postdoctoral position (M/F) in social sciences on the relationship between prostate cancer and chlordecone in the Antilles.

2 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CNRS

Department

Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales

Research Field

Sociology
Juridical sciences
Criminology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

France

Application Deadline

22 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

2 Sep 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

The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for conducting a field investigation in connection with an epidemiological study carried out by Florence Ménégaux's team on the links between exposure to chlordecone and prostate cancer in Martinique. The postdoctoral fellow will take over from an initial recruitment (18-month contract ending April 30, 2024), a transition will therefore be ensured in conjunction with the project team.

The postdoctoral fellow will carry out interviews with patients participating in the study, as well as with associations, health professionals and institutions working on the environmental causes of prostate cancer, in a context of recognition recent history of this cancer as an occupational disease. If the time available for the field investigation allows it, a complementary investigation will be continued on the mobilizations of pesticide victims (investigation already opened by Marie Mathieu, current postdoctoral student on the project). This will involve documenting the consideration of links (or the absence of a link) between environmental exposure and cancer in patients, and the politicization of prostate cancer as an environmental health disease (mobilization and dedicated institutional mechanisms ). The postdoctoral fellow will have to participate in moments of collective work dedicated to the project, write summary notes on the progress of the investigation and propose analyzes of the data collected, contribute to the writing of progress reports and scientific articles, in French or English.

The postdoctoral fellow will work in the IRISSO laboratory based at Paris Dauhpine-PSL University. However, the mission will take place mainly in Martinique (long or short missions are to be expected). The postdoctoral student will be able to benefit from a work space in the offices of a local partner (Arebio) in Fort-de-France where the other postdoctoral student (Rubis Le Coq) currently working on the same project is based.

Requirements

Research Field

Sociology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Juridical sciences

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Criminology

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Basic

Research Field

Sociology

Years of Research Experience

None

Research Field

Juridical sciences

Years of Research Experience

None

Research Field

Criminology

Years of Research Experience

None

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

Training in anthropology, sociology, political science or STS with a specialization on the themes of cancer and/or environmental health; qualitative methods; driving license ; knowledge of Creole (Martinique/Guadeloupean) appreciated; experience of field survey; fluency in oral and written English; ability to work in a team and integration into an interdisciplinary social sciences-health sciences project; participation in the management of the research program; availability for continuous presence in the field (1 to 3 months); familiarity with the regulatory procedures related to the collection of personal health data in social sciences (GDPR).

Additional comments

This is a research program funded by the INCA. More information here: https://www.e-cancer.fr/Professionnels-de-la-recherche/Recherches-en-sa… - and-prostate-cancer

Website for additional job details

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR7170-MALFER-003/Default.aspx

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales

Country

France

City

PARIS 16

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR7170-MALFER-003/Candidater.aspx

Contact

City

PARIS 16

Website

http://www.irisso.dauphine.fr

STATUS: EXPIRED