Organisation/Company: Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
Department: LSCP
Research Field: Computer science » Autonomic computing, Language sciences » Linguistics, Psychological sciences » Cognitive science, Mathematics » Statistics
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)
Positions: Postdoc Positions
Country: France
Application Deadline: 15 Nov 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Paris)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 39
Offer Starting Date: 2 Jan 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - ERC
Reference Number: 101142705
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description The Cognitive Machine Learning (CoML) team at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and the École Normale Supérieure (Université PSL) is looking to recruit two postdoctoral researchers at the intersection of human and artificial intelligence to work on the ERC-funded InfantSimulator project. InfantSimulator studies the computational mechanisms that enable young children to learn their native language(s) much more efficiently and robustly than current AI systems. Successful candidates will be integrated into a multidisciplinary team made up of language scientists, developmental psychologists, and machine learning experts. They will develop metrics to compare human and machine learning in the areas of speech, language, and embedded communication skills. They will analyse and/or modify the cutting-edge machine learning architectures developed by the team by comparing them with existing experimental and observational data on young children. If interested, candidates may participate in the teams' activities in (co)advising master and PhD students and/or teaching.
We expect candidates with a strong background in machine learning, statistics, linguistics, cognitive science, or a combination of these fields (PhD level required). The candidates must also be proficient in high-level languages like Python or R. Familiarity with language or early cognitive development would represent a strong advantage. Excellent communication skills, team spirit, and an ability to work in autonomy are essential; open science experience is highly valued, as well as an appetite for multidisciplinarity and the ability to think outside of the box. Fluent English, both spoken and written, is required.
Languages ENGLISH Level: Excellent
Research Field Psychological sciences » Cognitive science, Language sciences » Linguistics, Computer science » Programming, Mathematics » Statistics
Additional Information The salary will be adjusted to the candidate's post-doctoral experience (salary range: 2,990 - 3,740 euros/month brut).
Selection Process - A complete CV,
- A 1-page cover letter explaining how you fit the requirements mentioned above,
- A 2-page research statement explaining the research directions you hope to explore in the next two years,
- A sample of your own writing (e.g., a publication you wrote),
- (A link to) a sample of computer code you produced.
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