Lower classes and institutions

Organisation / Company Université de Strasbourg Laboratory Sociétés, acteurs, gouvernement en Europe (SAGE) – UMR 7363 Is the Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Keywords: public services, social class, administration, street-level bureaucracy

Offer description: I would like to welcome post-doctoral fellows in the frame of the research program and international network I organize on the relationship between the lower classes and public institutions (see: ). Young researchers from around the globe in sociology, anthropology, political science or public administration are welcome.

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