Post-doctoral position in the EHESP Department of social sciences, in the AURELIA project

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Rennes, BRETAGNE
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 26 Mar 2024

26 Feb 2024
Job Information
Organisation/Company

EHESP
Department

Social Sciences
Research Field

Political sciences » Science and society
Sociology
Political sciences » Public policy
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country

France
Application Deadline

26 Mar 2024 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

35
Offer Starting Date

1 Jun 2024
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

 24 months Post doctoral position in social sciences, in the Aurelia project (https://aurelia.site.ined.fr ), which investigates the field of Long-term care policies (care towards older people in need of support and care torwards people with disabilities) and explores the ways in which support for "autonomy" is organised (which corresponds to "autonomy regimes") in five different countries (France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Canada).

The Aurelia project is led by an international, multidisciplinary research consortium. The scientific coordinator of the project is Loïc Trabut (Ined, France). The French team is composed by specialists in sociology, political science, geography, demography, law, public health, economics and medicine. They are organised into seven teams: Ined, Lise-Cnam CNRS, EHESP, EHESS, Ires, the University of Brest and Nantes University Hospital. The members of these specialist teams have a proven track record of working together scientifically and experienced in comparative work. The Aurelia international consortium partners are the University of Hamburg (Germany), the UQAM (Canada), the University of Doshisha (Japan) and the London School of Economics and Political Science LSE (UK). The members of the consortium are international leaders in their fields.

The post-doctoral researcher will be part of the French team of the project at the Ecole des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP). The EHESP-School of Public Health is a scientific, cultural and professional public institution. EHESP is a member of the network of public service schools (RESP), France Universities and the conference of Grandes écoles (CGE). EHESP is also a component institution of the University of Rennes/ As a platform for teaching and research in public health, EHESP is structured in different departments and welcomes 1,300 students or doctoral students and 7,000 trainees in professional development from 50 different nationalities and invites more than 1,000 lecturers per year.

The EHESP team of the Aurelia project is coordinated by Blanche Le Bihan and Alis Sopadzhiyan. The post doctoral researcher will work closely with the host team at the London School of Economics (LSE) in the UK, coordinated by Adelina Comas Herrera.

The post-doctoral researcher will be responsible for :

  • Carrying out the survey on the notion of "autonomy" in the United Kingdom (documentary analysis of legislation and reports produced, conducting and analysing interviews with experts)
  • Carrying out monographic surveys in two selected territories in the United Kingdom. He/she will be required to carry out interview surveys with local stakeholders in the implementation of support systems for the people in need of care.

He/she will also be involved in the project's reflections. In this context, he/she will have to take part in the various working meetings, as well as in the various collective productions that may result from them. He/she will contribute to the analysis of the data collected, producing reports and publishing the results in the form of scientific articles.

The recruited post-doctoral researcher will therefore carry out the following activities:

  • Organisation activities
    • Preparing and coordinating the fieldwork: planning and organising meetings with respondents, both for making appointments and for travel (transport, accommodation, etc.);
    • Contribute to the organisation of seminars and meetings  linked to the project
  • Collection activities
    • Literature review in English ;
    • Conducting qualitative interviews in English.
    • Identify appropriate texts, documents, reports etc. to investigate the notion of autonomy in the UK social care policy.
  • Analysis and valorisation activities
    • Appropriation and analysis of the administrative and scientific literature ;
    • Analysis of qualitative interviews ;
    • Drafting of a summary report based on the documentary corpus and interviews, presenting the data and systems and highlighting the specific features of the areas studied;
    • Contribution to the methodology discussions
    • Contribution to articles book chapters and scientific papers.

In order to carry out the survey, the researcher recruited will have to travel regularly to the UK (travel expenses covered by the project budget). The researcher will be hosted in London at the London school of economics and work with Adelina Comas Herrera.


Requirements
Research Field
Political sciences » Science and society
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Research Field
Sociology
Education Level
PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

PHD in sociology, political sciences, demography or related disciplines in social and human sciences

The researcher will be able to demonstrate a good command of qualitative interviewing methods. Knowledge of public support systems for people who are losing their autonomy and/or are disabled in France, and experience of comparative research, would be a plus, as would prior knowledge of the field of social and health care policies in the UK.

Specific skills:

  • Required languages and level expected: She/He will be required to conduct interviews and fieldwork in English
  • The job requires an aptitude for multi-skilling and teamwork,
  • As well as the ability to work independently and also organisational skills

Specific Requirements

In order to carry out the survey, the researcher recruited will have to travel regularly to the UK (travel expenses covered by the project budget). The researcher will be hosted in London at the London school of economics and work with Adelina Comas Herrera.


Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Good

Research Field
Political sciences » Science and societySociologyPolitical sciences » Public policy

Additional Information
Selection process

Applications will be examined by members of the coordination team, the EHESP team and the English host team. Applications should be sent to Blanche Le Bihan ([email protected] ) and Alis Sopadzhiyan ([email protected] ).

The application must include :

  • A curriculum vitae
  • A letter of motivation (max 2 pages), enabling us to assess the applicant's abilities
  • A written text (dissertation, note, article, etc.) to assess writing skills

Candidates will be informed of their pre-selection by 29/04/2024 at the latest and will be auditioned  in the first weeks of April for recruitment in  June 2024 (with the possibility to attend the annual meeting of the network which takes place mid-may in Paris)


Website for additional job details

https://aurelia.site.ined.fr

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
EHESP
Country
France
City
Rennes
Street
15 avenue du professeur Léon Bernard
Geofield


Where to apply
E-mail

[email protected]

Contact
City

Rennes
Website

http://www.ehesp.fr/
Street

15 avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard
E-Mail

[email protected]
[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED