Organisation/Company UNIVERSITE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIEGNE Department Department of Computer Engineering Research Field Computer science Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 23 Nov 2026 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 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
department of Computer Engineering.
Mission
Designing and evaluating embodied conversational agents, based on generative AI, that adapt the interaction with the learner to what they have just experienced in an immersive or interactive environment, and studying the effect of their representation, role and behaviour on engagement, curiosity, understanding and trust.
- Designing virtual characters and their variations in representation and animation;
- Integrating grounded generative agents and interaction-adaptation mechanisms;
- Designing and running user studies across two learning contexts;
- Contributing to generalising the approach across the two partner teams' environments;
- Scientific dissemination and involvement in student supervision.
Experience with virtual environments and characters and with user studies is expected; familiarity with generative models is a plus.
Qualification required
PhD in computer science or a related discipline.
Experience
First postdoctoral post strongly preferred.
Additional Information
Gross monthly salary
Depending on experience and funding
Additional comments
From 23/10/2026 to 23/11/2026
Type of contract and anticipated starting date
Fixed-term contract - expected duration of 24 months - to start as soon as possible
Hours
1,607 hours per year
Work environment and context
This position is part of the PostGenAI@Paris cluster, winner of the "IA-Cluster" call for expressions of interest (France 2030, €35M over five years), led by Sorbonne Université, and more specifically of its Collaborative Acceleration Programme "Integrated multimodal AI to adapt learning content to multiple users' needs". It is jointly carried by the Heudiasyc laboratory (UTC, UMR CNRS 7253) and the MOCAH team at LIP6 (Sorbonne Université), and builds on the ANR ITS-STORY project, which is developing a mixed-reality experience for memorial mediation at the Mémorial de Royallieu. Based at Heudiasyc, Compiègne, with regular stays at LIP6.
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Contract Researcher: Embodied Conversational Agents and Adaptation of the Learning Experience in Immersive Environments employeur : Université de Technologie de Compiègne
L'Université de Technologie de Compiègne est un employeur de choix, offrant un environnement académique stimulant où l'innovation et la recherche sont au cœur de nos activités. Nos professeurs bénéficient d'opportunités de développement professionnel continu, d'une culture collaborative et d'un accès à des projets internationaux enrichissants, le tout dans un cadre dynamique et inspirant. Rejoindre notre équipe, c'est contribuer à façonner l'avenir de la technologie et du management dans un cadre propice à l'épanouissement personnel et professionnel.
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Équipe de recrutement de Université de Technologie de Compiègne
