Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Sciences M/F

EURAXESS Ireland; France; Hybride; EUR 39 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

CNRS – Centre de Recherche en Psychologie et Neurosciences (CRPN) invites applications for a Postdoctoral researcher on the OrDOTime project. You will design behavioral protocols and run experiments with children, adults, and primates in school and lab settings, contributing to high-impact publications.

You will analyze data, write articles, and present findings at international conferences while collaborating with the DéPhy team at AMU and CNRS across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Skills in experimental research are desirable.
• Knowledge of numerical cognition and/or developmental psychology literature is advantageous.
• A background in cognitive science, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, or ethology is expected.
• Proficiency in programming (e.g., Python, Java) and data analysis (e.g., R, MATLAB) is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Design empirical protocols to collect behavioural data from children, adults, and non-human primates.
• Conduct experiments and collect data in school settings and laboratory.
• Analyze data and interpret results to inform conclusions.
• Write scientific articles for submission to leading international journals.
• Disseminate findings to the international scientific community through conferences and talks.

Connaissances

Experimental research

Literature review

Data analysis

Formation

PhD in cognitive science/psychology

Outils

Python

Java

R

MATLAB

Description du poste

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Centre de Recherche en Psychologie et Neurosciences Research Field Neurosciences Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Psychological sciences » Psychology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 2 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Dec 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

Postdoctoral research position on the ANR OrDOTime project, which aims to understand the origins, development, and specificity of ordinal representations of time. The recruited researcher will be responsible for: (i) designing empirical protocols to collect behavioural data from children, adults, and non-human primates; (ii) conducting experiments and collecting data from these populations, in school settings and in the laboratory; (iii) analysing data and interpreting results; (iv) writing scientific articles presenting the results of this research, with the aim of submitting them to leading international journals in the field; (v) disseminating the project's findings to the international scientific community (conferences, talks). In addition, the recruited researcher will be expected to join the Centre for Research in Psychology and Neuroscience (CRPN) and participate in the scientific activities of the Development and Phylogeny (DéPhy) team.
The recruited researcher will work closely with Principal Investigator of the OrDOTime project, and a collaborator on the project.

Literature review, design of behavioural experiments, data collection, data analysis, writing scientific articles, participation in team meetings, scientific communication.

The recruited researcher will join the Centre for Research in Psychology and Neuroscience (CRPN, AMU, CNRS), and will be part of the Development and Phylogeny (DéPhy) team. Depending on the research activities, they may be required to work at the AMU Saint-Charles university campus, at the Rousset-sur-Arc primatology station, in the field in the Marseille area (schools), as well as remotely.
Constraints and risks: The recruited researcher will be required to be present at the Saint-Charles site for team meetings, as well as at the Rousset-sur-Arc site during data collection.

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

Skills in experimental research are desirable. Knowledge of the scientific literature in numerical cognition and/or developmental psychology will be considered an advantage. A background in cognitive science, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, or ethology is expected. Proficiency in a programming language (e.g., Python, Java), as well as in data analysis (e.g., R, MATLAB), will be considered an advantage.