[IFRIS] Call for Applications for Post-Doctoral positions
Seven (7) post-doctoral positions are available at the Institute for
Research and Innovation in Society (ifris.org).

2018 Call for IFRIS post-doctoral positions
Seven (7) post-doctoral positions are available at the Institute for
Research and Innovation in Society (ifris.org).
IFRIS welcomes science, technology and society scholars in all social
science disciplines: history, sociology, political sciences, anthropology,
economics, management sciences or law.

STS is understood in a broad sense of issues related to the production and
use of science and technologies in societies. The post-doc candidates
should propose original research projects on specific issues that relate to
public health, biomedicine, agricultural sciences, food security, climate
change, biodiversity, environmental questions, ICT, “big data” and
internet, historical and social construction of technologies, risk and
regulation, development and research policies, global distribution of
knowledge, intellectual and property rights and global commons, circulation
of knowledge, construction of public research policies, multilevel
governance of science and technology, knowledge and local development,
regimes of regulations and production of sciences and innovation in
society.
See the list of projects funded by IFRIS to date for your information.

Selected candidates will be attached to one of the following IFRIS research
units (name and acronym are followed by the scientific organisation to
which the unit is attached). See the website links for more details on
these units.

Centre Alexandre Koyré (CAK), CNRS, EHESS, Muséum Centre Population et
développement (CEPED), IRD, Université Paris Descartes Centre
d’Economie de Paris Nord (CEPN), Université Paris 13, CNRS Centre de
recherche médecine, sciences, santé, santé mentale, société (CERMES3),
CNRS, INSERM, EHESS, Université Paris Descartes Histoire des
Technosciences en Société (HT2S), CNAM Laboratoire Techniques,
Territoires, Sociétés (LATTS), UPEM, Ecole des Ponts, CNRS Laboratoire
Interdisciplinaire pour la Sociologie Economique (LISE), CNAM Laboratoire
Interdisciplinaire Sciences Innovations Sociétés (LISIS), CNRS, ESIEE,
INRA, UPEM Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Science de
l’Action (LIRSA), CNAM Patrimoines locaux et gouvernance (PALOC), IRD,
MNHN Candidates do not need to have previous knowledge of these research
groups. Nonetheless, it might be useful for them to consult their websites
or take contacts that might help them designing their research project.
Contacts can be made through the IFRIS Secretariat: rust[at]ifris.org
Selected candidates are eligible for a 24-month contract, under the French
standard in relation to salary and work status. Contracts will start as
soon as possible after selection, according to candidates’ previous
obligations and engagements, and on January 1st, 2019 at the latest.
Requirements
To be eligible, post-doc candidates should hold a Ph.D. or doctoral degree
as on the date of December 15th, 2018 at the latest and should have already
fulfilled all the obligations for the acquisition of their Ph.D. or
doctoral degree.
In case the candidate do not have their degree by the date of this
submission, he/she should present a reference letter from their doctoral
supervisor certifying that he/she will hold his/her Ph.D. or doctoral
degree as on the date of December 15th, 2018 at the latest.
If an applicant is selected but does not meet the deadline - December 15th
- to obtain his/her PhD, he/she will loose the benefit of his/her
selection.
Candidates cannot apply for a post-doc position within a research group
where they have prepared their doctoral research work.

Applications
Candidates should fill out the online form by clicking on the following
link and send their research proposals by February 5th, 2018, consisting
of:

A cover letter written by the candidate to indicate the way she/he believes
her/ his project contributes to IFRIS research agenda. The candidate should
indicate her/his former relations to IFRIS research units, in case they
exist. Candidates are not requested to indicate in which IFRIS research
unit they would like to be hosted, but nevertheless can do so. A one page
Curriculum Vitae. The Vitae should indicate diplomas, trajectory, places
and institutions where the candidate has worked and studied. Previous
post-docs should be indicated in case there has been any. A research
project (no more than 8 pages). The project should be written in English,
including a plan of activities for the whole 24-month period and a
tentative budget. The project should clearly state its objective,
methodology, theoretical position, type and mode of collection of empirical
material, research strategy, and expected outcomes. It should also indicate
the type of expected production out of this period of time (workshops,
book, articles, or any other envisioned material). A complete list of
publications. In case the candidate do not have their degree by the date of
this submission, he/she should present a reference letter from their
doctoral supervisor certifying that he/she will hold his/her Ph.D. or
doctoral degree as on the date of December 15th, 2018 at the latest. For
the French candidates, their viva report is also required (“rapport de
soutenance”). Selection criteria

Quality of the research project Relevance in relation to IFRIS agenda
Potential of the topic to favour the integration of the candidate to the
hosting research group Quality of the candidate’s academic and research
trajectory The application will be sent in one single file, pdf format, and
should be saved under the following name:
Name_appelpostdoc_IFRIS.pdf (where “name” is the last name of the
candidate)
To IFRIS Secretariat: rust[at]ifris.org
 
Useful dates
Deadline: February 5th, 2018
– November 7th, 2017: Launch of the call
– February 5th, 2018: Receipt of proposals
– May 30th, 2018: Acceptance decision sent to the candidates