4 May 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
CNRS- Department
Transitions énergétiques et environnementales- Research Field
Geography
Architecture
Sociology- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
France- Application Deadline
3 Jun 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
35- Offer Starting Date
1 Oct 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
This thesis project is funded by the CNRS 80prime program. It will be carried out in collaboration between the TREE and GEOAZUR units.
The thesis will be in geography, but will require multidisciplinary knowledge in geography, political science and earth sciences, as well as a good knowledge of the Latin American cultural area, in addition to the Ecuadorian and Quiténian context. It is led by Julien Rebotier, geographer and CNRS research fellow, and co-directed by Jean-Mathieu Nocquet, seismologist and IRD research director.
Basic knowledge of seismicity is required for this doctoral research, but the candidate will also be able to draw on the support of a team of 5 PSHA experts working on the SISCO project - Les séismes et leur connaissance en contexte (2024-2025), with which this doctoral contract is associated. In addition to the SISCO project, there is a Franco-Ecuadorian research community active in the study of risks and their management in Quito, which this doctoral contract will also be able to draw on.
- Mission
The doctoral thesis will analyze the opportunities and obstacles to linking knowledge and action (management and prevention) in the case of seismic risk in Quito.
Through a systematized knowledge of the territorial, institutional and research contexts, the aim will be to review the practices, methods and objectives developed to date in research on seismic risks in Quito
- Activities
Despite undeniable advances in our knowledge of disaster risks, the idea that the production of knowledge about risks leads to better actions and initiatives to reduce disasters has not been proven. Numerous studies have identified obstacles such as i) the disciplinary fragmentation of research and approaches, ii) the distance between knowledge and action, and iii) the divergence between, on the one hand, research concerns, and on the other, the concrete challenges faced by territories, or the imperatives of management. The work of Science & Technology Studies shows just how important the type of knowledge produced is, how much the contexts in which it is produced influence it, and how much the institutional organization of risk management, research and funding influence the social impact and legitimacy of the knowledge mobilized. These contexts are specific to the territories studied, which we understand as inhabited pieces of space, i.e. appropriated, exploited, valued and represented according to complex socio-historical dynamics. They are a manifestation of the ways in which societies have occupied space over time. They bear the legacy of this history, and are a major factor in possible future trajectories. In many ways, they shape the research being carried out on them.
The proposed doctoral contract will examine the epistemological implications of identifying the scientific knowledge required for action. It will pay particular attention to an authoritative approach to earthquake research: probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA). PSHA consists in establishing the probability of exceeding a given ground acceleration, at a given location, over a given time window. Despite the robustness of the method and its legitimacy among the scientific community, its application in different contexts puts the approach in tension from a management perspective (spatial and temporal scales, institutional capacities, site effects, etc.). In the case of Quito, coupling with seismic micro-zonation work is essential. A genealogical study of the use of the PSHA and its association with micro-zonation (a form of feedback on knowledge) is on the agenda for the doctoral contract.
This doctoral contract will mobilize epistemological reflections on the status of science and of the knowledge produced, and on the links with action in the context of risk reduction. It will also document risk management practices in Quito, as well as research practices, and in particular the process of calculating the PSHA as a scientific production. Finally, this doctoral contract will explore alternative research strategies, capable of integrating a universe of constraints and possibilities for action rather than confronting them once knowledge has been produced. This last part is an innovative gamble that is part of a cluster of related and collective initiatives on which the reflections of this doctoral contract will be based.
- Skills required:
• A Master's degree or equivalent in geography, sociology or political science.
• An interest in geosciences/seismology.
• Fluency in Spanish (B1 equivalent, rapidly perfectible).
Requirements
- Research Field
- Geography
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Architecture
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Research Field
- Sociology
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Level
- Basic
- Research Field
- Geography
- Years of Research Experience
- None
- Research Field
- Architecture
- Years of Research Experience
- None
- Research Field
- Sociology
- Years of Research Experience
- None
Additional Information
- Website for additional job details
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR6031-JULREB-001/Default.aspx
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Transitions énergétiques et environnementales
- Country
- France
- City
- BAYONNE
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UMR6031-JULREB-001/Candidater.aspx
Contact
- City
BAYONNE
STATUS: EXPIRED