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Under the supervision of Julie Dugdale (Head of the SocSIM-K team and Professor at UGA), and as part of a supervisory team including Carole Adam (Associate Professor) and Agnès Helme-Guizon (Professor of Social Marketing), you will join the SocSIM-K team to conduct research and development work focused on modeling, social simulation, and serious game design.

Located in the heart of the Alps, in an exceptional scientific and natural setting, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) is a world-class multidisciplinary university, ranked among the top 150 universities worldwide (Shanghai ranking).

It comprises 23 academic units and over 80 research laboratories, including the Grenoble Informatics Laboratory (LIG). The latter brings together nearly 450 members across three sites, leveraging the complementary strengths of its 22 research teams to address the fundamental, technological, and societal challenges of computer science. The researcher will join the SocSIM-K (Social Simulation and Knowledge) research team at LIG, whose work is carried out within the framework of the multidisciplinary TrAI-SOC project, coordinated in collaboration with UGA's CERAG laboratory.

SocSIM-K: https://lig-socsim-k.imag.fr/

LIG: https://www.liglab.fr/en

Activities

• Design the game and define all of its core mechanics (game design)

• Model the BDI (Beliefs, Desires, Intentions) agent system to be learned by the AI

• Program the game application specifically for mobile devices

• Evaluate the game's effectiveness and impact using questionnaires developed by the project intern

• Write scientific publications and papers in French and English to disseminate research findings

• Present research progress orally at conferences and seminars

• Actively collaborate with members of the SocSIM-K team and partners of the TrAI-SOC project

• Participate in the laboratory's scientific life and multidisciplinary working meetings

• Conduct literature watch / scientific monitoring on fundamental aspects of computer science, serious games, and agent-based simulation

• Contribute to the synergy between conceptual, technological, and societal challenges explored by LIG

• Skills and Qualifications

  • Strong programming skills (particularly for mobile application development)

  • Strong interest in social sciences and multidisciplinary research

  • Proven ability to communicate and write research papers in French and English

  • Intellectual curiosity, autonomy, and initiative

  • Rigor, along with strong analytical and observational skills

  • Creativity and a proactive mindset

  • Strong interpersonal skills and ease in interacting with collaborators from diverse scientific backgrounds

  Education and Experience Preferred

  • Required degree: PhD in Computer Science, preferably related to serious games and/or agent-based modeling and simulation

  • Desired experience: 2 to 5 years of professional experience