9 Mar 2026
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
CNRS- Department
Orient et Méditerranée- Research Field
History
History » Archaeology
History » Medieval history- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Application Deadline
30 Mar 2026 - 23:59 (UTC)- Country
France- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
35- Offer Starting Date
1 Sep 2026- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Horizon Europe - ERC- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
He or she will be based with the 'Monde byzantin' team at the Orient et Méditerranée laboratory (UMR 8167), as well as at the Institut français d'archéologie orientale (IFAO, Cairo). He or she will work alongside the other ChrIs-cross members and conduct fieldwork in the archives and Cairo neighbourhoods being investigated.
The PhD contract, which was advertised as part of the ERC ChrIs-Cross project (Entangled Christianities in Jerusalem and the Middle East: A Cross-Cultural, Bottom-Up Approach, 12th–16th Centuries), focuses on the social and territorial integration of Christians in Mamluk Cairo. In line with the research carried out by team members on Christians in Jerusalem, the PhD student will adopt a de-compartmentalised approach to Christian and Islamic studies. Rather than focusing on one group or writing the history of one community, the successful candidate will study the interrelationships between Christians belonging to different churches — particularly the Copts and Melkites — and between Christians and Muslims, whether they are Cairo's inhabitants or the Mamluk sultanate's religious, legal and political authorities. Unlike a historiography that privileges intellectual and religious history, the PhD student will focus on social and political dynamics, studying the daily relations between Christians, the relations between Christians and Muslims, and the relations between Christians and Islamic institutions based on legal interactions. They will also study how these interactions take root and materialise in urban space. To this end, the PhD student will base their investigation on a typologically diverse corpus, prioritising Islamic legal archives preserved by Christian institutions, following the example of research carried out by the ChrIs-cross team on documents preserved in Jerusalem.
Where to apply
- Website
- https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR8167-CAMROU-003/Default.aspx
Requirements
- Research Field
- History
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- History
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Research Field
- History
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Level
- Basic
- Research Field
- History
- Years of Research Experience
- None
- Research Field
- History » Archaeology
- Years of Research Experience
- None
- Research Field
- History » Medieval history
- Years of Research Experience
- None
Additional Information
- Website for additional job details
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UMR8167-CAMROU-003/Default.aspx
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Orient et Méditerranée
- Country
- France
- City
- IVRY SUR SEINE
- Geofield
Contact
- City
IVRY SUR SEINE
STATUS: EXPIRED
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