Tenured researchers, Demography and associated disciplines

The French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) is a public research organization. Its mission is to conduct research on all aspects of populations, to provide research training, and to report on the findings of its research to public authorities and the wider society. The research conducted at INED focuses on population questions, whether they relate to contemporary or historical issues. A wide variety of disciplinary approaches are employed in this research, drawing on the fields of demography, sociology, economics, history, geography, medicine, epidemiology, statistics, anthropology, etc.

INED will be hiring two tenured researchers in 2024.
Positions of Tenured Research Scientist (Chargé∙e de recherche de classe normale)
Qualification required: Doctorate/PhD
Location: INED, Campus Condorcet, 9 cours des Humanités, 93322 Aubervilliers, France
No age, gender or nationality restrictions
Competition opening date: 5 January 2024
Application submission deadline: 6 February 2024

Job description: the successful applicants will have tenured researcher status. They will develop their research within the context of the unit or units with which they are affiliated. They will be involved in promoting and leading research. They will also support research training through research.

Qualifications: applicants must have a doctorate in a subject relevant to population studies (demography, sociology, economics, history, geography, medicine, epidemiology, statistics, anthropology, etc.) as well as an excellent knowledge of quantitative methods applied to social sciences.

Desired experience: a broad range of experience (work with different research laboratories, work abroad, teaching, involvement in survey design, involvement in the organization of a scientific event, etc.) and a willingness to embrace multi-disciplinary and multi-method approaches (including using qualitative methods) would be desirable.

For any questions on the administrative part of the application, candidates can contact the researcher competitions office: concours-promotion-chercheurs@ined.fr , tel.: +33 (0)1 56 06 20 72