Description du sujet de thèse

On February 11, 2005, the French disability law was adopted. This law, promoting equality of rights and opportunities, participation, and citizenship for people with disabilities, laid the foundation for a more inclusive society, guaranteeing fundamental rights for disabled people. Among these rights, as stated in the disability law 2005_102, access to employment is essential. Visually impaired people are among the most affected by unemployment in France (around 50%). One major factor in their unemployability is related to their specific difficulties in urban mobility.

The SAMAP project, an interdisciplinary project involving two research centers, focuses on developing a multimodal mobile application to assist the mobility of visually impaired people, based on their needs, expectations, and constraints. Following an original “visually impaired person-centered” approach, our goal is to provide an innovative urban mobility solution for visually impaired individuals, enabling autonomous pedestrian mobility beyond (1) a few hundred meters around their home and (2) familiar, over-learned areas.

The research program consists of four work packages. The recruited PhD candidate will be responsible for Work Packages 1, 3, and 4:
- WP1: In-depth understanding of visually impaired pedestrians in urban mobility through exploratory multi-case studies.
- WP3: Evaluation of ergonomic qualities of the application and prototype corrections.
- WP4: Measurement of SAMAP's impact on autonomous mobility in unknown urban environments.
Position Activities
- WP1: Literature review; development of a multi-case study protocol (recruitment, data collection, analysis, scientific paper writing)
- WP3: Laboratory experimental protocol on SAMAP design factors' impact on acceptability and mobility performance
- WP4: Real-world experimental protocol on SAMAP's impact on urban mobility behavior
- Active participation in SAMAP project meetings, TIMH-Lab seminars, and MIDOC Federation meetings
Candidate Profile
Required Degree: Master's degree (Bac +5)

Required Skills:
- PhD in Cognitive and/or Ergonomic Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, or a related research field
- Strong knowledge of cognitive processes involved in human mobility
- Strong knowledge of attentional and emotional processes
- Strong knowledge of user experience and interactive digital systems
- Solid methodological skills (exploratory, descriptive, experimental)
- Prior experience writing a scientific paper is appreciated
- Very good level of professional English
- Knowledge of Open Science principles (experience with OSF is a plus)

Contexte de travail

The CLLE laboratory (Cognition, Langues, Langage, Ergonomie), a CNRS research unit (UMR), is mainly hosted at Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès. It is part of the CNRS Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, attached mainly to Section 34 (Language Sciences) and secondarily to Section 26 (Cognition, Brain, Behavior). It is a multidisciplinary research unit in Cognitive Sciences.

The PhD candidate will join the 'Cognition in Complex Situations' team, focusing on cognitive and socio-cognitive processes in human activities, considering environmental factors

Contraintes et risques

1. Recruitment of visually impaired participants is crucial; partnerships with specialized laboratories and associations will facilitate access.
2. Sensitive data collection via mobile phone sensors: strict compliance with GDPR, with Data Protection Officer approval.