Working with the Jaussen & Savignac Programme

Changed on 16 July 2026 à 14:53

Find here the various job opportunities offered by the Jaussen & Savignac Programme:

Post-doctoral contracts

Lecturer-researcher contracts

Administrative staff positions

Postdoctoral contracts

Call for applications: postdoctoral contracts 2027–2028

The Jaussen & Savignac Archaeological Program is now accepting applications for four post-doctoral contracts (each lasting two years), starting in January 2027. Two of these postdoctoral fellowships are reserved for candidates from the Arab world

Work Environment
Dedicated to the development of archaeology and preventive conservation in the Arabian Peninsula and, more broadly, in the Arab-Muslim world, the Jaussen & Savignac Program is based at the Jaussen & Savignac Archaeological Researches Center, directed by Gaëlle Tallet, Professor of Archaeology of the Hellenistic and Roman East.

Presentation of the Position

The recruited post-doctoral researchers, starting on January 1, 2027, for a duration of two years, will contribute to the dynamic environment of the Jaussen & Savignac Archaeological Research Center by developing a research project within at least one of the six themes listed below. He or she will be expected to organize doctoral seminars and/or scientific events, and will be allocated a corresponding budget.

List of the themes :

Environmental Heritage: Oasis Landscapes
Conservation and Restoration in the Arabian Peninsula
Archaeology 2030: Archaeology and New Technologies
Arabian Peninsula: Cradle and melting pot of cultures and religions
Arabian Peninsula:crossroads between the East, Africa and the Mediterranean
Epistemology and Historiography of Archaeology and Conservation in the Eastern Regions.

The postdoctoral researcher will carry out their work as part of one of the six research units associated with the Jaussen & Savignac Archaeological Research Center including UMR 8215 Trajectoires, UMR 8167 Orient et Méditerranée, EA 4100 HICSA within its welcome team Conservation Restauration des Biens Culturels, UMR 7041 ArScAn and UMR 8068 TEMPS, under the direction of a professor of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University affiliated with ED 112 (Archaeology or Preventive Conservation). For more information about the affiliated research units and potential supervisors for your research project, please click here.

Candidate Profile
The selected post-doctoral researcher is required to have a PhD in Archaeology or Preventive Conservation.
There are no age or nationality restrictions for applicants.

Hiring process

Selection will be made on the basis of submitted applications, which must be received by September 17, 2026, at 4:00 PM (Paris time)
Applications submitted after this deadline will not be accepted.

For detailed information on the application submission process, please refer to this file:

Call for applications Jaussen & Savignac Post-doctoral_2027-2028.pdf

(PDF, 1 MB)

Postdoctoral contracts

Postdoctoral contracts 2026-2027: Results

We are pleased to announce the list of candidates selected for the 2026–2027 postdoctoral contracts under the Jaussen & Savignac programme :

Record of Postdoctoral Jaussen _ Savignac 2026-27 Contract Decisions (Document in French) [Pdf - 167Ko]

Previous Call for Applications:

Call for application for postdoctoral contracts 2026-2027 (Document en French) [Pdf - 663 Ko]

Call for application for postdoctoral contracts 2025-2026 (Document in French) [Pdf file: 1.42 MB]

Contractual lecturer-researcher contracts

Job Offer: Teaching and Research Fellow (M/F) – 3 July 2025

As part of the Master 1 in Archaeology and Preventive Conservation, The Jaussen & Savignac Programme is recruiting a Teaching-Research Fellow (M/F) under a fixed-term contract for the start of the academic year in September.

Required Fields of Expertise:
・Applied computing (databases and GIS)
・Archaeological field methods and techniques

We are seeking a PhD candidate in the final stages of their thesis or a recent PhD graduate. Candidates should have teaching experience in archaeological methods, practical fieldwork experience and proficiency in English required.

For more information about the position, conditions, and application procedures: Job Profile – Teaching Associate (Fixed-Term Contract): Applied Computing and Field Methods & Techniques (Document in french) [Pdf file: 122 KB]