Call for residencies: ‘Everyday life in France in the Early Modern’

The Maison Suger is offering a one-month residency to a researcher, of any nationality, specialised in social history or historical anthropology, on the theme of ‘Everyday life in France in the Early Modern’.

The research project must fulfil the following criteria:

• Focus on the topic of ‘Everyday life in France’ from a social history or historical anthropology perspective, with priority given to the Modern period. Particular attention will be paid to research requiring bibliographical research, in the context of the history of books, for example, as well as to proposals dealing with the way in which books and their circulation have influenced the everyday life and everyday tasks (in the field of cooking, gardening, housework, etc.).
• The project must justify the need for a stay in Paris (i.e. consultation of archives and documentary resources, contact with colleagues and institutions in France, etc.).

This project benefits from private funding. It is due to start in spring 2025 and run until the end of 2026.

The resident will be accommodated at no cost at La Maison Suger. The funding does not cover transport costs or per diems, but only the cost for accommodation, for one person, at La Maison Suger. However, the FMSH may provide additional support as part of its mobility programmes, if necessary.

The stay is open to:

• all researchers, even those with no institutional affiliation. Non-tenured researchers holding a position at a university or higher education or research institution are eligible.
• PhD student, post-doctoral or experienced researchers. However, priority will be given to junior researchers.

The research topic must prove the need for a stay in Paris (work in libraries or archives, contacts with French academic circles, etc.).

Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria basis:

• The scientific quality of the project and the method developed
• The relevance of the stay in Paris
• The feasibility of the project during the short stay

Once the applications have been evaluated, they will be selected by a committee made up of scientific leaders from the FMSH and at least one specialist from a different institution.

• A curriculum vitae (4 pages max.)
• A list of scientific publications
• A 4-5 pages presentation of the research project, including dates of stay and a bibliography
• A detailed plan of the programme of work in Paris, mentioning in particular the contacts to be established, the archive and library collections to be consulted, the stages of the investigation to be undertaken, etc.
• A letter of support or recommendation from a French higher education or research institution, showing that the candidate has been integrated into a successful academic environment, would be better.
• For PhD students, a letter of recommendation from the supervisor.

Applications can only be made on the calls for projects platform - see the ‘Apply’ button at the top of the page.

Applicants who are not attached to an institution will not be required to fill in all the information requested: this information is optional.

Please create a single pdf file containing all the documents in the above order.

Applications that are incomplete or do not meet the selection criteria will not be considered.

As part of its mission as an international scientific accommodation centre, the Maison Suger, in addition to its main objective of hosting foreign researchers, supports a wide range of scientific activities: initiatives by residents, research projects from incubation to completion, scientific meetings with an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional dimension, international workshops or conference, study days or recurring seminars, in the humanities and social sciences or in collaboration with other sciences, other fields of knowledge or creativity (artistic, literary, etc.)

These activities provide residents with opportunities to exchange ideas and meet with research teams, or even to contribute to them and encourage collaboration. In this way, the Maison Suger helps to promote and disseminate scientific production with a strong interdisciplinary focus and experimental value. It provides logistical support for the creation of research communities.

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