Board of Administrators
President: Ms Blandine RIPERT
Statutory members
Representing the state:
- Ms Anne-Sophie BARTHEZ, Director General of Higher Education and Professional Integration, represented by Mr Pascal GOSSELIN, office DGSIP A1-3 or Ms Marina GOVOROFF
- Mr Michel MIRAILLET, Director General for Globalisation, Culture, Education and International Development, represented by Ms Francine D'ORGEVAL, Expertd within the Human and Social Sciences, Archaeology and Heritage Department (Higher Education and Research Sub-Directorate)
Representing the Institut de France:
- Ms Marianne BASTID-BRUGUIERE, member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, representative of the Perpetual Secretary
- Mr Henri-Paul FRANCFORT, member of the Académie des inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
- Mr Jean-Noël ROBERT, member of the Académie des inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
- Mr Alain THOTE, member of the Académie des inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, representative of the Perpetual Secretary
Representing the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS):
- Mr Antoire PETIT, president of the CNRS, represented by Ms Sabine EFFOSSE, deputy scientific director "Europe and international" of the Institut des Sciences Humaines et Sociales, or Mr Fabrice BOUDJAABA, Deputy Scientific Director of InSHS or Ms Solène MARIE, Head of International Cooperation of InSHS
A former head of a public higher education and research institution:
- Mr Alain SCHNAPP, former Director of the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art; archaeologist and historian
Professional members:
- Mr Paolo CALVETTI, Professor of the University Ca' Foscari - Venise
- Mr Jean-françois HUCHET, Professor and President of the Inalco
- Ms Blandine RIPERT, CNRS Research Director
- Ms Mercedes VOLAIT, CNRS Research Director
Representing the faculty of EFEO professors:
- Mr François LACHAUD; sustitute: Ms Michela BUSSOTTI
Representing the faculty of EFEO lecturers:
- Ms Fabienne JAGOU; substitute: Ms Catherine SCHEER
- Mr Christophe POTTIER; substitute: Mr Dominique SOUTIF
Representing EFEO administrative staff:
- Ms Lauriane LECAT-BACLE; substitute: Mr Dat-Wei LAU
- Mr Didier MARIETTE; substitute: Ms Zohra SOLTANI
Consultative members (EFEO)
- The director, Nicolas FIÉVÉ
- The director of studies, Valérie GILLET
- The director general of administration, Cécilia MENDES
- The chief financial officer, Smail ZAGHMOURI
EFEO News
Welcoming delegations to the EFEO 2026-2027
Paris, France, 14 October 2025
The recruitment campaign for delegates to the EFEO for the year 2026-2027 is now open. Applications must be submitted no later than 14 October 2025.Learn more (in French)
Call for applications
Call for applications, 30 September 2025
As part of its support for international mobility, the CNRS Sciences humaines & sociales and the EFEO are offering researchers, teacher-researchers and research engineers from research units supervised or co-supervised by the CNRS, assistance in carrying out research activities in 2026.Application deadline : 30 September 2025
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Direction of Resources
Paris, France, 21 September 2025
Reporting to the Director General of Administration, , you will be responsible for managing the Resources Department. You will manage the activity of the support functions and implement the public policies in your field, with a view to efficiency and innovation. You will also perform the duties of Prevention Adviser.Application deadline extended to 21 September 2025.
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Research project support manager
Paris, France, 20 September 2025
The research project support manager will support the EFEO's teacher-researchers in preparing responses to calls for proposals in the field of research in the humanities and social sciences, at the national (ANR, etc.), European (ERC, etc.) and international levels.Application deadline: September, 20, 2025.
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New Publication
Pondicherry,
A Manual on the Practice of Haṭhayoga
An Edition and Translation of the Pune Manuscript of the Haṭhābhyās
By Jason BIRCH, Mark SINGLETON and James MALLINSON
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A Manual on the Practice of Haṭhayoga
An Edition and Translation of the Pune Manuscript of the Haṭhābhyās
By Jason BIRCH, Mark SINGLETON and James MALLINSON
Read more