[Post-doctoral position at ISIR - Sorbonne Université] HAPSEAT: Validating a Haptic Seating Platform for Wellbeing

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description A 2-year post-doctoral position in human perception and haptics is open at ISIR ( www.isir.upmc.fr ), Sorbonne University, in the center of Paris, under the supervision of Sinan Haliyo, Gilles Bailly & Malika Auvray ( www.isir.upmc.fr ). The position is funded by the European Eurostars programme, as part of the HAPSEAT project (Haptic Seating for Wellbeing). The aim of the research to be conducted is to empirically validate the conditions of efficacy and safety of a haptic seating platform delivering multipoint vibrotactile stimulation, intended to support wellbeing across aviation, automotive, office, and healthcare settings. In particular, the postdoctoral researcher will design and run controlled studies with human participants combining behavioural measures (e.g., psychometric scales, efficiency), physiological measures (e.g., heart-rate, electrodermal activity), body-pressure mapping, and subjective reports. Many scientific questions arise from this research programme, including the placement and tuning of tactile vibrators across body types, the psychophysical thresholds and perceptual mapping of vibrotactile patterns, the safe exposure limits for long-duration use, and the measurable effect of haptic routines on stress, relaxation and focus. All these questions will constitute advances toward turning a promising haptic prototype into a scientifically validated, certifiable we