We are looking for a doctoral candidate in our team at Inria Bordeaux (France), as part of the <https://explora-network.github.io/web/> EXPLORA European Doctoral Network which will start in February 2026. Eligible candidates should have completed their Master 2 either this year or before September 2026. A solid knowledge in 3D/GPU programming is required. Experience in XR/VR devices or experimental design would be great. In a nutshell, the main goal of the project on our side is to design computer graphics techniques in live virtual experiments on material, shape and dynamics perception, involving touch, head and eye trackers. We are both interested in understanding which exploration strategies bring about relevant visual cues, and whether we can predict how perception would be altered by real-time interventions. The detailed project, called "Embodied exploration of virtual scenes", is available here : https://manao.inria.fr/files/2025/10/Explora_PhD.pdf