Offer Description
Research project or operation
The SAGE Research Laboratory (https://sage.unistra.fr/) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher as part of the LegiQuanti project, a research platform dedicated to the empirical and quantitative analysis of legal and regulatory transformations in France.
The project draws on historical data from Légifrance's LEGI database, which documents more than two centuries of changes in French codified law. Its objective is to transform an existing prototype (LegiFouille) into a research infrastructure that will make it possible to explore, visualize, and quantify changes in the law at different scales.
Through the development of indicators, analytical methods, and interactive tools, LegiQuanti aims to provide researchers in the humanities and social sciences with new ways of studying the relationships between law, institutions, and public policy.
Activities
Description of the research activities:
The successful candidate will contribute to the design of the platform and will be responsible for overseeing the following tasks:
- automate the collection and updating of legal data from the LEGI–Légifrance database;
- develop tools for analysing and visualising changes in the law;
- design a web interface enabling interactive exploration of the data;
- collaborate with several researchers from the laboratory to conduct studies;
- document data-processing workflows, ensure the reproducibility of results, and disseminate findings;
- contribute to the preparation of a scientific publication presenting the platform.
Related activities:
None
Skills
Qualifications/knowledge:
We are looking for a candidate who has recently obtained a PhD in one of the following fields: data science; digital humanities; quantitative political science; computational sociology; legal history; or a related discipline involving experience in data analysis, public policy analysis, or legal history.
Operational skills/expertise:
Essential
- Ability to work at the intersection of several disciplines;
- Interest in public policy, law, or institutional analysis.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Python and R;
- Knowledge of web development (Shiny or equivalent technologies);
- Experience processing and analysing large datasets;
- Experience with version-control tools (Git);
- Data visualisation skills;
- Experience with open science and reproducible research.
Desired level of education: Doctorate (less than 3 years)
Experience required: 2 years
Where to apply
Requirements
Research Field: Other
Education Level: PhD or equivalent
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: SAGE Research Laboratory
Country: France
City: Strasbourg
Postal Code: 67000