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Postdoctoral researcher
I hold a PhD in Economics from Paris-Saclay University and am currently a postdoctoral researcher in political economics at the Joint International Unit for Sustainability and Resilience – SOURCE (Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, IRD). My research focuses on two sectors of the labour market: on the one hand, green jobs, which I study from a political economy perspective of development and figures, in relation to informality and just transitions in the economies of the Global South; on the other hand, scientific work, which I analyse through a political economy of science that focuses on scientific sovereignty, open science and inequalities in knowledge production.
I use quantitative, qualitative and bibliometric methods, as well as open data sets, to analyse employment and sustainability dynamics, while placing my work within a broader reflection on the conditions for a more equitable and open sustainable transition between the Global North and South.
My empirical work includes research in Senegal and Madagascar on science inequalities, fieldwork in Madagascar on informal green jobs and socio-economic development, and developing projects on the resilience and labour-market dynamics of small island economies, particularly in the Pacific.
Academic responsibilities
- Coming in 2026: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Paris-Saclay Open University Press (POPS).
- Since 2024: Associate Editor of Development and Sustainability in Economics and Finance (DSEF).
- Since 2024: Curator and administrator of scientific data for UMI SOURCE and the DataSuds platform of the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD).
Past responsibilities
- 2022–2024: Doctoral students’ representative at the Doctoral School of Law, Economics, Management (DEM), University of Paris-Saclay.
- 2022–2024: Doctoral students’ representative at UMI SOURCE.
Education and Qualifications
- 2021 - 2025: PhD in Economics at UMI SOURCE (Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, IRD)
- 2019 - 2021: Master’s in Political Economy and Institutions at the Université Paris-Saclay, specializing in Economics and Evaluation of Development and Sustainability (EEDS)
- 2016 - 2019: Bachelor’s in Philosophy at Sorbonne Université
- 2015 - 2018: Bachelor’s in Sociology at the Université Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Competences
Statistical and Econometric Tools: R, Stata, Excel.
Qualitative survey and tools: Semi-structured interviews, field observations, qualitative coding, Kobocollect, transcription and thematic analysis, protocol design, fieldwork logistics and respondent management.
Versionning: Github.
Bibliographic and Bibliometric Tools: Zotero, Quarto, LaTeX, Bibliometrix, VOSViewer, Microsoft Office.
