Apply Now for "Water & Patrimony" Research Chair
In partnership with Sorbonne University, the Paris Institute for Advanced Study is offering a 10-month chair or two 5-month chairs for high-level international researchers in the humanities and social sciences (HSS) during the 2024-2025 academic year.
The Sorbonne University – Paris IAS Chair gives a researcher the possibility to work on an innovative project advancing knowledge on the societal impacts and ethical dimensions of major, global changes, more specifically focused on the topics of water and patrimony. The researcher will benefit from the outstanding work conditions and the scientific environment of the Paris IAS, and will collaborate chiefly with Sorbonne University’s research teams and Interdisciplinary Institutes.
Deadline for applications: Sunday, October 15th, 2023, 3:00 pm (Paris, CET)
Applicants may request either:
- A 10-month fellowship from September 2nd 2024 to June 30th 2025;
- A 5-month fellowship from September 2nd 2024 to January 31st 2025;
- A 5-month fellowship from February 3rd to June 30th 2025.
Themes
Societies facing major changes: Water and patrimony
This research chair is focused on the humanities and social sciences (HSS) with a strong interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral dimension. It aims to address societal challenges linked to the diverse uses of water and water management across ages, particularly in dense urban centers, and to the fundamental intricacies between water and patrimony.
Conditions of Eligibility
Researchers from all countries are eligible.
Applicants who have spent more than a total of 12 months in France during the 3 years prior to the application are not eligible.
This call for applications is open to:
- Senior university professors or researchers holding a position in a university or research institution or emeritus and having a minimum of 10 years of full time research experience after their PhD (at the time of the application). To be considered a senior, the applicant must have received her/his PhD before January 1st 2014.
- Junior scholars having the status of postdoctoral researcher or holding a position in a university or research institution, and having a minimum of 2 and maximum of 9 years of research experience after the PhD. To be eligible and considered a junior, the applicant must have received her/his PhD between January 1st 2014 and January 1st 2022.
Advanced knowledge of English is required, as all scientific and social activities at the Institute are held in English.
For more information and to apply.