About this position
Context and challenges Tax justice is at the heart of contemporary political and economic debates, at national, European and international levels. Understanding the determinants of tax fraud, mechanisms of aggressive tax optimisation and inequalities in the tax burden has become a strategic issue for states and international organisations. The Observatory on Justice and Taxation of the JustiCité Institute aims to establish a high-level centre of expertise on these questions, serving public decision-makers, practitioners and the general public.
THE OBSERVATORY ON JUSTICE AND TAXATION
The Observatory on Justice and Taxation is one of the three interdisciplinary observatories of the JustiCité Institute. Its mission is to provide high-level expertise on issues of tax justice, enabling research within a community of scholars in tax law, customs law, economics and the social sciences.
Its main missions are:
- Building and coordinating an interdisciplinary network of expertise (law, economics, sociology) on tax justice, for public and economic actors
- Producing data and analyses to improve the detection of tax fraud and the evaluation of tax policies
- Training lawyers and corporate legal counsels in the specifics of criminal tax law and tax risk analysis
- Conducting field research with Master's students and developing European research projects
Main responsibilities
The post-doctoral researcher will be the linchpin of the Observatory, ensuring the scientific coordination of its activities, producing original research and developing institutional and economic partnerships.
Research
- Conduct original research on tax justice, fraud and tax optimisation, tax inequalities or compliance mechanisms
- Develop or contribute to models for analysing tax behaviour, using quantitative or econometric methods
- Study the sociological and economic drivers of tax fraud and social perceptions of tax justice
- Produce scientific publications, expert reports and tax policy recommendations for public decision-makers
- Contribute to the development of national and European research projects (ANR, Horizon Europe, DGFIP partnerships)
Scientific coordination
- Serve as the interface between the Observatory and its institutional partners, in particular the Directorate-General of Public Finances (DGFIP)
- Contribute to reflection on improving tax audit tools, notably through research on the use of artificial intelligence
- Organise and coordinate the Observatory's seminars, scientific conferences and colloquia
Training and dissemination
- Contribute to continuing education programmes for lawyers, corporate legal counsels and tax administration officials
- Design awareness and communication materials for the general public and businesses
- Contribute to teaching in Master's programmes affiliated with the JustiCité Institute
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