Postdoctoral Position in Paris

One two-year postdoctoral position is available with the History of
Social Science Group (H2S) at École normale supérieure de Cachan,
France, starting October/December 2011.

We are currently looking to hire one postdoctoral fellow for a newly
funded grant from the Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR) to study
cross-disciplinary research ventures in postwar American social science.

* Requirements

Candidates should have completed their doctoral degree (within the
past two years) in a relevant discipline or field, such as history of
economics, history of science, history of social science, American
Studies, U.S. history, American Civilization, higher education,
sociology of science, and should have interest or expertise in
cross-disciplinary research ventures in social science after WWII.

* Start date

Flexible

* Stipend (net)

2120 euros (monthly) plus research money for archival work and
conference participation.

* Application Instructions

Please send an email describing briefly background, previous training
and interests along with a CV and contact information for two
references. Journal publications or other samples of scholarly writing
may also be included. Please send application materials to Philippe
Fontaine at «philippe.fontaine@ens-cachan.fr».

* Deadline to Apply

Flexible