One of the missions of the Center for African Studies is to archive contemporary research on the African continent. The candidate must know Arabic and be familiar with the work of Mokhtar Soussi. This work focuses on southern Morocco and Souss culture. It mentions links with sub-Saharan Africa. The post-doctoral candidate will need to identify all these links
Post-doc program
Postdoc Opportunities
2025
Are you a researcher eager to deepen your expertise and contribute to cutting-edge studies on Africa? CAS is offering exciting postdoctoral opportunities:
Postdoc in African Anthropology – Environment and Health
The work will focus on:
Bibliographic review.
Report and scientific publications.
Organizing workshop.
Courses.
The candidate must have:
PHD with skills in one of the following fields: history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology
Rigor / motivation, Good communication skills, Teamwork
An appropriate scientific background allowing him to deal with research questions, being able to mobilize the main approaches available in the field
Sufficient scientific and methodological hindsight to understand the level of relevance of research approaches and to be able to combine them in an astute way in the analysis, definition, and resolution of project problems
A minimum experience (professional or research) allowing him to move forward quickly and efficiently in a bibliographic analysis on a given theme and in the writing of scientific journals and articles.
Postdoc in Africa in the Work of Mokhtar Soussi
One of the missions of the Center for African Studies is to document health and environmental issues. The candidate must have an interest in one or both of these fields, from an anthropological side. Health issues (infectious diseases) and environmental issues (biodiversity erosion) are to be documented.
The work will focus on:
Bibliographic review.
Report and scientific publications.
Organizing workshop.
Courses.
The candidate must have:
PHD with skills in one of the following fields: history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology
Rigor / motivation, Good communication skills, Teamwork
An appropriate scientific background allowing him to deal with research questions, being able to mobilize the main approaches available in the field
Sufficient scientific and methodological hindsight to understand the level of relevance of research approaches and to be able to combine them in an astute way in the analysis, definition, and resolution of project problems
A minimum experience (professional or research) allowing him to move forward quickly and efficiently in a bibliographic analysis on a given theme and in the writing of scientific journals and articles.
Postdoc Offers 2024
Title of the Postdoc offer
Global health, public health in Africa
Department
Center for African Studies
Duration
1 Year
Training Venue
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University – Ben Guerir
The candidate submits a proposal on global health, public health in Africa.
On the continent, chronic diseases are becoming a major concern. The research will document this development and examine what measures are being taken to remedy this problem. More generally, one of the main issues is the link between chronic diseases and public health.
What makes the notion of public health expand to become global health?
This topic is in line with one of the orientations of the Center for African Studies: health.
The candidate will collaborate with the Medical School. He /She has to be able to teach in English medical ethics.
The work will focus on:
- Bibliographic review
- Report and scientific publications
- Organizing workshop
- Courses
The candidate must have:
- PHD with skills in one of the following fields: history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology
- Rigor / motivation, Good communication skills, Teamwork
- An appropriate scientific background allowing him to deal with research questions, being able to mobilize the main approaches available in the field
- Sufficient scientific and methodological hindsight to understand the level of relevance of research approaches and to be able to combine them in an astute way in the analysis, definition, and resolution of project problems
- A minimum experience (professional or research) allowing him to move forward quickly and efficiently in a bibliographic analysis on a given theme and in the writing of scientific journals and articles.
Title of the Postdoc offer
History and philosophy in Africa
Department
Center for African Studies
Duration
1 Year
Training Venue
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University – Ben Guerir
Philosophical and historical sources in Africa are beginning to gain visibility. Reducing the deficit of legitimacy of knowledge on Africa in the field of humanities and social sciences is one of the challenges the candidate has to face.
Expected topics: Interest in medieval Arabic sources or in medieval or contemporary philosophical practices. / PHD dealing with the decolonization of knowledge in Africa will be appreciated.
The work will focus on:
- Bibliographic review
- Report and scientific publications
- Organizing workshop
- Courses
The candidate must have:
- PHD with skills in one of the following fields: history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology
- Rigor / motivation, Good communication skills, Teamwork
- An appropriate scientific background allowing him to deal with research questions, being able to mobilize the main approaches available in the field
- Sufficient scientific and methodological hindsight to understand the level of relevance of research approaches and to be able to combine them in an astute way in the analysis, definition, and resolution of project problems
- A minimum experience (professional or research) allowing him to move forward quickly and efficiently in a bibliographic analysis on a given theme and in the writing of scientific journals and articles.