PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Sociology in France

ENS-PSL / Université PSL in Paris is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Re-contract Research Program (Axis 1) , focused on trust, social contract renewal, and intergenerational social protection. The project examines how citizens view social protection politically and normatively: what should be protected, who should organize it (state, non-profit sector, or insurance sector), how resources should be pooled and redistributed, and how trust in institutions and shared political projects ...

Aix-Marseille University’s Mesopolhis Lab is recruiting a postdoc for the project “Mediterranean Dreaming: Tourism Massification and Migration in Maritime Cities.” The project investigates how tourism massification and migration are reshaping Mediterranean cities, how municipalities regulate these dynamics through urban policies and planning, and how residents experience the social and economic consequences. It also examines the imaginaries of the Mediterranean city emerging from official polici...

Applications are open for the 2026 John G. Bene Fellowship from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) . This student award supports master’s and doctoral students conducting field research in the Global South for their thesis work. It is designed for students whose academic background combines an interest in forests with social sciences , and whose research examines the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental welfare of people in...

Post-doctoral position in social sciences at Cermes3 / Inserm in Villejuif, France, focused on research into treatment practices for recurrent pulmonary embolisms and venous thromboses. The post is part of a collaborative research effort combining hospital-based observation, interviews, qualitative analysis, and interdisciplinary discussion between medicine and the social sciences. The successful candidate will observe consultations and professional meetings in a hospital setting, conduct interv...

CNRS is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the ERC-funded MOVING project, led by Prof. Véronique BENEÏ at the Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Politique (LAP), based at EHESS, Paris . The project studies the embodied traces and memories of African-originated slavery in diasporic contexts, with a focus on the Colombian Caribbean and the broader themes of anthropology , ethnology , ethnographic methods , arts-based research , and interdisciplinary social science. The successful candidate will con...

Postdoctoral positions in gender and sexuality social sciences are open through the EUR GSST (Ecole Universitaire de Recherche Sciences sociales du genre et de la sexualité), with hosting options at EHESS and INED in France . The call recruits 4 postdoctoral researchers for 18-month contracts : 2 positions at EHESS partner research centers and 2 positions at INED research units. The research theme is centered on gender and/or sexuality , using qualitative and/or quantitative data . EHESS hosting...

Research opportunity in France for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Paradox, Global Leadership and Qualitative Methods as part of the GREENLEAP project: Leveraging Paradox: Co-inventing the Futures of Greenlandic Leadership . The position is hosted by EDHEC Business School in partnership with Ilisimatusarfik – University of Greenland , Aalborg University , and the Arctic Business Network . The research focus combines leadership , management , qualitative methods , and Greenlandic/Arctic leadership t...

EDHEC Business School in Lille, France is advertising a postdoctoral position for the GREENLEAP project led by Prof. Camille Pradies , in collaboration with the University of Greenland and Aalborg University . The project asks how Greenlandic leaders navigate paradox and what Greenlandic values can teach about leadership. The research focus is strongly qualitative and includes participatory and arts-based research , with fieldwork and workshops in Nuuk . Applicants should have a completed PhD be...

Inria is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher / research engineer in human and social sciences for the LaborIA programme, focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on work, occupations, skills, and organizations. The position is embedded in the French national digital research ecosystem and supports the AI Programme coordinated by Inria. LaborIA is a research-action initiative created with the Ministry of Labour and Employment to study how AI is transforming professional activities and to...