Researcher (post-doctoral) in data science

Université Grenoble Alpes; France; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading academic institution in France is seeking a researcher in computer science to work on a project focused on designing a simulator for evaluating responses during forest fires. The role involves conducting surveys with local citizens and stakeholders to gather data on behavior during crises and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess strong analytical and communication skills in both English and French.

Qualifications

• Experience with crisis management and response strategies.
• Ability to conduct surveys and analyze data.
• Background in agent-based simulation.

Responsabilités

• Conduct surveys and questionnaires with stakeholders.
• Analyze data for behavior patterns in crises.
• Collaborate with local officials and research partners.

Connaissances

Understanding of natural hazards

Ability to develop questionnaires

Knowledge of results analysis

Agent-based modelling knowledge

Excellent communication skills in English

Excellent communication skills in French

Stakeholder collaboration

Interest in multidisciplinary research

Intellectual curiosity

Analytical skills

Formation

Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

Description du poste

Organisation/Company Université Grenoble Alpes Research Field Computer science » Informatics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Country France Application Deadline 9 Oct 2025 - 06:10 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Offer Starting Date 1 Nov 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 LIG brings together nearly 450 researchers, lecturers, PhD students and research support staff. They belong to various organisations and are spread across three LIG sites: the campus, Minatec and Montbonnot.

The aim is to draw on the complementary nature and recognised quality of the LIG's 22 research teams to contribute to the development of fundamental aspects of computer science (models, languages, methods, algorithms) and to develop synergy between the conceptual, technological and societal challenges associated with this discipline.

The diversity and dynamism of data, services, interaction devices and usage contexts require the evolution of systems and software to guarantee essential properties such as reliability, performance, autonomy and adaptability. Meeting these challenges is reflected in the five thematic areas of research explored at the LIG. https://www.liglab.fr/fr

You will join the STeamer team at the LIG and will be supervised by Julie Dugdale, a member of STeamer and professor at the UGA. Additional supervision will be provided by another member of the STeamer team who is involved in the same ATLAS project, of which the postdoctoral researcher will be a part: Carole Adam, Senior Lecturer at the UGA.

The objective of the project for UGA is to design and implement an agent-based simulator to evaluate coordinated response strategies in the event of a forest fire in the Grenoble region (in particular the area around the heavily wooded Bastille, a popular tourist attraction that is a former fort and cultural landmark, including several important museums).

As part of the computer simulator, we will focus on modelling and simulating the actual (rather than expected) human behaviour of citizens in the region.

Activities

• Conduct questionnaires, surveys and possibly interviews with members of the public and other stakeholders, such as firefighters, who have direct experience of how citizens behave in a crisis
• Find out how citizens perceive the risk of fire; their previous experience of such a crisis, and if they have been in such a situation, what they did; their knowledge of what to do (e.g. shelters and evacuation routes); what they think they would do; any training or information they may have received; and demographic data (anonymised), e.g. age, gender, household ties
• The behaviour of tourists who visit the Bastille area but may not be aware of the risks of forest fires and may not know what to do must also be taken into account.
• The data from these surveys, etc. will then be analysed and the results compared with the current state of knowledge. The analysed results will be used to build the agent-based simulator currently being developed by a PhD student.
• You will also be involved in meetings with stakeholders (elected officials, Grenoble Métropole, first responders) organised by our research partner PARN (Pôle Alpin Risques Naturels).

Travel to meet and interview local stakeholders (Grenoble region).

• Understanding of natural hazards, e.g. forest fires, and possible crisis management response strategies.
• Ability to develop questionnaires, etc., for distribution to members of the public and
• knowledge of results analysis.
• Knowledge of agent-based modelling.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (as the researcher will need to communicate with European partners in Spain and Italy) and French. (as they will need to meet with stakeholders in the Grenoble region)
• Ability to work with various stakeholders, such as practitioners and academic researchers
• Interest in multidisciplinary research
• Intellectual curiosity, autonomy, initiative, rigour, analytical skills, listening and observation skills, creativity and ability to generate ideas, sociability and interpersonal skills with people from different scientific backgrounds