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Fundamental research or applied research overview of the jobs you can do at CNRS.
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Accompanying and supporting research and innovation Discover the full range of jobs available at CNRS.
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The CNRS recruits engineers and technicians (M/F) in all areas of professional activity, as well as doctoral students (M/F) and post-doctoral researchers (M/F) in all scientific disciplines, on fixed-term contracts, in addition to external competitive recruitment campaigns.
Researcher in FTC
10.06.2026
Contract Researcher in Structural Biology (M/F)
NANCY - Centre East
Researcher in FTC
10.06.2026
ERC-funded Postdoctoral Position (M/F) – Control of meiotic recombination
CLERMONT FERRAND - Rhone-Alpes
FTC PhD student / Offer for thesis
10.06.2026
Generation of Microstructured Surfaces with Controlled Optical Properties Using Generative Adversarial Networks (M/F)
CHASSENEUIL DU POITOU - Centre Limousin Poitou Charentes
FTC PhD student / Offer for thesis
10.06.2026
Ph.D. Student (M/F) in Electrocatalysis
POITIERS - Centre Limousin Poitou Charentes
Our agents (M/F) testify
Céline Vallot
Researcher at the CNRS
"Innovation goes hand in hand with research: multidisciplinary in nature, it allows us to ask new questions, break down silos and stay competitive."
Céline Vallot
Researcher at the CNRS
Jihane Maalmi
Research engineer in electronics at the Irène Joliot-Curie Laboratory of Physics of the Two Infinites
"The role of engineers is to enable physicists to carry out the experiments they imagine, and there can be no science without technology and engineers. "
Jihane Maalmi
Research engineer in electronics at the Irène Joliot-Curie Laboratory of Physics of the Two Infinites
Etienne Meunier
Biology researcher
"Forget the looks, forget everything else, just go for it!"
Etienne Meunier
Biology researcher
Jean-Philippe Domergue
Administrative and Financial Manager, Analysis, Geometry and Applications Laboratory
"You can have a very rich career, you can move from one trade to another. "
Jean-Philippe Domergue
Administrative and Financial Manager, Analysis, Geometry and Applications Laboratory
Ingela Alger
Economist
"My books are a source of inspiration, which helps with creativity in everyday life."
Ingela Alger
Economist
Jimmy L.
Systems and network administrator at the CNRS Aquitaine Delegation
"I started out in the south of France and today I'm in the Aquitaine region thanks to the CNRS mobility process. "
Jimmy L.
Systems and network administrator at the CNRS Aquitaine Delegation
Francis Hulin-Hubard
Experimental platform architecture engineer
"I've been lucky enough to work with people with extreme skills. And that's pretty nice."
Francis Hulin-Hubard
Experimental platform architecture engineer
Patrizia Borghetti
Head of partnerships and research promotion at the CNRS Corporate Department
"I feel this same commitment to a common goal: to participate in the valorization of public research and assert CNRS's place as a key player in innovation."
Patrizia Borghetti
Head of partnerships and research promotion at the CNRS Corporate Department
Vincent Villette
Researcher in neurobiology
