Job offer

European Commission; France; Sur place; EUR 25 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Le CNRS recrute un chercheur en neurosciences pour un poste tenure-track avec un accent sur la santé mentale et la psychiatrie. Le/la candidat(e) participera à des projets de recherche innovants et à l'enseignement à l'Université Paris-Saclay. Il/elle devra développer des approches numériques pour étudier les trajectoires comportementales, en mettant l'accent sur l'impact de l'environnement social et naturel.

Prestations

Accès à des infrastructures de recherche de pointe

Possibilités de publications et de conférences internationales

Travailler dans un environnement multidisciplinaire

Qualifications

• Titulaire d'un doctorat ou diplôme équivalent.
• Compétences en modélisation et analyse de données en neurosciences requises.

Responsabilités

• Enseigner dans le M2 'Cognition, comportement et troubles mentaux'.
• Contribuer aux modules sur l'éthique et le bien-être animal.
• Participer à des projets de recherche en santé mentale.

Connaissances

Recherche en neurosciences

Modélisation numérique

Approche naturaliste

Analyse de données

Formation

Doctorat ou diplôme équivalent

Description du poste

Psychological sciences » Cognitive science

Psychological sciences » Psychology

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Direction des ressources humaines Research Field Neurosciences Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Psychological sciences » Psychology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country France Application Deadline 14 Jul 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 23 Jun 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Research Field Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Years of Research Experience None

Research Field Psychological sciences » Psychology Years of Research Experience None

Additional Information

Eligibility criteria

holders of a doctorate or a PhD or equivalent degree or applicants who have gained scientific. There is no restriction on the age or nationality of applicants. All CNRS positions are accessible to people with disabilities, with special arrangements for tests made necessary by the nature of the disability.