Master Psychologie
Parcours Psychologie de la Cognition

Bonjour,

Guy Laban, post-doc à l'University of Cambridge, donnera un séminaire à l'ISIR, campus Jussieu, le 3 octobre à 11h. Le titre, résumé et bio sont ci-dessous.

Location: Jussieu; salle 304, couloir 66 - 65, au 3ième étage. La salle est accessible par la tour 65.

Vous pouvez aussi suivre le séminaire par zoom:

https://cnrs.zoom.us/j/91550851529?pwd=0dXKR6RrpeFxNICCTmwfbkn3eXMhLb.1

ID de réunion: 915 5085 1529

Code secret: Tw69Q7

Cordialement,

Catherine Pelachaud

Title: Artificial Connections? Cognitive and Affective Dimensions of Human–Agent Communication

Abstract: As society increasingly integrates artificial intelligence (AI) technologies designed for social interaction, understanding the communication dynamics between humans and artificial agents—ranging from disembodied systems to social robots—becomes essential. In this talk, I will present my research that explores the intersection of AI and human interpersonal communication. My studies focus on the dynamics of human-agent interaction, particularly how social robots can foster meaningful social interactions that encourage users to express their emotions and feelings. In my research, I study how these interactions evolve over time, their potential for supporting emotional well-being, and their application in various settings such as caregiving and counselling. Through a series of experiments, my research uncovers the nuances of dialogue, self-disclosure, and emotion regulation in the context of social relationships with artificial agents. The findings illuminate the varying degrees of emotional engagement exhibited towards these agents, including how individuals adapt to and become comfortable with them over time, share their emotions, and experience positive effects in supporting their well-being.

Short Bio: Dr Guy Laban is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science & Technology at the University of Cambridge, a member of the Affective Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory (AFAR), and a supervisor for AI Ethics & Society under Cambridge's interdisciplinary Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. Guy completed his PhD in Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Glasgow, where he was also an Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) in ENTWINE, a European Training Network on Informal Care funded by the European Union under Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (ITN). His research is dedicated to understanding the cognitive and affective mechanisms of human-agent communication, as well as enhancing emotional well-being through interactions with affective artificial agents. He explores how emotions are communicated and conveyed to robots and artificial agents and develops interactions that enable meaningful social exchanges across diverse contexts. His interdisciplinary work integrates principles and methodologies from computer science, psychology, neuroscience, affective computing, and human-computer interaction, aiming to create emotionally intelligent and socially supportive affective agents.

Dear colleagues,

SJDM and EADM are pleased to announce their 3rd joint virtual symposium. The goal of the joint SJDM and EADM symposia is to strengthen ties between the two communities.

The symposium will take place on October 24th, 2024, from 7am to 9am PDT (e.g. Los Angeles), which is 9-11am CDT (e.g. Chicago), 10am-noon EDT/EST (e.g. NYC), 3-5pm BST (e.g. London), 4-6pm CEST (e.g. Berlin), and 5-7pm IDT (e.g. Tel Aviv).

The Registration link is:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/47e635ee-165c-462c-9bd4-1847edf54bf8@c9ef029c-18cf-4016-86d3-93cf8e94ff94

Note. Upon registration, you will receive an electronic calendar invitation with the link to access the live event.

The general topic of this symposium is “Relevant decisions: Issues and Challenges for studying everyday choices”

The schedule is as follows (in CDT, e.g. Chicago):

09:00 to 09:05 am - Introductions

09:05 to 09:25 am – Nathan Cheek (Assortment Size and the Meaning of Everyday Choices)

09:25 to 09:30 am - Q&A

09:30 to 09:50 am – Ania Jaroszewicz (How Effective Is (More) Money? Randomizing Unconditional Cash Transfer Amounts in the US)

09:50 to 09:55 am - Q&A

09:55 to 10:10 am – Breakout rooms with networking and discussion

10:10 to 10:40 am – Lukasz Walasek (Incommensurability and Structure of Everyday Choices)

10:40 to 11:00 am – Q&A and general discussion

The abstracts for the talks:

Assortment Size and the Meaning of Everyday Choices

Nathan Cheek

University of Maryland

Abstract: In this talk, I suggest that having more options does more than add an increased cognitive burden—it may change the meaning of choice itself. Participants in a series of preregistered studies (N = 2,542) reported feeling that their choices reflected their identity more after choosing from larger assortments, regardless of whether having more options objectively afforded a better opportunity to satisfy their preferences. Moreover, participants choosing from larger assortments reported maximizing more to the extent that they saw their choices as more self-expressive, which then predicted participants’ reports of overload. A cross-cultural study including data from six countries (China, Japan, Russia, India, Brazil, the U.S.; n = 7436) showed that people in the U.S. experience more negative consequences from abundant choice than do people from societies where choices are less inherently connected to choosers’ personal identities (e.g., China), a pattern consistent with the possibility that self-expression concerns partially explain choice overload. Taken together, these results show how assortment size can shape the meaning of everyday choices, potentially overwhelming consumers by amplifying the importance of ostensibly trivial decisions.

How Effective Is (More) Money? Randomizing Unconditional Cash Transfer Amounts in the US

Ania Jaroszewicz

UC San Diego

Abstract: We randomized 5,243 Americans in poverty to receive $2,000, $500, or nothing, then measured the effects of the windfall on participants’ financial well-being, psychological well-being, cognitive capacity, and physical health one week, six weeks, and 15 weeks later. While bank data show that both cash payments increased expenditures, we find no evidence that (more) cash had positive impacts on our pre-specified survey outcomes, in contrast to experts' and laypeople's incentivized predictions. We test several explanations for these unexpected results. The data are most consistent with the notion that receiving some but not enough money made participants’ (unmet) needs more salient, which caused distress. We develop a model to illustrate how receiving cash can sometimes also highlight its absence.

Incommensurability and Structure of Everyday Choices

Lukasz Walasek

University of Warwick

People’s judgments and choices are highly sensitive to context. These context effects challenge many formal models of decision behaviour. Much of this difficulty arises because many decision models presuppose a common currency of value, such as utility or happiness. Yet, this assumption of commensurability does not align with our intuitions about the nature of everyday choices, where people often struggle to make decisions amid conflicting goals and across varying contexts. We propose that everyday choices, as well as many simplified decisions studied in the lab, often involve multiple incommensurable covering values. These covering values cannot be traded off because they do not represent a single universal metric of value. If we abandon the assumption of commensurability, inconsistencies in choices across contexts become unsurprising, as they reflect decision-makers' goals, motivations, and even current states. In this talk, I will discuss the consequences of abandoning the commensurability assumption for the study of judgment and decision-making. Drawing on recent models, experiments, and methodological innovations, I will demonstrate that embracing incommensurability need not hinder the formal and rigorous study of decision-making.

We look forward to welcoming you to this event!

SJDM/EADM organizing committee (Gaelle Vallee-Tourangeau, Sudeep Bhatia, Dan Bartels, and Elena Reutskaja)

De : Marius Le Chapelier <marius.le-chapelier@inria.fr>

English version (French version below)

Internship position in NLP : development of an embodied conversational agent

Desired start date : Winter 2024 /2025

Location : Paris

Institution : Inria Paris, https://www.inria.fr/fr/centre-inria-de-paris

Inria team : Almanach, https://www.inria.fr/fr/almanach

Contact : Marius Le Chapelier, marius.le-chapelier@inria.fr

* Project description 

This internship is part of the "Son-of-Sara" project (continuation of the "Sara" project from Articulab, member of the ALMAnaCH project-group at Inria Paris - see here for more details: ), which aims to develop a new kind of LLM-based embodied conversational agent (embodied chatbot), comprising Natural Language Processing (NLP) modules that understand and create language, and a Unity virtual agent module that adds nonverbal behaviors of the face and body to the language, leading to an embodied chatbot capable of interacting in a natural way with a human user. In the context of our project, this means using machine learning models to process, analyze and generate multimodal information (text, audio and video body behaviors) in real time that is then realized by the human body animation. The system will be equipped with a microphone and a camera used to perceive the user (voice, gestures, facial expressions, etc.), it will process and analyze these data to extract precise info!

rmation, 

and then generate a vocally, verbally and visually adapted response via its agent (voice, gestures, facial expressions, etc.).

* Assignment 

Within this project, several internship topics are possible, and the intern will focus on the development of one of the following aspects of the conversational agent :

- Turn-Taking : 

A fundamental component of a dialogue system is the ability to speak, and to let the interlocutor speak, at the right moments. This ability is called turn-taking. Indeed, the realistic nature of dialogue depends on the fluidity of turn transitions between interlocutors, and therefore on the system's turn-taking performance. One of the possible topics of the internship is thus to integrate a turn-taking module into the current system, based on a predictive deep learning model which, from textual or audio data, predicts when will the user end his turn and stop speaking (and therefore, when the agent can start speaking).

- Gesture generation :

Numerous articles support the importance of the role played by non-verbal behaviors (facial expressions, eye movements, gestures, etc.) in dialogues between two individuals. These non-verbal behaviors can serve a number of purposes, such as making exchanges more fluid by marking a brief understanding or misunderstanding (e.g. nodding when listening), or supplementing the information provided by the voice with additional, non-redundant information (arm and hand gestures when speaking). All this non-verbal information is lost in a verbal-only interaction (phone call) or a text-only interaction (chat). It's precisely to avoid this impoverishment of interaction that the agent we're developing must be able to generate these non-verbal behaviors, and therefore have a high-performance gesture generation model.

* Content of the internship 

The internship will include : 

- Bibliographic research on the state of the art.

- Development of the module.

- Integration of the module in the current system (with the help of Marius).

* Necessary skills 

- Python, deep learning and NLP libraries (Hugging Face, Transformers, scikit-learn, etc).

- Experience with training and evaluating deep learning and NLP models.

- Experience with the dialogue domain (oral interactions, audio data).

- Language : Fluent English speakers with a French level of at least B1, or fluent French speakers with an English level of at least B1 are both invited to apply

(This list of skills is provided as a guide only. We encourage you to apply, even if you have only most of them).

* Contact 

In order to apply for this internship, please fill up the following form : 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTV3GxqXwukNbioPrvixaMjMSxI70uA_cNPJv-4B6A9U1Bsg/viewform?pli=1

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French version

Stage en TAL : développement d’un agent conversationnel incarné

Date de prise de fonction souhaitée : hiver 2024 / 2025

Localisation : Paris

Établissement : Inria Paris, https://www.inria.fr/fr/centre-inria-de-paris

Équipe Inria : Almanach, https://www.inria.fr/fr/almanach

Contact : Marius Le Chapelier, marius.le-chapelier@inria.fr

* Description du projet 

Ce stage s’inscrit au sein du projet “Son-of-Sara” (suite du projet “Sara” de l’Articulab, membre du groupe-projet ALMAnaCH de l'Inria Paris - plus de details ici : ), dont l’objectif est le développement d’un nouvel agent conversationnel incarné, basé sur l’utilisation de Large Language Models (embodied chatbot). Il comprend des modules de Traitement Automatique du Langage (TAL) pour la compréhension et la génération de langage, et un module agent virtuel Unity qui ajoute au langage les comportements non verbaux du visage et du corps, conduisant à un agent conversationnel incarne capable d’interagir, de manière naturelle, avec un utilisateur humain. Dans le cadre de notre projet, cela signifie qu’il va utiliser des modèles de machine learning pour traiter, analyser et générer, en temps réel, des informations multimodales (texte, audio et comportements corporels vidéos), qui sont ensuite réalisés par les animations de son corps virtuel. !

En effet,

 le système disposera d’un microphone et d’une caméra qui permettront de percevoir l’utilisateur (voix, gestes, expressions faciales, etc), le traitement et l’analyse de ces données lui permettront d’extraire des informations précises, puis de générer une réponse vocalement, verbalement, et visuellement adaptée via son agent (voix, gestes, expressions faciales, etc).

* Mission confiée 

Au sein de ce projet, plusieurs sujets de stage sont possibles, et le stagiaire se focalisera sur le développement de l’un des aspects de l’agent conversationnel parmi les suivants : 

- Turn-Taking : 

Une composante fondamentale d’un système de dialogue est la capacité du système à prendre et laisser la parole à l’utilisateur aux bons moments. Cette capacité est appelée turn-taking. En effet, le caractère réaliste des interactions dépend de la fluidité des échanges de tours de parole entre les interlocuteurs et donc de la performance du turn-taking du système. Un des sujets possibles de stage est donc d’intégrer au système actuel un module de turn-taking basé sur un modèle prédictif de deep learning qui, à partir de données textuelles ou de données audio, prédit quand l’utilisateur va terminer son tour de parole (et donc quand l’agent peut prendre la parole).

- Génération de gestes : 

De nombreux articles appuient l’importance du rôle que jouent les comportements non-verbaux (expressions faciales, mouvement des yeux, gestes, etc) lors des dialogues entre deux individus. Ces comportements non verbaux peuvent servir à remplir de nombreux buts, par exemple fluidifier les échanges en marquant une courte compréhension ou incompréhension (ex: acquiescement de la tête lorsque l’on écoute), ou compléter les informations apportées par la voix, avec des informations supplémentaires et non redondantes (gestes des bras et mains lorsque l’on parle). Toutes ces informations non-verbales sont perdues lors d’une interaction uniquement orale (appel téléphonique) ou textuelle (chat). C’est exactement pour ne pas subir cet appauvrissement d’interaction que l’agent que nous développons doit être capable de générer ces comportements non-verbaux, et donc d’avoir un modèle de génération de gestes performant.

* Principales activités 

Le stage comprendra les taches suivantes : 

- Recherche bibliographique sur l’état de l’art.

- Développement du module.

- Intégration du module dans le système existant (avec l’aide de Marius).

* Compétences 

- Python, bibliothèques de deep learning et TAL (Hugging Face, Transformers, scikit-learn, etc).

- Expérience avec l’apprentissage et l’évaluation de modèles de deep learning et TAL.

- Expérience avec le domaine du dialogue (interactions orales, données audio).

- Langue : Les personnes parlant couramment l'anglais avec un niveau de français d'au moins B1, ou les personnes parlant couramment le français avec un niveau d'anglais d'au moins B1 sont invitées à poser leur candidature.

(Cette liste de compétences est fournie à titre indicatif. Nous vous encourageons à postuler, même si vous ne possédez que la plupart de celles-ci.)

* Contact 

Pour postuler à ce stage, merci de remplir le formulaire suivant : 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTV3GxqXwukNbioPrvixaMjMSxI70uA_cNPJv-4B6A9U1Bsg/viewform?pli=1

De : Guillaume Lemaitre <guillaume.lemaitre@sncf.fr>

Stage M2 Sciences cognitives (Saint-Denis) : Diminuer le sentiment de foule (crowding effect) dans les espaces architecturaux 

L'équipe Expérience et Cognition de SNCF propose le sujet de stage suivant, destiné à des étudiants de M2 Sciences Cognitives 

Contexte : 

Les Salons Grands Voyageurs sont des espaces d’attente dans des gares SNCF réservés aux membres du programme de fidélité Grands Voyageurs. Ces salons sont appréciés par les voyageurs, mais leur fréquentation augmente, sans qu’il soit possible d’agrandir ces espaces. L’impression de densité qui en résulte impacte négativement les voyageurs fréquentant ces espaces. Un survol de la littérature scientifique montre que l’effet de foule (« crowding effect », un état psychologique lié à la densité de personnes) dans les espaces commerciaux est modulé par l’orientation vers la tâche des personnes, le sentiment de contrôle et l’attribution du sentiment négatif créé par la densité. D’un point de vue pratique, les recherches ont montré qu’agir sur les aménagements de ces espaces permettait d’agir sur ces mécanismes, et donc de diminuer le sentiment de foule (Baum et Davis, 1976; Desor, 1972 ; Mehta 2013). Ces travaux offrent donc des pist!

es de ré

flexion pour concevoir des espaces pouvant diminuer l’effet de foule sans augmenter l’espace.

L’objectif de ce projet est de tester l’hypothèse selon laquelle un aménagement des Salons Grands Voyageurs offrant plus de possibilités d’isolement et d’intimité aux clients permettrait de diminuer le sentiment de foule. Pour ce faire, différents aménagements seront conçus par SNCF (en jouant sur éclairage, ambiance, matériaux, végétaux, disposition spatiale, différenciation des espaces) et réalisés sous formes de visualisations 3D. Ces visuels sont alors présentés aux participants d’une expérience. Les participants devront évaluer différents aspects subjectifs : confort, densité perçue de la foule, réaction émotionnelle, etc.

Cette méthodologie est inspirée par un travail déjà réalisé dans l’équipe Expérience et Cognition (Mombouyran, 2023).

Baum, A., and Davis, G. E. (1976). Spatial and social aspects of crowding perception. Environment and Behavior, 8(4), 527–544. https://doi.org/10.1177/001391657684003

Bower, I., Tucker, R., and Enticott, P. G. (2019). Impact of built environment design on emotion measured via neurophysiological correlates and subjective indicators: A systematic review. In Journal of Environmental Psychology (Vol. 66). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101344

Desor, J. A. (1972). Toward a psychological theory of crowding. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 21(1), 79–83.

Machleit, K. A., Eroglu, S. A., and Mantel, S. P. (2000). Perceived retail crowding and shopping satisfaction: What modifies this relationship? Journal of Consumer Psychology, 9(1), 29–42. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327663jcp0901_3

Mehta, R. (2013). Understanding perceived retail crowding: A critical review and research agenda. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 20(6), 642–649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2013.06.00

Mohd Mahudin, N. D., Cox, T., and Griffiths, A. (2012). Measuring rail passenger crowding: Scale development and psychometric properties. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 15(1), 38–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2011.11.006

Mombouyran, L. (2023). Impact de la densité de foule à quai sur les stratégies de positionnement des voyageurs [Mémoire de master 2]. Université Paris Cité.

Quezado, I., Souza, E. M. de, Fuentes, V. L. P., Moura, H. J. de, and Souza, L. L. F. de. (2023). Reframing the crowding perception scale: Acquaintanceship and perceived risk as new dimensions. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 57, 260–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2023.10.011

Stokols, D., Smith, T. E., and Prostor, J. J. (1975). Partitioning and perceived crowding in a public space. American Behavioral Scientist, 18(6), 792–814. https://doi.org/10.1177/000276427501800605

Mission : 

La mission confiée au ou à la stagiaire consistera en différentes étapes : 

- Etat de l’art et méthodologie. Compléter l’état de l’art, interviewer des clients pour obtenir leur ressenti sur les aménagements actuels, analyser les plans actuels pour imaginer des premiers concepts et formuler des recommandations d’aménagement, formuler les hypothèses et concevoir le plan expérimental.

- Réalisation d’une expérience. Réaliser une expérience comparant l’aménagement actuel à des aménagements permettant aux clients de mieux s’isoler. Les participants seront confrontés à différentes représentations visuelles des espaces (sous plusieurs points de vue), et devront évaluer différents aspects de leur perception de l’environnement sur des échelles. Concernant les échelles, les études sur l’effet de foule distinguent généralement trois aspects : l’évaluation subjective des effets sur la personne de la densité (incluant la perception de la densité), les réactions affectives des participants, et l’évaluation de l’environnement (encombrement, caractère agréable, etc.) (Bower et al., 2019; Mohd Mahudin et al., 2012; Stokols et al., 1975). Il en existe différentes variantes plus ou moins complexes (Machleit et al., 2000; Quezado et al., 2023). Le choix précis des échelles sera décidé en analysant plus précisément la littér!

ature, en

 fonction du design précis de l’expérience (Mehta, 2013).

- Analyse et réaction. Réaliser les analyses statistiques et rédiger un mémoire suivant le plan d’un article scientifique.

La réalisation des aménagements et la création de stimuli visuels sera réalisé par SNCF sous la supervision du ou de la stagiaire. L’intégration de stimuli dans le logiciel d’expérimentation sera réalisée par la ou le stagiaire. 

Objectifs : 

- Formaliser la problématique dans un cadre théorique cohérent et récent.

- Comparer l’effet de foule créé par différents aménagements alternatifs des Salons Grands Voyageurs.

- Synthétiser les résultats dans un format d’article scientifique

- Formuler des recommandations opérationnelles pour SNCF

Activités prévues : 

Les différentes étapes proposées pour le stage sont donc les suivantes :

- Etude bibliographique 

- Formalisation de la problématique

- Conception et réalisation d’une expérience

- Analyse statistique des données

Le stage se déroulera à Saint-Denis (93), avec des déplacements dans les gares parisiennes. 

Compétences / profil : 

Le stage s’adresse à des étudiantes et étudiants de M2 avec un profil en psychologie cognitive (avec une composante expérimentale). 

Contact et modalité de candidature :

Le dossier de candidature est à envoyer à l’adresse ci-dessous avant le 1er novembre 2024 (merci de nous prévenir si ce délai n’est pas compatible, des aménagements sont possibles). Le dossier doit contenir un curriculum vitae de la ou du candidat, une lettre détaillant l’intérêt de la ou du candidat pour ce stage, et si possible, un extrait de notes et un rapport décrivant un projet déjà réalisé par la ou le candidat. Les candidates ou candidats retenus sur dossier seront invités alors à un entretien dans lesquels il leur sera proposé de présenter un travail expérimental réalisé dans le cadre de leur formation. 

Guillaume Lemaitre, chef de projet (guillaume.lemaitre@sncf.fr)

Gratification / avantages :

• Gratification fixée en respect de la législation en vigueur et en fonction du niveau d’études

• Facilités de circulation

Il est important de noter que ce stage sera réalisé dans le cadre d’une convention de stage établie par SNCF et que SNCF ne signe pas les conventions de stages établies par les universités.

Dear colleagues,

we currently advertise a researcher position in the interdisciplinary ‚Urban Climate Future Lab‘ (UCFL). UCFL is a newly established interdisciplinary research cooperation between major Northern German universities and addresses climate change mitigation and adaptation in urban contexts. We are looking for an excellent student in psychology or a related behavioral science, or in environmental sciences. The position comes with the possibility to pursue a PhD. Application deadline is October 26th 2024.

Please find details below, as well as here: https://www.leuphana.de/en/university/open-positions/research-teaching/eng-ansicht-forschung-lehre/2024/09/10/researcher-in-the-realm-of-sustainability-sciences-and-psychology.html

I would be grateful if you could share the job advertisement with potential candidates. 

Thank you,

Astrid

++++++RESEARCHER IN THE REALM OF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCES AND PSYCHOLOGY++++++

As a humanistic, sustainable and action-oriented university, Leuphana University of Lueneburg stands for innovation in education and science. Methodological diversity, interdisciplinary cooperation, transdisciplinary cooperation with practice and an overall dynamic development characterise its research profile in the core topics of education, culture, management/technology, sustainability and state. Its international study model with the Leuphana College, the Leuphana Graduate School and the Leuphana Professional School is unique in Germany and has won many awards. The University is looking for a responsible, motivated and committed person for the Institute for Sustainability Psychology (ISP) as soon as possible, subject to funding approval.

Researcher in the realm of Sustainability Sciences and Psychology; focus: Cognitive and behavioral responses to climate change in urban contexts (EG 13 TVÖD, 100%, 3 years; fixed-term)

This position, running for 36 months, is part of the project Urban Climate Future Lab (UCFL). UCFL is a pioneering research initiative of the Technical University of Braunschweig in cooperation with the Leibniz University Hannover, Leuphana University Lueneburg, the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL) and the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS). It is funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK). The aim of UCFL is to gain a deep understanding of the complex interplay between urbanization, climate impact and mitigation, with a particular focus on Lower Saxony and its extrapolation to wider contexts. UCFL promotes a close interdisciplinary collaboration between architects, urban planners, landscape architects, engineers, climate scientists, and governance experts who work on achieving a transformation towards more resilient as well as low-carbon urban spaces: The planned research aims to first understand how different settlement types contribute to climate change, and how they are affected by it. Second, partnering with real-world actors, cities, municipalities, NGOs and industry, the research will focus on transformation knowledge: How can the Lower Saxony urban system and its constituting elements be transformed to reduce climate effects and increase its overall resilience and sustainability with application to wider contexts.

At Leuphana, research methods from the behavioral sciences will be used for better understanding risk perceptions and behavioral responses by those affected by and affecting climate change in urban contexts, for designing transparent and accessible communications about climate risks; and for evaluating a series of participatory workshops with stakeholders. Our findings in close collaboration with all UCFL partners help people to make informed decisions regarding sustainability and to effectively adapt to challenges such as climate change.

The project is part of the "Sustainability Science and Psychology” working group at ISP. The working group draws on central theories of decision-making and practically develops these in the realm of climate and sustainability research. We study risk perception and communication. This includes individual differences in risk perceptions, how different communication formats shape the understanding, as well as how users perceive uncertainties. We also study mechanisms of climate relevant behaviors, including simple rules people may use for navigating the large and complex amounts of information related to sustainability challenges.

Your tasks

You will focus on empirical research about perceptions and communications of climate risks, including empirical research in Work Package „Citizens’ narratives of climate change risks in urban areas”. This will include

1) Systematically reviewing literature about perceptions and behavioral responses of climate risks in urban spaces

2) design, implementation and data analysis of interviews, and quantitative survey studies, and experiments

3) authoring scientific publications for peer-reviewed international journals;

4) organizing and evaluating a series of participatory workshops with non-academic stakeholders

5) Participation and active involvement in the UFCL research and study programme and joint activities participation at scientific conferences and regular project meetings;

6) contributing to project reports, documentation of research results and impact management of work packages and the overall project

Requirements profile

1) a Master’s degree in psychology and/ or sustainability sciences or a related behavioral or natural science

2) great interest in empirical, inter- and transdisciplinary research regarding climate and sustainability; for overcoming these challenges

3) profound knowledge of psychological research methods and inference statistics

4) very good English language skills, in both speaking and (scientific) writing

5) high interest to work with different groups and institutions, including both scientists and practitioners

6) excellent communicative and team working skills

You may optionally bring knowledge of qualitative research methods

Our offer

1) opportunity for gaining ample experience in inter-and transdisciplinary research contributing to a more resilient future

2) advancement and support through a project-wide network of early career researchers, that comes with its’ own budget and short research stays abroad

3) applied research in a young, interdisciplinary team; focusing on current global challenges;

4) an inspiring working environment as part of the university community of researchers, teachers, students and staff within UCFL and at Leuphana;

5) a vivid, interdisciplinary and international Graduate School, offering scientific and financial support for early career researchers;

6) an international, interdisciplinary scientific network with interdisciplinary collaborators

7) a workplace at one of the most beautiful university locations in Germany in a true campus university with an internationally acclaimed central building by Daniel Libeskind and the directly adjacent Wilschenbruch nature reserve;

8) an additional company pension scheme through the Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Laender (VBL);

9) flexible and family-friendly working hours within a flexitime framework from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.;

10) flexible and family-friendly opportunities to alternate between presence work and mobile work;

11) an extensive internal and external continuing education programme;

12) a wide range of sporting activities sponsored by the university, which employees can take part in for one hour per week during working hours to promote their health;

13) a university-sponsored catering service for lunch in the refectory;

14) a job ticket for the Hamburg public transport system sponsored by the university;

Your application: If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Astrid Kause (astrid.kause@leuphana.de, Tel. +494131 677-1723).

People with an interest in further academic qualification (doctorate) are expressly invited and encouraged to apply. An accompanying doctorate outside of working hours is possible and is supported by Prof. Dr. Astrid Kause in cooperation with the Graduate School of Leuphana University Lueneburg.

Leuphana promotes professional gender equality and heterogeneity among its members. Applications from people with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration if they have the same qualifications. 

Please also note our data protection information for applicants. 

We look forward to receiving your application: Please include an English application letter including an academic reference, your CV (without picture) and any relevant testimonials. As part of the application, please do also submit a proposal of three, max five pages outlining an idea for a PhD project related to the research aims of the UCFL. Please send your application in a single PDF file by 26.10.2024 to:

jobs@leuphana.de

or by post to:

Leuphana Universitaet Lueneburg

Human Resources and Legal Affairs / Application Management

Kennwort: UCFL

Universitaetsallee 1

21335 Lueneburg, Germany

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Dear All,

There is an exciting opportunity to pursue a funded PhD with me at Queen

Mary University of London, starting in January 2025. *Please help me spread

the news by forwarding this to people who may be interested.*

To benefit from funding, candidates have to qualify for Home fees in the UK.

The PhD will focus on using reinforcement learning to study how we update

our beliefs in the face of mis/disinformation. I am particularly interested

in candidates with strong computational skills (e.g., computational models

of cognitive processes) and some experience in programming (e.g., online

experiments).

Further information can be found at:

·

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/characterising-cognitive-biases-elicited-by-disinformation-using-reinforcement-learning/?p174130

·        Postgraduate research studentships - School of Biological and

Behavioural Sciences (qmul.ac.uk)

<https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbbs/postgraduate/phd-programmes/postgraduate-research-studentships/>

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to know more about

it, please contact me via email at r,moran@qmul.ac.uk

<a.pirrone@liverpool.ac.uk> and include your CV.

Best wishes,

Rani

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Queen Mary, University of London

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Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing,

University College London (UCL)

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SCSS 2025: RTG ‘Situated Cognition’ Spring School 2025

March 24th-27th 2025, Ruhr University Bochum

- Call for Talks and Posters -

Abstract

This spring school of situated cognition brings together a diverse range of researchers working on mind, cognition, and how they relate to the body and environment. We strive to provide an extensive overview of state-of-the-art theorizing, experimenting, observing and surveying of all kinds of situated phenomena arising from human and non-human cognition. The relevance and impact of these advancements is then also reflected upon for the scientific domain and beyond. We are therefore delighted to have a lineup of excellent keynotes coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests ranging from, but are not limited to, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, animal research, sociology, and artificial systems. Doctoral students and early postdocs from Europe or abroad are cordially invited to apply for a talk or poster presentation. We aim to provide an open and collaborative environment to foster intensive discussion, networking and exchange with leading experts as well as fellow students of this continuously growing area of research.

Call for Talks and Posters

We invite applications from PhD students and early post-doctoral researchers for presentation slots in our program or poster presentations.

Accepted presenters who do not have their own institutional funding will receive support of up to 250 Euros for those based in Europe and 350 Euro for non-EU applicants (within a post-event reimbursement procedure based on submitted expenses).

Submission

Applicants are asked to submit an abstract of their work (maximum 500 words) until November 15, 2024 on our SciencesCONF application website (down below). Our anonymous review results will reach you by mid-December, 2024.

During the application, you will be asked to indicate a preference whether you would like to give a talk or only present a poster. Applications which are not accepted as talks will also be evaluated for possible poster presentations. Also note that the author information will be requested via the application platform to contact you after the anonymous review process. Therefore, the abstract and any file uploaded should be anonymized with all identifying information removed to allow for a blind review. You can also submit work that is the result of collaborations. However, we will only accept one submission to be presented per speaker.

To submit, please create an account here: https://scss-2025.sciencesconf.org<https://scss-2025.sciencesconf.org/>

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Bonjour à toutes et à tous.

Suite à la pré-rentrée générale à Paris 8, la rentrée de cette année pour les Master 1 Psychologie de la Cognition aura lieu le Mercredi 25 Septembre 2024 à 9h.

Pendant cette séance d'ouverture nous présenterons le master (planning de l'année, cours, organisation, présentation du site...).

Les cours commenceront dès l'apprès midi (12H) par le cours Expérimentation et Analyse de Données.

Nous nous retrouverons donc devant l'IPC (Facultés Libres de Philosophie et de Psychologie, 70, avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris) à 9h puis nous irons ensemble dans la salle Péguy.

Le planning de l'année est disponible sur la page "Programme" du site https://masterpc.paris-reasoning.eu/.

Bien cordialement

Jean Baratgin

Bonjour à toutes et à tous,

La rentrée de cette année pour les Master 2 Psychologie de la Cognition aura lieu le lundi 16 Septembre 2024 à 9h.

Pendant cette séance d'ouverture nous présenterons le master (planning de l'année, cours, organisation, présentation du site...).

Les cours commenceront dès le lendemain (9H, merci de venir à 8h 50) par une conférence internationale sur les Rationalités Humaines et Artificielles (https://submissions.har-conf.eu/PlanningWeb.pdf) le Mardi 17, Mercredi 18, Jeudi 19 et Vendredi 20. La présence est obligatoire car la conférence correspond à la moitié de vos heures de l'UE1 et de l'UE2.

Les cours plus traditionnels commenceront ensuite la semaine suivante.

Nous nous retrouverons donc devant l'IPC (Facultés Libres de Philosophie et de Psychologie, 70, avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris) à 9h puis nous irons ensemble dans la salle Péguy.

Le planning de l'année est disponible sur la page "Programme" du site https://masterpc.paris-reasoning.eu/. Attention, ce planning est susceptible de changer dans le courant de l'année (vous devez vous connecter au site pour y accéder).

Nous encourageons fortement, pour les personnes effectuant un stage professionnel (permettant l'accès au titre à la fin du M2), à commencer vos recherches de stage dés à présent ! Vous avez, lors du premier semestre, la plupart des mercredi de disponible, puis à partir de décembre vous n’aurez plus de cours, vous permettant ainsi de réaliser à la fois votre mémoire de recherche et votre stage.

Bien cordialement

Jean Baratgin