Call for applications for post-doctoral contracts 2026-2027

The Jaussen & Savignac Archaeological Program is now accepting applications for 4 post-doctoral contracts (each lasting 2 years), starting in January 2026. 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, 2026, 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 October 2, 2025, 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 Postdoctoral 2026-2027 [Pdf file: 560 KB]