Academic Career

Positions, education and skills

Academic career, positions, education, skills and affiliations of Jean-Sébastien Vayre.

Current position

2021–present — Tenured Associate Professor (Maître de conférences) in Sociology, Université Côte d’Azur; member of GREDEG (UMR 7321 CNRS).

UCA profile ↗ GREDEG / INNOS ↗

Previous positions and education

  • 2020–2021 — Probationary Associate Professor (Maître de conférences stagiaire), Université Côte d’Azur / GREDEG (UMR 7321); teacher-training programme (DUo, CAP-UCA).
  • 2019–2020 — Contract Associate Professor, Université Côte d’Azur / GREDEG (UMR 7321).
  • 2017–2018 — Postdoctoral researcher, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School; member of LITEM (EA 7363).
  • 2017 — Qualification for Associate Professor positions in Sociology and Demography (CNU Section 19).
  • 2016–2017 — ATER, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès; member of CERTOP (UMR 5044).
  • 2012–2016 — Doctoral researcher (three-year doctoral contract) and then ATER, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès / CERTOP (UMR 5044). PhD in Sociology supervised by Franck Cochoy; DCCE, ED TESC and Ludovia summer-school training.
  • 2011–2012 — Research Master 2 in Sociology, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, specialization Travail Organisation et Marché, with highest honors (Mention Très Bien). Research topic: digital information and communication technologies and consumption; supervisor: Franck Cochoy.
  • 2010–2011 — Research Master 1 in Sociology, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, specialization Travail Organisation et Marché, with highest honors (Mention Très Bien). Research topic: consumer mobility and sustainable cities; supervisors: Michèle Lalanne and Franck Cochoy.
  • 2009–2010 — Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, specialization in economic sociology.
  • 2007–2009 — DEUG in Sociology, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, specialization in economic sociology.
  • 2006–2007 — DAEU A, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, social-science and mathematics options.

Doctoral dissertation

Vayre, J.-S. (2016). Des machines à produire des futurs économiques : sociologie des intelligences artificielles marchandes à l’ère du big data. PhD in Sociology, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès. Supervisor: Franck Cochoy.

Languages

  • English: B2.

Digital and research tools

  • Office: Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat.
  • Data collection, analysis and processing: RStudio, Excel, SPSS, Tobii Studio, FaceReader, Observer XT, Pajek, Tropes, Web Scraper, NetLogo.
  • Open science and dissemination: GitHub.

Full source CV

Download the October 2026 academic CV (source document)