Come to France

The Prize

The purpose of the prize is to encourage the writing of a study or an essay (literary, historical or artistic).

It is made up of both

• an allowance of €2,650 per month, the duration of which may not exceed the number of months allocated by the steering committee,
• a one-month stay in residence at the Fondation des Treilles, in particular to access documentary and archival collections

The candidates

Applications are open to all nationalities and all disciplines. 

Each year, the Fondation des Treilles welcomes international researchers in individual or small group stays (with a maximum of 4 people) from one to three weeks. These residencies are opened to all academic disciplines and offer an opportunity to dedicate time to work such as writing an article, finalizing a publication, initiating a research or exhibition project, and more.

During your stay, the foundation provides you with the best conditions you need to devote yourself entirely to the project for which you have been selected. 

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.