type
Researcher in FTC
Working hHours
Full Time
Workplace
91190 GIF SUR YVETTE
Contract Duration
24 month
Date of Hire
01/10/2026
Remuneration
depends on experience (estimated between 3131,32€ and 4 789,83€ per month)
Apply Application Deadline : 22 June 2026 23:59
Job Description
Missions
Full description of missions and activities available at: https://ilda.saclay.inria.fr/jobs/post-docs/ilda-comixs-post-doc.pdf
The goal of this post-doc is to study long-term collaboration around shared displays. The topic is broad, so the research context and questions presented here are one possible direction, but can be adapted depending on the experience and interests of the candidate.
Large interactive wall displays can be used for collaborative analytics, decision-making and communication in domains such as urban planning, crisis monitoring, scientific analysis, and collaborative sensemaking. Their very high resolution and large physical size can accommodate multiple people exploring complex data and can support simultaneous interaction by several collaborators.
However, learning how to design for, interact with, and deploy applications on wall displays remains challenging, especially for novice users. By novice users, we refer to users considered novices when using wall-displays, but who may be domain experts (e.g., scientists who need to visualize their data). Unlike desktop systems, wall displays require users to manage:
- large physical navigation and display spaces,
- multi-user interaction,
- heterogeneous input modalities (touch, gestures, mobile devices),
- complex distributed applications.
The **onboarding phase**, which teaches users how to interact with a system and perform tasks, is crucial for the adoption of interactive systems. Research in immersive systems [Chauvergne et al, CHI 2023] and information visualization [Stoiber et al., VisComm Workshop at IEEE VIS 2019] has shown that onboarding is essential because users must learn unfamiliar interaction techniques and technologies before they are able to effectively use the application. While onboarding has been investigated for immersive environments, there is no research on onboarding for large interactive displays and collaborative visualization environments.
This project aims to investigate how users can be **effectively onboarded to design, deploy, and run applications on wall-sized displays over extended periods of time**, particularly for data visualization and collaborative analytics.
Activity
Full description of missions and activities available at: https://ilda.saclay.inria.fr/jobs/post-docs/ilda-comixs-post-doc.pdf
This project aims to develop a conceptual framework and design guidelines for onboarding users to wall-display applications.
Inspired by prior work on onboarding in immersive systems, the project will examine how onboarding strategies can be structured across several dimensions, including:
- onboarding context (where onboarding occurs),
- degree of flexibility in learning paths,
- type of guidance provided,
- interaction modalities used for teaching interactions,
- collaborative vs. individual learning settings.
The goal is to understand how these dimensions influence learning, usability, and long-term adoption of wall display systems.
Your Profil
Skills
Applicants should have:
**Required**
* PhD in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Data Visualization, or related fields
* Experience designing and evaluating interactive systems
* Strong programming and/or prototyping skills
**Preferred**
* Experience with visualization systems
* Experience with interactive displays or immersive systems
* Experience conducting user studies
Your Work Environment
The Post-doc will take place within the [ILDA](https://ilda.saclay.inria.fr/index.html) team (Inria Saclay and LISN CNRS-Univ.Paris-Saclay, in France), which focuses on Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) and Data Visualization research. The candidate will be working primarily with Anastasia Bezerianos (Université Paris-Saclay), Arnaud Prouzeau (Inria), and Olivier Chapuis (CNRS).
The post-doc is part of a larger research initiative, the CoMixS project (https://anr-comixs.lisn.upsaclay.fr/), a joint project between institutions in France and Luxembourg. Thus the candidate will have the opportunity to also collaborate with other partners of the CoMixS project in LIST (Luxembourg) and IMT Atlantique (France).
Constraints and risks
No specific risks
Compensation and benefits
Compensation
depends on experience (estimated between 3131,32€ and 4 789,83€ per month)
Annual leave and RTT
44 jours
Remote Working practice and compensation
Pratique et indemnisation du TT
Transport
Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€
About the offer
| Offer reference | UMR9015-ANABEZ-002 |
|---|---|
| CN Section(s) / Research Area | Information sciences: processing, integrated hardware-software systems, robots, commands, images, content, interactions, signals and languages |
About the CNRS
The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.
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