Post-doctoral fellow (M/F) Colonial, imperial and post-colonial history, history of knowledge, [...]

European Commission; France; Sur place; EUR 30 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Une offre d'un projet de recherche dirigé par IMAF, visant à étudier l’histoire des savoirs dans les contextes coloniaux et post-coloniaux. Les candidats avec un doctorat en sciences humaines et sociales et une expérience de recherche en Afrique sont invités à postuler. Ce poste post-doctoral implique des activités de recherche, rédaction et promotion dans un environnement collaboratif.

Qualifications

• Expérience en recherche dans un contexte colonial et post-colonial.
• Connaissance des pratiques de recherche en Afrique.

Responsabilités

• Conduire des recherches sur l’histoire des savoirs dans les contextes coloniaux et post-coloniaux.
• Préparer et soumettre des articles de recherche à des revues à comité de lecture.
• Participer à l’organisation d’une conférence internationale.

Connaissances

Recherche en anthropologie

Compétences en humanités numériques

Intérêt pour la culture matérielle

Bonne rédaction en français et en anglais

Formation

Doctorat en sciences humaines et sociales

Description du poste

Organisation/Company CNRS Department Institut des mondes africains Research Field Anthropology Anthropology » Ethnology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Country France Application Deadline 26 Jun 2025 - 23:59 (UTC) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 15 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

Offer Description

- Conduct research into the history of knowledge and anthropology in colonial and post-colonial situations, on the constitution and circulation of archives and documentary resources, as part of the ANR ArchIFAN project “Revisiting the history of science in colonial situations. Actors and archives of the Institut français d'Afrique noire (IFAN)”.
- Contribute to the promotion of the ArchIFAN project.

- Conduct anthropological and historical research to identify and locate dispersed bodies of archives and documentary resources in France and West Africa, study their production and circulation, and examine their current legacies.
- Prepare and submit at least two research articles to peer-reviewed journals.
- Present work at at least three scientific events.
- Coordinate the feeding of a database.
- Participate in the ArchIFAN project's promotional activities.
- Participate in the organization of an international conference.

The successful candidate will have a fully-equipped workstation at IMAF (UMR 8171 - CNRS/IRD/EHESS/EPHE/Paris 1/AMU), 5 cours des Humanités, 93300 Aubervilliers), one of France's leading laboratories for areal studies of Africa.
He or she will join a community of around a hundred established researchers and teacher-researchers, young researchers and doctoral students in this field. The contract is part of the ANR ArchIFAN project, led by IMAF, LADEC (Université Lumière Lyon 2) and CESSMA (Université de Paris, IRD, INALCO) in collaboration with IFAN-CAD (Dakar, Senegal). The post-doc will be supervised by the project's scientific managers.

The candidate must have defended a doctoral thesis in the humanities and social sciences.
The position requires knowledge of the history of science in colonial and post-colonial context. It requires an interest in material culture and heritage issues, and research experience in Africa. The position also requires skills in digital humanities, as well as good writing skills in French and English.