Principle

Delegations of professors-researchers are governed by articles 11 et seq. of decree no. 84-431 of June 6, 1984, as amended. Other texts governing the special status of lecturers and professors also provide for the possibility of delegation, in particular: decree no. 92-171 of February 21, 1992 governing the special status of lecturer-researchers in public higher education establishments under the authority of the Minister of Agriculture; decree no. 2018-105 of February 15, 2018 governing the special status of professors and lecturers in national higher schools of architecture.

Hosting a delegation is a specific position that comes under the general scheme for hosting CNRS research staff.

This wording reflects the fact that, during this period, teacher-researchers on delegation are neither on secondment nor on secondment to the CNRS. They continue to be remunerated by their home administration, and cease all or part of their teaching duties during the period of delegation, in order to devote themselves to the research project approved by the CNRS and their institution. Teacher-researchers may be hosted on a full-time or part-time basis.

Delegations are accepted by a CNRS unit.

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Teacher-researchers must complete their delegation application in the Galaxie application https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/cand_acc_delegation_CNRS.htm.

In the same way, establishments manage the files and transmit them to CNRS by connecting to Galaxie.

NB: No delegation application will be accepted unless transmitted via Galaxie.

Accéder à la foire aux questions

Elements of the delegation application :

1. Feuillet à télécharger sur le portail Galaxie ⁽²⁾ ou ici and to be completed, digitized and included in the first pages of the scientific dossier.. Ce feuillet comprend les éléments suivants :
   1. summary of the last 5 years of teaching,
   2. the opinion of the director of the unit where the delegation is to take place,
   3. opinion of the director of the unit of origin ;
2. An activity report including, in particular, a curriculum vitae, a summary of research work over the last five years, teaching responsibilities, functions of collective interest : participation in evaluation commissions, expertise, unit management, etc. (20 pages maximum);
3. A presentation of the work planned as part of the delegation (5 pages maximum) ;
4. A list of a maximum of 10 of the most significantscientific productions ( ¹⁾ (full references) ( publications, invited lectures, reports, etc.) in support of the assessment of research work over the last five years. If possible, this list should include Internet links to these scientific productions (https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr, ...);
5. One or more scientific opinions on the work carried out and the proposed program (optional).

NB: If the folder contains images, they must be inserted in JPEG format, with a high compression ratio.

These 5 elements together constitute a single pdf document (unlocked), which must be submitted in support of the application.

Ouverture de l’application Galaxie ⁽²⁾ pour le dépôt des dossiers de demande d’accueil en délégation : du lundi 22 septembre 2025 – 10 heures (heure de Paris) au vendredi 17 octobre 2025 – 16 heures (heure de Paris).

The CNRS, for its part, has an application within its information system for exchanging data from the delegation campaign with Galaxie.

The CNRS's final decision is taken after discussions on the applications with the heads of establishments.

Institutions and individual researchers will be able to consult the results on the Galaxie portal. ⁽²⁾.

Important : Une fois les résultats connus, l’enseignant-chercheur ou l’enseignante-chercheuse devra alors, via Galaxie ⁽²⁾., confirmer son accord sur les modalités de l’accueil en délégation, demander, s’il y a lieu, une modulation de l’accueil (à ETP équivalent ou inférieur) ou faire part de son désistement.