Postdoc: Attitudes and social representations with respect to the transition to alternate energy

The research team Cognition, Langues, Langage, Ergonomie (CLLE, Unité Mixte de Recherche du CNRS N°5263, University of Toulouse, France), wishes to hire a candidate for a doctoral position.

The position consists of a full-time 36-month fellowship starting on November 1st 2018 at the latest. Funding is also available for research and travel related to the project.

The position is based in Toulouse, the most dynamic city in France today. Toulouse is also a historic city that attracts many tourists.

 

Abstract :

Title: Attitudes and social representations with respect to the transition to alternate energy

The research team Cognition, Langues, Langage, Ergonomie (CLLE, Unité Mixte de Recherche du CNRS N°5263, University of Toulouse, France), wishes to hire a candidate for a doctoral position.

The position consists of a full-time 36-month fellowship starting on November 1st 2018 at the latest. Funding is also available for research and travel related to the project.

The position is based in Toulouse, the most dynamic city in France today. Toulouse is also a historic city that attracts many tourists.

The fellow will work on ongoing projects in collaboration with partners (mainly researchers from the CLLE, from the University of Rennes, and from industries in the South-West of France involved in energy transition). The topics of investigation broadly concern the attitudes and social representations of the public and local stakeholders about the storage of energy and CO2 in the subsoil.

The doctoral fellow's primary tasks will be to conduct empirical studies, analyse data, prepare research papers and reports, and related activities.

The applicant should hold a degree allowing enrolment in doctoral studies in psychology, obtained recently (2017 or 2018). Applicants should have a strong background in cognitive social psychology, with a good understanding of models of attitudes and social representations, and of research methods (including laboratory experimentation and meta-analysis).

Excellent data analysis skills and working knowledge of French and English are also required for this position.

Please provide a Curriculum Vitae, and a letter of application detailing your motivation, your research theme of interest, and the names and e-mail addresses of three referees who can provide a letter of recommendation for you (a pdf version of the letter is required).

Applications can be in either English or French.

Closing date for applications: October 2 2018 (midday)

For further information regarding the team, please visit the website: http://clle.univ-tlse2.fr/accueil/equipe-ltc/ltc-axe-2-403324.kjsp?RH=ltc