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Two years postdoctoral position on “Urban energy economies in the Middle East: social justice and energy transition”

Postdoctoral position on “Urban energy economies in the Middle East: social justice and energy transition”. (M/F)

Application Deadline : 1st September 2024 Paris time

General information
Offer title : Postdoctoral position on “Urban energy economies in the Middle East: social justice and energy transition”. (M/F) (H/F)
Reference : UMR7050-BASDAO-012
Number of position : 1
Workplace : PARIS 07
Date of publication : 12 July 2024
Type of Contract : FTC Scientist
Contract Period : 24 months
Expected date of employment : 1 October 2024
Proportion of work : Full time
Remuneration : Between Gross salary 3 080 € et 4 290 € per month according to expérience
Desired level of education : Niveau 8 – (Doctorat)
Experience required : 1 to 4 years

Missions
CNRS Humanities and Social Sciences is inviting applications for a two-year post-doctoral position as part of its support for research into the habitability of the planet.
The theme of this call is “Urban energy economies in the Middle East: social justice and energy transition”.

The position is based at UMR CERI (France) and involves collaboration with UMIFRE IFPO (based in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Palestinian Territories).

The energy and ecological transition in Middle Eastern countries has specific characteristics and configurations, different from those in Europe or North America, but also from those in the Persian Gulf, which are characterised by energy abundance and the resulting financial wealth.

CERI and IFPO are proposing to recruit a post-doctoral researcher to study these issues on the basis of fieldwork located in this region, if possible incorporating a relational and comparative dimension between the different countries, and even possibly between the region and neighbouring regions.

Under the supervision of a member of CERI, specialising in urban geography, and in partnership with IFPO’s Contemporary Studies Department, the post-doctoral researcher, with a doctorate in human and social sciences, will carry out research on the energy transition in the Middle East, incorporating a relational and comparative dimension between different countries.
The question of social justice will be a guiding thread in the work. Several angles of analysis are possible, in particular :

– Socio-technical analysis of old and new urban energy systems and their interdependence (urban mobility, electricity supply, energy consumption in particular).

– Analysis of the territorialisation and politicisation of energy issues within urban public policies (institutional structuring, political economy and role of private players, securing infrastructures and mobilisation around social justice issues).

The aim of this post-doctoral contract is to give an early-career PhD holder (less than three years after PhD defense) the opportunity of developing his/her research within the supportive framework of two well established laboratories.

Through this experience, the person recruited will be able to gain experience in a humanities and social sciences laboratory, deepen their knowledge in a specific field of research and acquire greater independence in the scientific field of the humanities and social sciences.

Activities
The activities of the post-doctoral researcher will be as follows:

1- Research:
• Conducting a research project on the energy transition and social justice in urban environments in the Middle East (Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Palestinian territories)
• Helping to document the energy changes by carrying out surveys based on social science methodologies.
• Publish the results of your research and disseminate them to academic and non-academic audiences.

2- Leading research and contributing to collective research:
• To nurture synergies between CERI and IFPO by identifying potential collaborative research projects conducive to partnerships on a regional scale.
• To participate, through this work, in the collective research carried out at CERI and IFPO.

Skills
Knowledge and skills :
– Doctorate in the social sciences (defended less than 3 years before October 1st, 2024).
– Knowledge and mastery of social science methodologies
– An aptitude for interdisciplinarity
– Good experience of field research
– Knowledge of quantitative methods is a plus
– Experience of participatory research and working with stakeholders is a plus
– Ability to coordinate a group project in a collaborative spirit on multidisciplinary projects
– Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
– Know how to write research reports and scientific articles
– Ability to present results orally and in writing
– Autonomy and team spirit
– Be able to report on your activity
– Being a driving force
– Respecting confidentialitý

Work Context
CERI is a multidisciplinary laboratory. It studies the world through a dual and complementary approach: regional areas and international and transnational relations. The first is based on political societies, the second on international interactions (states, non-state actors), whether political, social, cultural or economic.

The Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO) is a joint unit of the MEAE and the CNRS (UAR 3135). The institute is present in Lebanon, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Iraq and Syria, where its services are currently closed to the public. Its contemporary studies department brings together five or six permanent researchers and a small number of doctoral students on host programmes.

The postdoctoral fellow will be based at CERI and will work under the supervision of Eric Verdeil, in liaison with the Contemporary Studies Department of the Institut Français du Proche-Orient, which will be his or her reference laboratory during missions to the Middle East. The director of the department will be his scientific adviser. The IFPO will have a budget to cover the mobility costs of the postdoctoral student.

Constraints and risks
The post-doctoral researcher will be required to carry out surveys in the Middle East. He or she will have to take into account the uncertain nature of the situation in these countries and vigilantly monitor the security constraints that this entails (SDF authorisation).

Additional Information
Deadline for receiving the applications: 1er September 2024

The application must include the following documents (in French or English)
– A covering letter
– A detailed CV
– The thesis defence report
– One or two publications
– A document detailing the applicant’s research project (maximum 5 pages)
Applicants should contact Eric Verdeil (CERI) eric.verdeil@sciencespo.fr and Mathieu Rey (IFPO) m.rey@ifporient.org.

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Content and context of the post-doctoral position 

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For an English Version, see here.

Programme et contexte du post-doctorat

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