Come to France

Disciplines: Sociology, anthropology
Country of focus: France
Level of recruitment: Category A
48-month full-time fixed-term contract
Level of remuneration: 2626,50  € to 3047.35  € monthly gross salary according to professional experience
Work location: Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Politique” (LAP, UMR 8177), 54 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris
Estimated contract start date: 1 January 2026

Institution

The EHESP-School of Public Health is a scientific public institution. EHESP is a member of the network of public service schools (RESP), France Universities and the conference of Grandes écoles (CGE).

EHESP is also a component institution of the University of Rennes (Public Experimental Institution, “EPE”).

CultureLab is a five-year interdisciplinary program led by Université PSL, aimed at structuring and coordinating computational research in the humanities and social sciences. Centered around two Junior Chairs of Excellence and overseen by an executive committee and a scientific advisory board, the project brings together several PSL institutions and external partners under a shared governance model. It is administratively hosted by the École nationale des chartes–PSL and the École normale supérieure–PSL.

The International Research Centre of Disaster Science and Sustainable Development (IRC2D) hosted by Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship. The IRC2D supports pluridisciplinary research projects on natural disasters and sustainable development, including research projects conducted at the CERDI on the socio-economic consequences of natural catastrophes. Our team focuses on the study of volcanic eruptions in developing countries, as well as vulnerability and resilience. 

Conduct policy-oriented research that addresses topics of common importance for the US-EU relationship and/or EU affairs and that is tenable in one, two, or three EU Member States. 

One American scholar will be selected for the Fulbright-Schuman Innovation Award, designed to support research at the intersection of policy and technology that can improve the transatlantic understanding of issues at the heart of the US-EU relationship. The 2026-27 Innovation Award will give preference to proposals focused on the EU or US-EU approaches to innovative technologies and business models and their integration with new and existing policies and regulations. Successful proposals should address research topics focusing on the intersection of technological innovation and policy.

For American scholars and professionals

Number of grants: 5 per year
Disciplines: For the complete list, see the list under "Program Description"
2-6 weeks in France, with the possibility of two shorter stays
Grant: international transportation costs, $200 per diem, room and partial board, insurance