Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at chep

 

Applications are invited for a three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Centre for History and Economics in Paris (CHEP), Sciences Po, starting on 1 September 2025.

CHEP encourages historical research on all aspects of economic life. It was established in 2022, the result of a collaboration between Sciences Po and the Cambridge-Harvard Joint Centre for History and Economics, and is hosted by the Sciences Po Centre for History. For more information on CHEP, see https://histecon.fr/en/. Sciences Po is one of France's leading institutions for research and teaching in the social sciences, law and history.

The Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is in connection with the research programme on economic and environmental history, which is supported by the Cambridge, Harvard and Paris Centres for History and Economics. For further information about the programme, see https://histecon.fas.harvard.edu/ehc/. The annual gross salary will be 45 000 €. Employment in France guarantees full access to healthcare and other social security benefits. The fellow will have an annual research allowance of 2000 €. In addition, an allowance will be available towards relocation costs, and Sciences Po will assist with the obtention of a visa if required.

The fellowship is intended for an outstanding researcher early in their career. To be eligible, a candidate must have defended - or be due to defend - their PhD between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2025. The PhD may be in another subject than history. Sciences Po's working languages are English and French, and only the ability to work in English is required for this position.

The fellow appointed will be expected to undertake research in the general fields of economic and environmental history, broadly defined. Applications are welcomed from scholars working on any part of the world or any period. The fellow will participate in the seminars and conferences arranged in connection with the programme and will have the opportunity to organize meetings and workshops on subjects related to their own research. The fellow will be invited to the Cambridge Centre for History and Economics in the course of the fellowships and will have the possibility of visiting the Joint Center for History and Economics at Harvard University.

Applicants are asked to nominate two referees through the online referee nomination portal. They are advised to nominate the referees well before they complete their own application. This is to ensure referees are given sufficient notice to submit the letters of recommendation by the closing date of the competition.

Applicants should also complete an online application form and submit through the application portal a curriculum vitae and a statement of research interests (up to 1500 words). The curriculum vitae and the statement of research interests should be in English. The statement of research interests should highlight the significance of past and planned future research.

The deadline for receipt of applications and letters of recommendation is 23.59 (French time) on Thursday 31 October 2024.

Long-listed candidates will be informed in mid-November and asked to provide up to two samples of writing within a week. These should be the length of a typical article or book/dissertation chapter and may be in English or French. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be informed in mid-December and interviews are expected to take place by Zoom in January 2025.

 

The deadline for this competition has now passed.

 

The Centre for History and Economics in Paris and Sciences Po follow a gender equal opportunities policy. Women are therefore warmly encouraged to apply.