International call for applications for research stays (visiting researchers) 2027-2028

Disability, employment and social policies (PRESPOL Project): international call for applications for research stays (visiting researchers) 2027-2028

The Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies  (LIEPP) is launching a call for applications to host two visiting researchers for the 2027-2028 academic year as part of the PRESPOL project (Promoting the economic autonomy of people with disabilities through employment and social policies - ANR-23-PAVH-0001), funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR). This project focuses on the economic autonomy of people with disabilities through employment and social policies. These research visits aim to strengthen PRESPOL's international collaborations by hosting researchers whose work aligns with the research themes developed by the project.

Description of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Public Policy Evaluation

The Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP) is a Sciences Po research platform funded by the French National Research Agency's "Investments for the Future" program. Established in 2011, this laboratory has been restructured since 2020 in partnership with Université Paris Cité. Its mission is to develop public policy evaluation through an interdisciplinary scientific approach. LIEPP is based on an innovative evaluative research approach, combining quantitative, qualitative, and comparative methods, and maintaining high scientific standards with a commitment to disseminating and translating research findings for public stakeholders.

PRESPOL project description

PRESPOL is a research project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR) (2021-2026), coordinated by Anne Revillard (LIEPP, Sciences Po, Paris), and bringing together five research units (LIEPP, CERAPS, EHESP, ERUDITE, LISE). The project employs an interdisciplinary, comparative, and participatory approach, involving more than twenty partner organizations and institutions, as well as several international collaborations (United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, South Africa). We wish to extend this international dimension to regions complementary to those already explored in the project, by opening the call for research proposals focusing on:

• PRESPOL's general themes (disability, social, labour and employment policies, comparative and interdisciplinary approaches...) [1];
• Specific themes, linked to the general themes, relating to:
• Employment integration and retention of people with disabilities in the agricultural sector; 
• Time use and the allocation of time between employment, caring for oneself and others, volunteer work…; 
• Income sources, household budget allocation, poverty, and economic autonomy;
• Employment quota policies ;
• Accommodations ;
• Intersectional discriminations ;
• Transformation of employment and social policy interventions in war contexts;

Target audience

This call for applications is addressed to researchers currently employed at a university or research institution, in permanent academic positions equivalent level to Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor. Attention will be paid to applications from researchers:

• based in the countries studied in their research;
• based in regions complementary to those already explored within PRESPOL, including: Latin America, Asia, Maghreb and Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa.

Applications from researchers with a broader methodological or theoretical specialization in public policy evaluation, related to these themes, are welcome.

Applications will be selected by the PRESPOL LIEPP members, based on the scientific quality of the project and its relevance to the proposed themes.

Terms and financing

• Number of positions: 2 visiting researchers
• Duration: 1 month per visiting researcher
• Funding: €4,500 in total per one-month stay, covering reimbursement of accommodation costs in Paris (up to 3000€) as well as transportation fares (and airport transfers if applicable).
• Period of stay: A one-month stay to be scheduled between September 2027 and June 2028 included.
• Accommodation and accessibility needs can be compensated within the limits of the available budget
• No teaching required

Expected scientific contribution

During their stay, visiting researchers will be required to present their work in a PRESPOL workshop and to showcase their stay through an online interview on the PRESPOL blog, organized by the PRESPOL members. They will also be encouraged to engage with members of the PRESPOL project to develop potential research collaborations.

No later than four months after the end of their stay, visiting researchers will be required to submit for publication in the LIEPP open-access publication series either a working paper or a policy brief on a topic related to PRESPOL. Policy briefs are intended to present, in a concise and accessible manner to a broad audience (public-sector actors, civil society), the findings of peer-reviewed research (research reports, academic articles, etc.), which must be properly referenced in the document.

LIEPP and PRESPOL acknowledgements must be included in all academic publications resulting from work carried out during the research stay at LIEPP.

Location of the research stay

Sciences Po - Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies  (LIEPP) Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies  (LIEPP), 199 boulevard Saint-Germain, 75007 Paris. A shared workspace and access to the Sciences Po library will be provided.

Calendar

• Call for proposals launched: September 21, 2026 
• Application deadline: January 15, 2027
• Selection results: February 8, 2027

Application file

Applications may be written in French or English and should be sent to sciencespo.prespol@sciencespo.fr (subject: “Visiting Programme PRESPOL”). They must include:

• a curriculum vitae;
• a cover letter specifying the possible dates of the stay, outlining the project's relevance and contribution to the call's themes (general PRESPOL themes and/or specific themes), specifying the project(s) the applicant intends to work on during their stay. Collaborations with members of the PRESPOL project are encouraged;
• a PDF copy of an article or book chapter that has already been published or accepted for publication, or of a research report or other material illustrating the contribution to the proposed themes;
• the title and summary of the working paper or policy brief intended to be submitted for the LIEPP collection;
• the title and summary of the presentation planned for the the PRESPOL research workshop (the session could, for example, be organized, be organized around the publication to be submitted for the LIEPP collection 

Do not hesitate to contact us at sciencespo.prespol@sciencespo.fr for any further information before applying.

[1]See in this regard the presentation of the work packages (components) of the PRESPOL project: https://prespol.hypotheses.org/