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Une institution de recherche de premier plan en France recherche un postdoctorant en Sciences Humaines pour travailler sur un projet innovant lié aux études sur les minorités et l'animisme. Le rôle implique la recherche-action, le développement d'activités de séminaire et la co-animation de la chaire dédiée aux études féministes et écologiques. Ce poste offre l'occasion de contribuer à des travaux de recherche significatifs sur la transformation sociale et culturelle.
Organisation/Company Université de Strasbourg Department Direction des ressources humaines Research Field Sociology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Country France Application Deadline 18 Jul 2025 - 23:55 (Europe/Paris) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37h30 Offer Starting Date 1 Sep 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
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Title of post : Postdoctoral fellow
Type of contract : CDD
Category (A, B or C) :
Contract/project period : 3 years
Expected date of employment : Fixed term contract
Proportion of work : Full time
Workplace : LinCS - Strasbourg University, France
Desired level of education : PhD
Experience required : 3 to 5 years
Contact(s) for information on the position (identity, position, e-mail address, telephone) :
rbrahim@unistra.fr
Date of publication : 18.06.20
Closing date for the receipt of applications : 18.07.20
Research project or operation
A Chair dedicated to Minorities Studies has been opened at the University of Strasbourg for the
period 2024-2028 (Chaire de Professeur Junior, LinCS-UNISTRA). A multidisciplinary team is
set up to conduct participatory action research. At this stage, this research is a cross-history of
animism and psychiatry in Europe, and particularly in France. One of the research objectives is
to highlight the manifestations of animism in European/Western history, focusing on ancestral
knowledge developed and mobilized locally within a therapeutic and spiritual framework.
Ancestral knowledge refers to the body of knowledge, practices, beliefs, techniques and
worldviews developed by communities in interaction with their environment. They are passed
down from generation to generation, mainly by word, practice and ritual, and have a sacred
dimension. The postdoctoral fellow will carry out a personal action research in connection with
this research objectif and the themes of mental health and ancestral knowledge developed within
the Chair.
Activities
➢ Description of the research activities :
Action research aims to produce scientific knowledge by engaging in actions that contribute to
social transformation. With this in mind, and in order to complete the socio-historical and
anthropological approach already present (axe 2 & 3), the post-doctoral fellow will :
- Develop historical, historiographical or philosophical research on ancestral knowledge. The
research will focus on ancestral knowledge specific to France and, more broadly, to Europe
and the West.
- Include and develop an action within the research proposal
➢ Related activities :
- Promotion of the research results through scientific communications and publications
- Co-construction of a pedagogical corpus relating to feminist, decolonial and ecological
Humanities
- Co-animation of the Chair through the organization of a seminar and an international
colloquium
Skills
➢ Qualifications/knowledge :
- PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences, a PhD in history or philosophy will be appreciate
- In-depth knowledge in Minority Studies and especially in feminist, decolonial and ecological
Humanities
- Fluency in French and English
➢ Operational skills/expertise :
- Ability to develop action research
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and in participatory action research
➢ Personal qualities :
- Humility
- Autonomy
- Reflexivity
- Ability to self-analysis
Environment and context of work
➢ Presentation of the laboratory/unity :
Founded on January 2022, the Laboratoire interdisciplinaire en études culturelles - UMR 7069
LinCS - has set itself the mission of developing Cultural Studies in France. The three pillars of
LinCS's interdisciplinary approach are social and cultural anthropology, sociology and
contemporary history. Conceived in constant dialogue with current international research, this
interdisciplinarity is mobilized around three key themes: embodying (studies of the body and
health), altering (the “other”, as conceived according to societies, cultures or eras) and deviating
(the study of transgressions, relationships to norms or laws).
➢ Hierarchical relationship :
The postdoctoral fellow will be attached to the LinCS and will work under the supervision of
Rachida Brahim, holder of the Minority Studies Chaire.
To apply :
Please send to Rachida Brahim (rbrahim@unistra.fr ) :
- An analytical CV with paragraph detailing (5 pages maximum)
1. The academic curriculum and its links with the job profile
2. Research experiences and their links with the research objectif exposed (cf. paragraph 2
above)
3. Involvement in social transformation actions and their links with the action you will
proposed in this research
4. A list of main publications and communications (not counted in the 5 pages)
- An action research project linked to the following themes: animism, ancestral knowledge, France,
Europe, West (6 pages maximum, bibliography and annex not included)
- The PhD diploma and the thesis defense report in case you have one
- The PhD thesis and 3 publications of your choice
E-mail rbrahim@unistra.fr
Research Field Sociology Education Level PhD or equivalent
Internal Application form(s) needed