IAST – Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

IAST invites applications for post-doctoral Research Fellowships, which offer candidates an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to their research at the start of their careers. Fellows are provided with office space, computer facilities, and a two-year contract (CDD).

Research areas

IAST welcome applications from researchers in a wide range of disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, including anthropology, economics, evolutionary biology, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. Motivated applications from outside these disciplines will also be considered.

Who is eligible?

Eligible applicants for 2026 must be active researchers who have completed or will complete their PhD after December 2022 and before September 2026 (if the PhD is expected to be completed between October and December of 2026, the start of the fellowship will be postponed accordingly).

Applications must be submitted before November 15, 2025.

More information here.