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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS PROGRAM IN FRANCE (ALVE) 2026-2027

Application Deadline: February 22, 2026

LOCATION: France

Would you like to gain 7 months’ international work experience? The ALVE France Education International program is for you. From January 13, 2026, to February 22, we are accepting applications for the position of English Language Assistant to work in France during the 2026-2027 school year.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates must be NIGERIAN citizens. Permanent residents are not eligible for this program.
Candidates must be between 20 and 30 years of age by the start of the mission.
Candidates must have completed their secondary education in NIGERIA.
Candidates must have completed at least four years of university studies at the time of application.
Experience in teaching or volunteering in educational projects will be highly valued
A minimum B1 Level in French is required (DELF or DALF certificates required)
Candidates must be native English speakers.
Candidates should preferably be single, as the salary of an assistant is not adequate to support dependents.
Selected candidates will be required to provide proof of sufficient financial means to purchase their flight ticket and to cover their living expenses during the first month, prior to obtaining their visa
Candidates must select one of the ten Alliances Françaises or the Institut Français du Nigeria in the « Professeur Evaluateur » field. Applications that do not follow this procedure will be automatically disqualified

Please note that shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview (physical or online) in one of the following locations, depending on the city closest to your place of residence: Abuja (Institut français du Nigeria) and Alliances Françaises in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Enugu, Kaduna, Owerri, Ilorin, Kano, Jos, or Maiduguri.

BENEFIT:

The Language Assistant Programme offers the opportunity to teach English in France for 7 months to children of all ages.

Enhance cultural exchange and English language teaching in French schools while discovering France and enjoying an international experience

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MECAM-FELLOWSHIPS 2026-2027 FOR POSTDOCTORAL AND ADVANCED SCHOLARS – “IMAGINING FUTURES: DEALING WITH DISPARITY” 

Application Deadline:  2 March 2026, 12.30h CEST

LOCATION: Tunisia

The Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) invites applications for eight residential fellowships for postdoctoral and advanced researchers in the humanities and social sciences for the period from September 2026 to April 2027.  Under the overall theme “Imagining Futures: Dealing with Disparity,” MECAM is dedicated to a research agenda framed by five interrelated ‘Interdisciplinary Research Fields’ (IRFs): Aesthetics & Cultural PracticeInequality & MobilityMemory & JusticeResources & Sustainability, and Identities & Beliefs. Applications should be related to the main theme and at least one of the IRFs. This call for applications is open to researchers from all countries, including Tunisia.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications are welcome from postdocs and advanced researchers of all fields in the social sciences and humanities if:

You are interested in discussing your research in the framework of MECAM’s main theme, “Imagining futures: Dealing with disparity,” with colleagues from the Maghreb, the Middle East, Europe, and other regions of the world.

You want to engage in collaborative work, in debate and exchange with other researchers working on topics related to the five IRFs.

You are interested in revisiting your research from a different vantage point.

You want to become part of a network of interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and transregional exchange and debate on disparity and the competing models for the future that coexist in the societies of the contemporary Maghreb, Europe, and other parts of the world.

This call for applications is open to researchers of all ages and genders from all countries, including Tunisia.

Independent scholars and researchers without a current institutional affiliation are eligible to apply

Please note that current PhD candidates (doctoral students) are not eligible to apply. The call is open to postdoctoral and advanced researchers only.

BENEFIT:

SUPPORT:

MECAM provides its fellows with shared office workspaces at its premises, which they are expected to use primarily. It also offers publication facilities for open-access and peer-reviewed formats of publication through the infrastructures of MECAM and its partners. Logistical support with travel, accommodation, and field research in Tunisia is provided. Furthermore, the exchange between fellows is facilitated through a secure digital workspace (TrafoHub) and other digital tools.

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