Extractivisms and transformations of socio-ecosystems in a postcolonial context (Asia-Pacific) M/F

Job Description

Summary of the scientific project

The EXTRAS-AP CPJ aims to analyse extractivist contexts and situations in the Asia-Pacific region. Through a range of case studies, the analysis of these configurations may be structured around several dimensions: human–environment relations; transformations of social relations; and the evolution of interactions between environments and techniques, including over the (very) long term.
EXTRAS-AP may also examine how extractivist activities reshape power relations, collec-tive mobilisations, and conflicts surrounding their environmental, economic, social, and polit-ical consequences. The scientific project must be articulated with CNRS Humanities & So-cial Sciences research infrastructures in the Pacific and/or Asia, and include extended mo-bility periods within one or more of these institutions.

Summary of the teaching project

Teaching will be discussed according to the site which the successful candidate is assigned to. He/She will be involved in teaching on existing courses at each site.

Your Profil

Profile Required

Holders of a doctorate or a PhD or equivalent degree or applicants who have gained scientific qualifications or carried out scientific work deemed to be of an equivalent level.There is no restriction on the age or nationality of applicants. All CNRS positions are accessible to people with disabilities, with special arrangements for tests made necessary by the nature of the disability

Your Work Environment

Host Lab Strategy

The selected units are distinguished by their strong interdisciplinary dynamics and recognized expertise in Asian and Pacific studies. In light of the CPJ's thematic focus, they also offer sig-nificant strengths. The Centre for Research and Documentation on Oceania (CREDO, UMR 7308) has developed substantial work on issues of sovereignty in postcolonial contexts, as well as on human-environment relations. The Asian Research Institute (IrAsia, UMR 7306) hosts a large body of research on both material and immaterial cultures, as well as on pro-cesses of social change linked to political and economic transformations. The Research Cen-tre for the Organisation and Dissemination of Geographic Information (PRODIG, UMR 8586) examines, among other topics, social inequalities through the lens of global change.

Institution Strategy

This CPJ lies at the intersection of three priorities identified by CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences in its strategic prospective plan: (1) addressing ecological challenges through questions of habitability; (2) analysing the dynamics of capitalism in postcolonial contexts; and (3) documenting transformations of local socio-ecosystems under the influence of global economic, social, political, and environmental changes.
The concept of extractivism, and the situations it refers to, sits at the crossroads of these issues. CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences aims to examine this notion – originally developed in the Latin American context – across other regions in order to assess its broader heuristic potential and to bring into dialogue asymmetrical situations that intertwine political, social, economic, and environmental dimensions.
Research on Asia, long shaped by Orientalism and area studies, has sometimes been confined to academic niches, often perceived as marginal or overly culturalist. This has at times hindered its epistemological renewal and its integration into broader debates, such as those on decolonisation, postcolonialism, and climate transition. This CPJ seeks to overcome this limitation.
Research on the Pacific region has historically focused on the study of social, cultural, and linguistic legacies predating European contact, before connecting contemporary geostrategic issues with local, national, and regional dynamics.
The objective of this CPJ is to address the priorities identified in CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences' strategic prospective plan by bringing together perspectives from anthropology, history, archaeology, sociology, economics, literature and the arts, as well as political science.

International Strategy

The Chair holder will be expected to implement actions and set up partnerships in the given thematic field and particularly to commit to submitting a project in the framework of European calls for proposals like ERC, Horizon Europe Consortium, etc. during the 5 years of his/her contract.
Designed as a CPJ embedded in strengthened scientific collaboration with CNRS research structures in the Pacific and Asia, the project led by the Chair holder must include scientific cooperation activities and a programme of extended research stays within one or more of the following institutions: Fare Pasifika (Papeete), the Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (Bangkok, IRASEC), the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP), and the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (Hong Kong/Taipei, CEFC).

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Annual salary from 54 600 Euros to 57 800 Euros depending on professionnal experience.

Total funding

200k€

Annual leave and RTT

44 jours

Remote Working practice and compensation

Pratique et indemnisation du TT

Transport

Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€

Research Policy

Open Science

The CNRS is developing a strong policy in favor of open science. Open science consists of making research results "as accessible as possible and closed as necessary". As such, the CNRS aims to make 100% of the texts of publications resulting from the work of its laboratories accessible , in particular through deposit in HAL. The data produced must also be made available and reusable, except for specific restrictions. In addition, the guiding principles of individual evaluation have been revised in accordance with the DORA declaration, to be more qualitative and to take into account all facets of the researcher's profession.

Science and society

The relationship between science and society is now recognized as a full dimension of scientific activity. The project will develop this dimension in synergy with all the partners. The resulting research work will contribute to informing public decision-making. Participatory science initiatives may be initiated with actors from the project’s socio-economic and cultural eco-system.

Scientific dissemination

The dissemination of the results will be done through world-class scientific productions: publications, patents, software... In addition, the results will be communicated to various targets such as scientific communities, media, decision makers, general public, schools, etc., with an adapted calendar. Specific tools may be developed such as websites, newsletters, meetings, international symposia, summer schools and conferences.

About the offer

About the CNRS

The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.

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