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2 Postdoctoral positions at Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) within the ARC research project EMOTIONS – Emergent Motifs in Interconnected Systems
The Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) invite applications for two postdoctoral positions within the ARC research project EMOTIONS – Emergent Motifs in Interconnected Systems. Each position is for 2 years, with flexible starting date anytime from Oct 1st 2026. The project is led by Timoteo Carletti (UNamur), Philippe Ruelle (UCLouvain), and Christian Walmsley Hagendorf (UCLouvain). It aims to develop a deeper understanding of pattern formation, universality, and emergent structures in interacting stochastic systems, complex networks, random walks, tiling models and integrable models of statistical physics. We seek outstanding candidates with either (1) a strong background in computational and numerical physics, including Monte Carlo methods, stochastic simulations, complex networks and scientific computing, or (2) a strong background in theoretical and mathematical physics, including statistical physics, probability theory, integrable models, and combinatorics. Applicants must hold a PhD in Physics or Mathematics at the start date of the position. The successful candidates will join an interdisciplinary research environment and work closely with the project investigators and the PhD students. The positions offer the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research at the interface of statistical physics, probability, complex systems, and mathematical physics. Applications including a CV and a research statement should be sent by email in a single PDF file to: emotions_arc@unamur.be More information on the project can be found here https://arc-projects.unamur.be/emotions
2 years Post-Doctoral position at LPTM, CNRS-CY Cergy-Paris University (Paris region, France). Modeling opinion dynamics under cognitive biases.
The role of cognitive biases on the dynamics of opinion formation and diffusion at large scale. This position is open in the framework of the ANR project From individual cognitive biases to collective drifts on on-line social networks, (COBCOD) https://iscpif.fr/cobcod/ devoted to understand how cognitive biases are amplified and potentially altered through repeated online interactions. Specifically, we seek to identify the mechanisms driving the emergence of dynamic patterns unique to online environments and explore how these collective dynamics, in turn, influence individuals. Moreover, we aim to find strategies for mitigating these effects and test them through models and experiments. To achieve these objectives, the synergy of multiple approaches is essential, including individual-based modeling, complex computer simulations using both standard and generative agent-based models (ABM and G-ABM) to study the effects of biased agents in online networks, theoretical analysis of emergent phenomena, large-scale social network data analysis, online experiments with volunteer users, and fully controlled laboratory experiments. See attached file for more details on the application procedure.
Upcoming jobs
PhD positions in Barcelona
We have two PhD positions available in Barcelona about the topic "Fluctuations and synchronization phenomena in physical systems, with application to power grids"
Physics-based modelling of active mobility and adaptation of urban infrastructure to heat waves
Active mobility modes, such as walking, cycling, and sometimes riding e-scooters, are sustainable modes of transportation, but they are highly vulnerable to weather conditions, in particular the heat waves that are bound to get more frequent and more intense in the decades to come. Hence the issue of how to best adapt urban infrastructure and arrange public space to make cities more resilient in the face of these changes. The PhD project aspires to gain insight into this major challenge by exploring them through the lens of fine-scale, physics-based modelling of mobility. For more details and information about the application process, visit: https://www.alexandrenicolas.net/post/phd-mobility-heatwaves
Past jobs
Postdoctoral position in inequalities in epidemic processes
This postdoctoral project focuses on developing a new generation of behavior-informed epidemic models that explores the connection between the outset and outcome inequalities observed in epidemic processes.
Postodoctoral research position in coupled behavior-disease modelling
We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in stratified transmission models for infectious diseases. This work is part of the PREVIX project (Pandemic preparedness to Respiratory Virus X - integrative modelling from first cases to early public health countermeasures)
Postodoctoral research position on network epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections
We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in network epidemiology to study the spread of healthcare-associated infections in France
Funded internship: "Introducing confirmation and in-group bias in opinion dynamics models"
This internship is part of the ANR project From individual cognitive biases to collective drifts on on-line social networks, (COBCOD) devoted to understand how cognitive biases are amplified and potentially altered through repeated online interactions.
PENSO: Understanding how Large Language Models influence or bias human psychology
Large Language Models are influencing human psychology in ways we do not understand yet. Join this FIS project, funded for 1.3 million EUR by the Italian Ministry of Research, to investigate LLMs’ bias and its transfer to human mental well-being with complex networks.
PhD Opportunity: Financial Implications of Uncertainty in Cascading Climate Shocks.
All available details can be found here: https://unrisk-cdt.ac.uk/.
Postdoctoral opening in Lyon (France) -- Micromobility and adaptation to heat waves
Physical modelling of micromobility and adaptation of urban infrastructure to heat waves