Informations générales
Intitulé de l'offre : M/F AI and pathological behavioral trajectories (H/F)
Acronyme : IANeuroPsy
Référence : CPJ-2025-008
Établissement porteur : Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Nom du chef d’établissement : Antoine PETIT
Site(s) concerné(s) : Paris saclay
Région(s) académique(s) : Région académique Île-de-France.
Etablissement(s) partenaire(s) envisagé(s) : Université Paris-Saclay
Code(s) établissement(s) :
Date de publication :
mardi 20 mai 2025
Type de contrat :
Chaire de professeur Junior
Durée du contrat : between 3 and 6 years depending on the research project and the profile of the scientist
Quotité de travail :
Complet
Rémunération :
Annual salary from 54 600 Euros to 57 800 Euros depending on professionnal experience.
Thématique scientifique : Biology and health
Section(s) CN :
26 - Cerveau, cognition et comportement
Profil Recherché
Titulaire d’un doctorat ou diplôme équivalent ou justifiant de titres et travaux scientifiques jugés équivalents par l’instance compétente de l’établissement. Il n’y a aucune condition d’âge ou de nationalité pour candidater. Tous les emplois CNRS sont accessibles aux personnes en situation de handicap en bénéficiant d’aménagement d’épreuves rendus nécessaires par la nature du handicap
Stratégie d'établissement
The tenure-track position IANeuroPsy proposed by the CNRS is part of the general framework of the national priority from the Ministry of Solidarity and Health and the HAS in “psychiatry and mental health”. CNRS participates in this field by co-steering the « Priority research programme and equipments » (PEPR) for Mental Health and Precision Psychiatry (PROPSY).
Research on and for health benefits from the development of digital approaches. In this context, CNRS is part of the PEPR in digital health (SantéNum). A major challenge for society is to identify vulnerable individuals and associated trajectories even before the onset of pathology. Such detection would enable either preventive approaches or early treatments to be developed. These aspects are among the expected outcomes of the PEPR « prePPPAre » project currently in preparation.
An important question is to understand how the environment modulates risk trajectories. These questions are in line with the issues identified by the CNRS in the “brain” transversal axis of its next Objectives and Performance Contract (CNRS COMP), which aims to understand all the dimensions of brain function and dysfunction, particularly in the way in which the environment (natural, urban, social, etc.) shapes behavior and cognition.
Stratégie du laboratoire d'accueil
NeuroPSI is a neuroscience research institute (https://neuropsi.cnrs.fr/en/homepage/) jointly supervised by the CNRS and Paris Saclay University. Thanks to the use of animal models, brain function and dysfunction are investigated at different scales of complexity. In particular, research at NeuroPSI benefits from the resources offered by its platforms for the analysis and phenotyping of animal behaviour, at a level unique in the Paris area.
Several NeuroPSI teams have been pioneers and are leaders in deciphering brain and cognitive mechanisms using digital modeling and AI, and are at the forefront of the individualized study of naturalistic animal behaviors. The strategic challenge is to extend this paradigmatic revolution to the understanding of behaviors and the determinants of their evolution over time, in particular by exploring the impact of the social and “natural” environment (naturalistic approaches) on behavioral trajectories.
Stratégie Internationale
The laureate will be expected to implement actions and partnerships in the thematic field of the Chair, and in particular to submit a project in response to European calls for proposals (ERC, Horizon Europe Consortium, European Partnership Brain Health, etc.) during the first 4 years of his/her contract.
Répertoire national des structures de recherche (RNSR) du laboratoire d'accueil
NeuroPSI Institut des Neurosciences Paris Saclay - UMR9197 201521290F
Résumé du projet scientifique
The AINeuroPsy CPJ project will use animal models of pathological behavioral phenotypes to understand the determinants that modulate their trajectories. The project will develop AI approaches for classifying and predicting individual profiles, in particular by identifying bio-behavioral markers in the prodromal phase, with prognostic value for individual vulnerability and predictive value for entry into a pathological trajectory.
The project will take advantage of NeuroPSI's 24/7 continuous, multi-scale monitoring of animal model behavior. The project should take into account the impact of the environment on behavior and its trajectory, using a “naturalistic” experimental approach. It is strongly hoped that the proposed project will identify possible links with the work of other NeuroPSI teams in the field of exploring behavioral phenotypes.
Résumé du projet d'enseignement
She/he will teach as part of the new Master's degree initiative at Université Paris-Saclay, in which NeuroPSI is a driving force. In the M2 “Cognition, behavior and mental disorders” program, she/he will give priority to teaching in the course dedicated to “animal and human social cognition in healthy and pathological situations” (CM and TP, on social cognition, collective behavior and learning in the natural environment). He/she will contribute to the “Methodological aspects of neuroscience” module, teaching methods for analyzing high-throughput data on individual and collective behavior in laboratory animals and in semi-natural test conditions.
He/she will involved in the M2 neuro-ethology module “Systems Neuroscience: from cells to physiopathological brain functions”, and participate in teaching on animal welfare and ethics in animal and human experimentation.
Environnement Financier
- Total financé (dont package ANR) : 200 k€
- Total du projet : k€
Diffusion scientifique
The dissemination of the results will be done through world-class scientific productions: publications, patents, software... In addition, the results will be communicated to various targets such as scientific communities, media, decision makers, general public, schools, etc., with an adapted calendar. Specific tools may be developed such as websites, newsletters, meetings, international symposia, summer schools and conferences.
Science ouverte
The CNRS is developing a strong policy in favor of open science. Open science consists of making research results "as accessible as possible and closed as necessary". As such, the CNRS aims to make 100% of the texts of publications resulting from the work of its laboratories accessible , in particular through deposit in HAL. The data produced must also be made available and reusable, except for specific restrictions. In addition, the guiding principles of individual evaluation have been revised in accordance with the DORA declaration, to be more qualitative and to take into account all facets of the researcher's profession.
Science et société
The relationship between science and society is now recognized as a full dimension of scientific activity. The project will develop this dimension in synergy with all the partners. The resulting research work will contribute to informing public decision-making. Participatory science initiatives may be initiated with actors from the project’s socio-economic and cultural eco-system.
Indicateurs
The activity will be evaluated in particular on the basis of scientific production (publications, software, patents, etc.), on institutional and private partnerships formalized by contracts, on international presence, on the promotion of work to multidisciplinary scientific communities, on innovation and its transfer to society and on scientific dissemination to non-specialist audiences.
Modalités d'organisation des auditions
Seul(e)s seront convoqué(e)s aux auditions les candidat(e)s sélectionné(e)s sur dossier par la commission de sélection