PostDoc :Knowledge modeling and management for Industry 4.0 ethical risks (M/F)

CNRS; France; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A renowned research organization in France is seeking a Researcher to join the ANR ETHICS40 project aimed at managing ethical risks in industrial applications of new technologies. The candidate will extract and formalize knowledge from use cases and develop a software application for ethics risk prevention. A PhD in Industrial Engineering or Computer Science with relevant interests is required. The role offers a full-time temporary contract, with a starting date on February 1, 2026.

Qualifications

• PhD in Industrial Engineering or Computer Science.
• Interest in Computer Science, particularly AI and programming.

Responsabilités

• Extract and organize knowledge from collected use cases.
• Develop a software application for ethics risk prevention assistance.

Connaissances

Knowledge extraction

Programming

AI

Formation

PhD in Industrial Engineering

PhD in Computer Science

Description du poste

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Laboratoire d'Automatique, de Mécanique et d'Informatique industrielles et Humaines Research Field Engineering Computer science Mathematics Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country France Application Deadline 26 Dec 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Feb 2026 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 context of the mission is the ANR ETHICS40 project, which aims to manage ethical risks for the industry of the future. Its partners are the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (with the LAMIH laboratory), the Université Savoie Mont Blanc (LISTIC and SYMME laboratories), the Université Grenoble Alpes (CERAG laboratory) and NTN Europe in Annecy (industrial partner).

The industry now incorporates many new technologies related mainly to the Internet of Things, the use of large amounts of data, and the autonomy of systems due to the development of AI. The effect can be beneficial, for example by assisting with tedious or repetitive tasks. However, they also carry risks, for example when the autonomy of systems is accompanied by a loss of human control over the actions performed.

A set of use cases has been collected as part of the ETHICS40 project. These cases present practical situations in which ethical risks have been identified in relation to the development of these new technologies in an industrial environment.

Participation in the following activities will be required during the mission:

• to extract, formalise, and organise knowledge from the collected use cases;
• to develop a software application that provides ethics risk prevention assistance based on this knowledge.

The methods and technics that will be used (for ex.: LLM+RAG and/or ontologies and/or case-based reasoning) are to be selected in collaboration with the supervising team.

LAMIH (Valenciennes) is a multidisciplinary laboratory and recognized research player in the fields of transportation and mobility: non-polluting vehicles, intelligent transportation, driver assistance, eco-driving, structural weight reduction, transportation logistics, mobility for all, and smart mobility. It has strong expertise in everything related to human interaction with technical systems.

The laboratory is organized into four departments:

• Automation
• Computer Science
• Mechanics
• Human and Life Sciences (SHV)

knowledge extraction, modeling and management; programming

The expected profile is a candidate with a PhD Industrial Engineering with an interest in Computer Science (AI, programming) or PhD in Computer Science with an interest in industrial topics.