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Cognitive Science Professors and Supervisors in France
Professors in cognitive science in france
119 professors found
INSERM
France
Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Creativity Studies
Neuroscience
Affective Neuroscience
Professor (associate)
Université de Franche-Comté
France
Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Motor Imagery
Cognitive Science
CNRS Délégation Rhône-Auvergne
France
Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Fmri
Motor Imagery
Université Lumière Lyon 2
France
Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Working Memory
Learning And Memory
Cognitive Science
Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
France
Research Interests
Social Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Decision-making Psychology
Cognitive Science
Moral Philosophy
CNRS & Ecole Normale Supérieure
France
Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Perception Psychology
Social Cognition
Cognitive Science
Associate Professor
Université Paris Cité
France
Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Perception Psychology
Cognitive Science
Speech Perception
Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès
France
Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Psychology
Moral Philosophy
Numerical Cognition
Associate Professor
Université de Lille
France
Research Interests
Neuropsychology
Psycholinguistics
Rehabilitation Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Aphasiology
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Popular positions
MINES Paris - PSL
France
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1 week ago
Centre Energie, Environnement, Procédés (CEEP) at Mines Paris - PSL is recruiting a PhD student for a thesis on thermo-physiological modeling and AI control for personalized thermal comfort in electric vehicles . The project focuses on cabin air conditioning and HVAC control, addressing the limits of steady-state comfort models such as Fanger’s PMV in transient, non-uniform vehicle cabins. The doctoral research will develop a 3D thermo-physiological occupant model , validate it through human-sub...
Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Heat Transfer
+4 more
1 week ago
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
France
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3 weeks ago
Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL) at Lyon 1 University is advertising a fully funded PhD in computational neuroscience in France . The project focuses on the complexity of neural oscillations and combines analysis of electrophysiological recordings with biophysical computational models of cortical circuits . This is a strong fit for students interested in neuroscience, data analysis, and computational modeling. Eligibility: applicants should hold a Master’s degree in computational neurosc...
Computer Science
Biology
Mathematics
+5 more
3 weeks ago
Institut Curie
France
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1 month ago
PhD thesis opportunity at Institut Curie, Paris in the Baffet lab, located in the Department of Cell Biology (UMR144). The project focuses on human neural stem cell lineages and the mechanisms that generate neuronal and glial diversity in the developing human neocortex. The student will investigate how radial glial cells make fate decisions across cortical regions using a combination of human fetal tissue , regionalized cortical organoids , live/fixed correlative imaging, immunostaining, and sin...
Cell Biology
Biology
Developmental Biology
+2 more
1 month ago
Living costs in France
Estimated costs in France.
MonthlyYearly | France |
|---|---|
 Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | €368 $400/yr |
 Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.5k $6,000/yr |
 Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €552 $600/yr |
 Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | €91 $99/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Université Paris Cité
France
Research Interests
Psychiatry
Biostatistics
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Telomere Biology
Has grant
Deputy Dean of CETAPS (EA3832); Head of Master Degree: Evaluation and Optimisation of Sport Performance
Université de Rouen UFR des Sciences et Techniques
France
Research Interests
Sports Psychology
Exercise Physiology
Swimming
Motor Skill
Human Movement Science
Has grant
Professeur des universités
Université Paris-Saclay
France
Research Interests
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Spatial Cognition
Neuroscience
Adolescent Psychology
Opportunities these professors hire for
Ecole Polytechnique
Just Landed
France
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New Today
Just Landed
Fully Funded Master's Internship in Low-Temperature Plasma Deposition of Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors
A fully funded Master's-level research internship is available at the Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces (LPICM), École Polytechnique, in Palaiseau, France, starting in February 2027 with flexible dates. The project investigates the low-temperature plasma deposition of wide-bandgap semiconductors. The selected student will contribute to advanced materials characterization using THz spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and SEM/TEM, while helping dev...
Electrical Engineering
Materials Science
Artificial Intelligence
+6 more
New Today
Université Paris-Saclay
Top university
Just Landed
France
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New Today
Top university
Just Landed
24-Month Postdoctoral Researcher in Graph Machine Learning for Healthcare at Université Paris-Saclay
A 24-month Postdoctoral Researcher position is available in graph machine learning for healthcare , starting in early 2027. The project is based at CentraleSupélec, Centre Inria de Saclay, and Université Paris-Saclay in France. The research will explore graph neural networks (GNNs), self-supervised learning, and generative models, with applications to electronic health records (EHRs). This opportunity is suited to researchers interested in computer science, machine learning, artificial intellige...
Computer Science
Medical Science
Self-supervised Learning
+3 more
New Today
Inria
Just Landed
France
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Posted Yesterday
Just Landed
Inria-Inserm team COMPO (COMPutational pharmacology and clinical Oncology), in collaboration with CRCM, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for a project on causal inference and mechanistic digital twins for individualized adjuvant treatment in resected lung cancer . The position is part of the LUCA-pi (LUng CAncer prevention and interception) RHU project. The research has a methodological focus on connecting causal inference with mechanistic modeling, with an application to predicting the effe...
Oncology
Computer Science
Biology
+5 more
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