Vincent Frigant

PhD opportunity at Université de Bordeaux , within Bordeaux Sciences Économiques (BxSE) , on political economy and ecology with a focus on the challenges of building a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) sector. The project asks how the legitimacy of such a sector is built, or not, through an analysis of the relevant actors . It is part of the EBIOCARB PEPR , which is dedicated to studying opportunities to develop SAF and SMF sectors in France. This is a doctoral opening, with the thesis to be carried out at BxSE on the Montesquieu Campus in Pessac . The announced start date for the doctorate is 2026-10-01 . Relevant academic keywords include political economy, ecology, sustainability transitions, aviation fuels, sector governance, legitimacy, and actor analysis. The post is shared by Vincent Frigant , Professeur des universités at Université de Bordeaux. No detailed funding, tuition, language-test waiver, or application portal is specified in the post.