Coastal risks (IRICOT)
postdoctoral fellowship
Economics in coastal risk areas
Location: University of Bordeaux, Pessac.
Contract duration: 15 months.
Preferred start date: 01/03/2026.
Mission overview :
The recruited person will focus on insurance and land arrangements in residential areas at risk.
The evolution of the climate is accompanied by an increase in claims and questions the evolution of our insurance system in these territories. If the increase in the natural disaster surcharge on January 1, 2025 (from 12% to 20%) allows for correcting the imbalance of the natural disaster compensation scheme in the short term, its resistance to climate change in the medium term requires working on other levers.
In a preventive logic, it would thus be advisable to encourage the adoption of individual protective behaviours, which the CatNat mechanism is struggling to induce (in the case of risks covered by CatNat).
This study is part of this perspective, and more particularly targets what concerns incentives to change individual behaviors.
The postdoctoral research will be able to address the following tasks and target those that will be addressed as a priority:
- Modeling of individual housing decisions.
- Design of a hybrid incentive between public solidarity and private financial insurance.
The specific study topics may evolve according to the skills of the post-doctoral student. e selected. and developments of research already underway. They a priori include the following elements:
- Risk preferences [Economics of Risk and Uncertainty, Experimental Economics].
- Moral hazard (the risk associated with the implementation of a public collective insurance (CatNat) does not encourage avoiding risky localization) [Theory of Incentives].
- Residential location choices and real estate/land market [Urban economy].
Profile sought :
Holder of a PhD in in Economics, you have proven knowledge of theoretical modelling, incentive theory and decision theory under uncertainty, moral hazard and anti-selection as well as empirical studies, preference evaluation, choice experiments, discrete choice simulations.
Supervision :
You will work under the supervision of Mrs. Cécile AUBERT, Professor in economics Univ. Bordeaux – BxSE and Mrs. Jeanne DACHARY BERNARD Researcher in environmental economics, microeconomics and land economics INRAe – UR ETTIS.
Detailed job offer in english here and application before January 4 here.
Risks and societies (RISC)
postdoctoral fellowship
Inclusive governance of disaster risks
Location: University of Strasbourg, SAGE Laboratory (UMR 7363).
Contract duration: 18 months.
Preferred start date: 01/02/2026.
Mission overview :
Under the scientific supervision of the leader of Work Package 4 of the targeted RISC project, the recruited researcher will develop and carry out a research project focused on citizen involvement in the sustainable reduction of disaster risks. Projects with a comparative dimension, drawing inspiration from successful international initiatives, as well as those with an applied focus, will receive particular attention.
The selected candidate is expected to contribute to the project’s scientific output through empirical research and the publication of peer-reviewed journal articles and/or books (edited volumes or monographs).
The recruited researcher will co-lead and participate in a range of scientific activities (conference presentations, organization of scientific workshops and conferences) and will take part in inclusive governance actions involving various stakeholders (associations and citizen groups, municipalities, companies, etc.) in the concerned territories.
Profile sought :
- PhD in history, Science and Technology Studies (STS), sociology, anthropology, political science, or geography (with a social sciences and humanities focus).
- Interest in risks and disasters and/or participatory approaches and inclusive governance.
- Knowledge of scientific fields related to the PEPR Risks program, particularly research on risks and the environment in the social sciences and humanities.
Application procedure :
Applications should include a CV, the PhD defense report, and a cover letter indicating the names of two referees who may be contacted. Applications should be sent to: nkessel@unistra.fr
Shortlisted candidates invited to an online interview with the selection committee (likely on January 9) will be asked to reflect on the proposed research topic and how it aligns with the RISC project.