Context

Paris Cité University and Sciences Po are part of a strategic partnership aimed at developing collaborations to enrich their scientific and educational offerings.

Paris Cité University is also a partner in the ExcellencES TIERED project, coordinated by Sciences Po, which invites the two institutions to share the following objectives:

• To affirm the necessary contribution of the social sciences and humanities to understanding environmental and digital transitions and their political, social, economic, legal and cultural consequences;
• To actively seek complementarities between the social sciences and humanities and other scientific disciplines.

Vacancies

Sciences Po is recruiting two doctoral students on contracts jointly supervised with Paris Cité University. Candidates are strongly encouraged to focus on topics that illustrate the complementarity between the social sciences and humanities and other scientific disciplines.

However, co-supervision in the humanities and social sciences may be possible. In this case, the co-supervisors must be from different disciplines at Sciences Po and Paris Cité University.

Applications must be for one of the five doctoral programmes offered at Sciences Po: law, economics, history, political science or sociology. Doctoral students will be hosted in one of the ten research centres at Sciences Po. They will receive appropriate training in this structure as well as at the Sciences Po Research School.

Successful candidates will be offered a full-time contract for a period of 36 months.

Requirements

We are looking for motivated researchers with a master's degree in law, economics, history, political science or sociology, who have excellent empirical and theoretical skills and enjoy working in a team.

Additional training in the scientific fields covered by the joint supervision with Paris Cité University may be beneficial depending on the research topic.

Fluency in English is essential.

Applications

Applications must be submitted online, in accordance with the admission requirements and timetable of the Sciences Po School of Research.

Applications may be submitted in English or French.

More information on doctoral admissions to the School of Research.

Once you have submitted your application, please fill in the form below:

The application file must include the following documents:

• Two academic references (an optional professional reference may be added)
• Copy of identity document
• Cover letter
• Outline of ideas for the PhD project (2,000-3,000 words. We invite you to apply this guideline to your application file and not to follow the guidelines on the admissions platform)
• Copy of Bachelor's and Master's degrees (if already obtained). For applicants who are in the process of obtaining the required degree, please attach all transcripts available at the time of application.
• CV with a complete summary of education, academic and non-academic work experience, language skills and other extracurricular activities. The period during which the Master's programme was completed must be specified (from admission to graduation).
• If applicable: up to two academic research papers (such as a Master's thesis or published articles).

Any additional documents can be uploaded to the ‘additional documents’ folder in your applicant area.

Contact

For further information, please contact ed.direction@sciencespo.fr.