A PhD position is available at the ONERA in Salon-de-Provence. The successful candidate will work on studies of perceptual decision-making and confidence. The project aims at decoding individuals' confidence from EEG and eye-tracking signals. Research methods include psychophysics, EEG and eye-tracking. The project is a collaborative effort with 8 other labs throughout Europe. S/he will be supervised by Dr. Andrea Desantis (ONERA), Kobe Desender (KU Leuven) and Dr Guillaume Masson (CNRS), and will join the Cognitive Engineering and Applied Neurosciences (ICNA) group in Salon-de-Provence (France). The candidate may be led to travel to Marseille since some of the studies will be conducted at the Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone.
Candidates should have a Master's degree (or equivalent) in cognitive science or related fields. Previous experience with computer programming is highly preferred. Experience with visual psychophysics, EEG, eye-tracking, and/or machine learning is a plus.
Candidates must comply with the Marie Curie Actions rule for mobility, which holds that they have spent no more than 12 months of the past 3 years in France.
To apply, please send CV, cover letter summarizing your research experience/interests, transcripts, and contact information for two references to andrea.desantis@onera.fr .