Call for applications of the Labor Chair
Doctoral contracts
The Labor Chair offers thesis funding for three years for a gross monthly salary of 2,470 euros.
- For the period 2024-2027, two doctoral contracts are proposed on «labor» themes.
- The funding of two fourth year of thesis is proposed for the year 2024-2025.
Doctoral students recruited as part of the chair receive a privileged welcome (access to data) in the partner institutions of the chair. They also have the same working environment as other PhD students in economics at PSE, to which is added a specific framework within the Labor Chair (seminars, events, etc.).
Thesis funding procedure starting in September 2024:
The application file presents a PhD student, a thesis supervisor and a thesis topic. It consists of the candidate’s CV, the transcript of the L3, M1 and M2, two pages of presentation of the research project, a letter from the director and may include up to two letters of recommendation. Great attention will be paid to the originality and quality of the data that the candidates intend to mobilize during their work.
Funding procedure for a 4th year thesis:
The application file consists of the candidate’s CV, the transcript of the L3, M1 and M2, two pages of presentation of the thesis and the research project of the year, a letter from the director and may include up to two letters of recommendation.
Funding common selection procedure (theses and 4th year):
The application must be sent before May 8th, 2024 in electronic format to eric.maurin at ens.fr and dominique.meurs at psemail.eu by mentioning in the header of the email the type of application (thesis or 4th year). The shortlisted candidates will be invited to present their research project as part of an audition in late May at the Paris School of Economics. The selection of candidates will then be made by the scientific committee of the Labor Chair.
The Labor Chair aims to attract the best young scholars (doctoral and post-doctoral) working on labor issues, to form a network of affiliated researchers, and to create and disseminate accessible academic work, and thus to refine our understanding of trends in work, employment dynamics, wages and unemployment.