Post-doctoral fellow : Public problems of Data Centers — Chaire SHS TerrAINs

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description . Télécom Paris , an international multidisciplinary center for education, research, and innovation, is a leader in the digital world. We are seeking our future pots-doctoral fellow to join the Economics and social sciences Departement (SES) and the research Chair “TerrAINs”. Scientific context :. The research Chair “TerrAINs” (Chaire SHS) focuses on the regional challenges associated with the development of digital infrastructure in France, particularly data centers. It is led by Pauline Gourlet and funded by the Île-de-France Region (2026–2029). Long considered invisible, data centers are now at the heart of public and industrial policy debates, and the Île-de-France Region is currently home to a high concentration of these facilities (more than 165 by 2024), with numerous hyperscale data center projects under consideration. As drivers of innovation, objects of speculation, and instruments for reaffirming national power, their rapid development also generates significant concerns—and even rejection—in France (as well as abroad). To date, it has not been subject to coordinated planning but remains largely a matter of isolated opportunities. Yet these infrastructure projects lie at the intersection of local issues (from land-use planning to environmental impacts) and national and international issues (from strain on electricity grids to questions of technological sovereignty and inv