PhD – Arts and culture and computer sciences – France

The Use of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Creating Cultural Creative Touristic Destinations

The present research proposal focuses on the contribution that the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) might have in the process of co-creation specific to creative tourism, as well as on developing new tools to monitor and to assess the contribution of ICH in the touristic destinations development.

This PhD position is part of the Cultural Heritage Outreach in RomAnce Languages (CHORAL) programme, a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie programme co-funded by the European Union. This prestigious programme is linked to UNITA’s Cultural Heritage Hub, an international research network within the Alliance, which structures its research ecosystem facing cultural related challenges.

CHORAL aims to train high-quality international researchers and to nurture the development of interdisciplinary, international and inter-sectoral research that addresses any aspect of cultural heritage. While rooted in cultural heritage, the programme spans a wide range of scientific domains, including architecture, anthropology, arts and culture, computer science, history, literature, linguistics, management, and more.

Selected candidates will be enrolled in PhD programmes under joint supervision, awarding a double degree and requiring international mobility.

This offer is part of the MSCA-COFUND CHORAL programme, which will finance 14 positions out of 20 positions offered.

Requirements

The candidate must be a doctoral candidate, i.e not already in possession of a doctoral degree, but in possession of a Master’s Degree enabling to do a PhD in Social Science, Arts, Architecture and Humanities applied to cultural heritage.

Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years preceding the date of the call deadline. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not considered.

Applicants who are non-native speakers of English are required to provide proof of proficiency in the language, as CHORAL’s working language is English.

Benefits

A monthly gross salary of 2164€/month approximately. The salary gross amount may be subject to changes corresponding to taxes increases/decreases.

The net salary amount may be subject to changes and corresponding personal tax position.

Organisation/Company – Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour.

Field of research –Anthropology

Research profile – First Stage Researcher (R1).

Country – France.

Application deadline – 17 Jan 2026 – 23:59 (Europe/Paris).

More information: Euraxess