Postdoctoral Researcher in Creativity Methods & Agentic AI

About the role

TotalEnergies OneTech is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in creativity methods and agentic artificial intelligence, based in Pau. As part of the AI for Research & Technology (R&T) program, you will help develop approaches that combine creativity and collective intelligence methodologies with generative AI to support researchers' ideation, exploration and design. The project works in a multidisciplinary team of researchers, engineers, digital experts and innovation specialists, and interacts with TotalEnergies' R&D centres across France. The contract is fixed term for 12 months.

Key responsibilities

• Review creativity, innovation and collective intelligence methodologies used in research, innovation, design and cognitive sciences
• Analyse and formalise approaches such as Design Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, TRIZ, biomimicry and speculative design
• Design and develop AI agents that integrate, select and adapt these methodologies to research contexts and objectives
• Structure researcher-AI agent interactions and collaboration workflows
• Prototype, test and evaluate solutions with TotalEnergies R&D teams, and analyse user feedback to improve them
• Help deploy the solutions across the company's research centres and share results through publications, presentations and conferences

Required profile

• PhD awarded within the last three years in cognitive sciences, psychology, sociology of innovation, design research, social sciences, humanities or a related field
• Strong interest in creativity and innovation methodologies, digital technologies and generative AI
• Solid understanding of creativity, collective intelligence or innovation approaches
• Ability to structure, formalise and analyse complex topics, and to thrive in interdisciplinary settings
• Excellent written and spoken English (minimum C1)
• Experience in an industrial environment, applied research projects or a CIFRE doctoral programme is an asset