Roundtable discussion with CAPS Guest Professor Myriame Martineau, Aya Chriki and CAPS Master students
International Chair Positions - Information and Procedures
Open to international academics from around the world, Université Rennes 2’s these international chair positions offer guest professors the opportunity to spend from 1 to 3 months in Rennes whilst building meaningful scientific, teaching and learning collaborations with our research units and academic departments.
Successful candidates will be able to present their scientific projects through seminars or conferences to our students and permanent research staff whilst enjoying full access to the university’s libraries, archives and teaching spaces.
All applications should be developed in coordination with a member of Rennes 2's teaching or research staff and should be sent by 14th November 2025.
CAPS International Chair visiting professor program.
The CAPS International Chair visiting professor program involves direct engagement with activities of the CAPS Graduate School, by giving talks and organising scientific events for CAPS Master & PhD students. The specific types of activities (workshops, conferences, seminars...) will be discussed and co-designed directly with the CAPS directors: Marion Hohlfeldt, Hélène Bailleul, Anne Zeitz & Anthony Larson.
The visiting professor will have access to teaching spaces on the university's main Villejean campus, as well as classroom and office spaces reserved for CAPS on the nearby La Harpe campus. Teaching activities and scientific events can also be arranged within spaces and third-places belonging to CAPS' network of socio-cultural partners in Rennes, such as Hôtel Pasteur and La Prévalaye (depending on availability). Events may also take place in diverse public spaces in Rennes.
If you wish to apply for this role, you will first be required to identify and contact a hosting research unit associated with the CAPS Graduate School. The full list of 12 units can be found on our website, listed under the "Partnerships" section fo the CAPS website : https://creativepublicspace.univ-rennes.fr/english.html
Upon agreement with the CAPS directors, the full application for the CAPS International Chair can then be launched via Université Rennes 2.
Past CAPS International Chair holders include Silvy Panet-Raymond (Concordia University Montréal), Sinead McDonald (Technological University Dublin) and Taro Furukata (Hiroshima City University), among many others. Further information on their respective stays can be found here:
If you are interested in applying or have any specific questions, please contact the CAPS team (creativepublicspace [at] univ-rennes.fr (creativepublicspace[at]univ-rennes[dot]fr)) before 30 September 2025.
International Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences
The International Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences is open to academics in arts, literature, foreign languages and cultures as well as sports science. The aim of the Chair is to structure partnerships with universities offering solid prospects for collaboration in both research and training. Therefore, priority will be given to applications from professors and associate professors. However non research teaching staff are also welcome to apply.
If you wish to apply for this role, you will first be required to identify and contact a hosting research unit and teaching department. The provisional schedule of activities program and guest lectures is then designed and set up jointly by the inviting department and research unit at Rennes 2.
Chair holders are required to write an activity report at the end of their stay.
After obtaining the visa of the Rennes 2 coordinator, the application form should be sent together with a CV to kelly.allegre [at] univ-rennes2.fr (kelly[dot]allegre[at]univ-rennes2[dot]fr) and edwige.fusaro [at] univ-rennes2.fr (edwige[dot]fusaro[at]univ-rennes2[dot]fr).
Application forms are available on the Rennes 2 French website https://www.univ-rennes2.fr/recherche/professeures-invitees.
Past International Chair holders include Michael E. Sinatra, (Université de Montréal), Jacob Dahl Rendtorff, (Roskilde University, Denmark) and Geoffrey DeVerteuil, (Cardiff University, Wales). Further information on their respective stays can be found here:
https://nouvelles.univ-rennes2.fr/event/conference-encourager-collabora…
https://nouvelles.univ-rennes2.fr/article/navigating-intersection-susta…
