Post-doctoral position (contractual researcher, 6 months) in Automous Vehicleand value of time at Laboratoire Aménagement, Economie, Transports – CNRS
(Lyon, France) (see information on http://www.laet.science/)
What we offer
Project information : The project AUTOmatic analysis of BEHAVEviors in autonomous vehicles –
AUTOBEHAVE is a national project (2019-23) financing by program called Pack AMBITION Research
funded by AURA region. The consortium includes partners from several scientific disciplines and
Laboratory Partnerships : LIRIS (Computer science), LESCOT-University Gustave Eiffel (Psychology),
LBMC-University Gustave Eiffel (Ergonomics and bio-mechanics) and LAET (Transport Economics and
Planning).
Autonomous Vehicle (AV) have gained significant attention with the advances of artificial intelligence
(AI) for visual scene understanding in the 2010s. Nevertheless, research on the adoption of such
technology still lags. The research project objective is to investigate consumers behaviors regarding
AV. In this context, the LAET team has done two studies. One corresponds to a web-survey with N=1
100 respondents and the other one corresponds to an in situ experiment. Surveys data have been
already collected, cleaning and fist econometrics analysis have been done.
Your missions are :
Participation to the results research analysis
Possible contribution to surveys data analysis
Communication and publication
Job description : The 6-months Post-doc position is based at LAET (Lyon, France). Face to face time in
Lyon could be negotiated with candidate.
Your main tasks will be the following ones :
• Knowledge of the recent literature on VA in transportation field and in particular between AV
and value of time
• Possible contribution to surveys data analysis which have already been collected and analysis
• The main contribution will be to contribute actively into papers redaction
Required profile for the PhD position
A PhD. degree, preferably in transport economics or in transport studies
Fluency in English
Ability to work independently as well as in a team
Rigor and ability to write academic papers
Research experience in transport, econometrics, economics
Dynamism to publish research results
Experience in free software R and its econometrics packages will be welcome
The successful candidate for this position will be selected based on its CV, academic reference
(reference letters are appreciated) and interviews.
Post-doc duration : 6 months
How to apply
You can send your applications (cover letter and CV in english, a PhD. Degree is mandatory, PhD.
Students having a close discussion date can also send a request) to Stéphanie Souche-Le Corvec
(stephanie.souche@univ-lyon2.fr), Florent Laroche (florent.laroche@univ-lyon2.fr)
The deadline to submit your applications is 31 august 2022. The short-listed candidate will be
informed by e-mail regarding the interview date and place (on-site or online). Candidates are expected
to start the position in October 2022.
Gross salary : 2690-3099 €/month