The Femto Neuro group, Dept. of Automation and Robotics, FEMTO-ST Institute in Besançon, France is seeking applications for a 18-month postdoctoral position applying control engineering to an exciting new domain of video conversations augmented with real-time face manipulation filters. The position will be co-supervised by a control engineering professor (Karim Cherifi) and a cognitive science researcher (JJ Aucouturier), ensuring strong grounding in rigorous control methodology alongside the domain expertise needed to design and interpret the experiments.
The ideal applicant (M/F) holds a PhD in control engineering or a closely related field, with a background in data-driven system identification and strong programming skills (Python or MATLAB). Familiarity with machine learning, statistical modelling, and audiovisual signal processing (speech, image, video) is an asset but not a requirement.
Application deadline: Dec 31, 2026.
Start date: Feb-March 2027, no longer than June 2027.
More information & application link: https://neuro-team-femto.github.io/2026/11/12/postdoc-position.html
