Two-year Postdoc position in Economic Geography (Funded by Amidex)

RESEARCHER PROFILE: Postdoc / R2: PhD holders 
RESEARCH FIELD(S)1: Social Science
MAIN SUB RESEARCH FIELD OR DISCIPLINES1: Geography

JOB /OFFER DESCRIPTION 
TELEMMe and Aix-Marseille University are seeking a postdoctoral researcher in the field of economic geography to contribute to the research program DAFFIG. TELEMMe is an interdisciplinary research lab of Aix Marseille University and the CNRS. DAFFIG – “new DAta For Fiscal Geographies”, is funded by the Amidex Fundation and gathers researchers from three universities (UMR TELEMMe-Aix Marseille University, UMR ESPACE-Avignon University, Lab’Urba-Paris Est University).

Research Program
The 2008 crisis and the following austerity policies have drawn attention on the fiscal resources of local governments and on the growing inequalities in their ability to sustain public policies. The novelty of DAFFIG is to propose a critical approach of local fiscal data that encompasses the empirical as well as the theoretical challenges of fiscal geographies. The aim is to bridge the theoretical gap between the literature on fiscal issues and works on the evolutions of the geography of firms and populations. DAFFIG will build on the construction of a comprehensive database of French local governments’ resources and on interviews with local actors to provide a diachronic and fine-grained picture of the impacts of economic and demographic trends and local policies on local fiscal inequalities.

Your Role
Depending on your skills and past experiences, you may contribute more to the quantitative or the quantitative part of the project, but the ability to articulate quantitative and qualitative methods is an important expectation for this position

• Statistical and spatial analysis of local fiscal, financial and socio-economic data

• Interviews with local governments and actors of local planning

• Redaction of a scientific paper with the members of the project

• Dissemination of research results (organization of stakeholder seminars)

TYPE OF CONTRACT: TEMPORARY / JOB STATUS: FULL TIME /HOURS PER WEEK: 35h
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15/05/2025 00:00
ENVISAGED STARTING DATE: 01/09/2025
ENVISAGED DURATION: 24 months
JOB NOT FUNDED THROUGH AN EU RESEARCH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

WORK LOCATION(S): TELEMMe, Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l’Homme, 5 rue du Château de l’Horloge, 13100 Aix-en-Provence 

WHAT WE OFFER: 
Salary: €2,616.00 gross per month

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QUALIFICATIONS, REQUIRED RESEARCH FIELDS, REQUIRED EDUCATION LEVEL, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, OTHER RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS

• PhD in economic or urban geography, regional science or economy
• Expertise in one of the following fields: land planning policies, local austerity policies and fiscal issues, urban and regional economic development
• Good knowledge of quantitative methods (statistical and spatial analysis). Programming skills in languages such as R would be a plus.
• Good experience of fieldwork and qualitative interviews

Soft skills: 

Oral communication skills in French

Oral and scientific writing skills in English

Aptitude for teamwork

REQUESTED DOCUMENTS OF APPLICATION, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, SELECTION PROCESS
Please send your application to antoine.grandclement[at]univ-amu.fr by including the following documents:

• structured professional CV with an overview of previous experience and publications
• motivation letter of no more than 2 standard pages in which you present your relevant skills with respect to the main missions

Selected candidates will be invited to take part in a second round of remote interviews in the last decade of May. The selection process will be conducted in French or in English

HOW TO APPLY: antoine.grandclement[at]univ-amu.fr