Ageing, Inequality and Long-Term Care

Organisation / Company Université de Strasbourg Laboratory Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA) – UMR 7522 Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer description

The BETA (Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée) invites applications from excellent postdoctoral researchers interested in developing an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship project in the field of ageing, inequality and long-term care. Potential research topics include (non-exhaustive):

• Socioeconomic inequalities in health, disability and longevity
• Long-term care systems: financing, access, and welfare effects
• Trade-offs between health, well-being and consumption at older ages
• Informal care, family arrangements and gender inequalities
• Redistribution, social protection and ageing populations
• Institutional design of long-term care policies in Europe
• Interaction between health shocks, wealth trajectories and poverty risks
• Public vs private provision of long-term care services

Projects may rely on European survey data (e.g. SHARE), administrative data, quasi-experimental designs, or experimental and behavioural approaches, depending on the candidate’s profile.

The post-doctoral position will be coordinated by Mathieu Lefebvre who is Professor of Economics at the University of Strasbourg and a senior researcher at BETA. His research lies at the intersection of health economics, public economics and applied microeconometrics, with a strong focus on ageing, inequality and social protection.

Who can apply?

Researchers of any nationality who:

• Have completed a PhD or will complete it at the date of the call deadline (September 2026).
• Have a maximum of 8 years full-time equivalent experience in research at the time of the call deadline.
• Have not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.

Beware that applicants who have applied to the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025 call and received an evaluation below 80% are not eligible for an application in 2026.

How to apply?

We encourage all motivated and eligible postdoctoral researchers to send their expressions of interest to the supervisor’s e-mail address before 24th April 2026.

Your application shall include:

• a CV (5 pages max),
• a cover letter outlining your research background and its synergies with the supervisor’s field and/or the proposed research topic.

Estimated timetable

• Deadline for sending an expression of interest: 24th April 2026
• Selection of the applicant: May 2026 at the latest