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Discover a non-exhaustive list of the different possible professions in the Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences.

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Researcher (M/F) in climate modeling
Researcher (M/F) in active tectonics
Researcher (M/F) in the vulnerability analysis of our planet
Researcher (M/F) in astrophysics
Researcher in active tectonics

Researcher (M/F) in climate modeling

A climate modeler is a scientist who uses mathematical models to understand and simulate climate systems. By applying numerical programming methods, they build codes that reproduce the variations in time and space of essential climate variables. By gathering and analyzing data on current and past climate conditions, they seek to constrain their models. The models are then used to understand the hierarchy of phenomena at work and predict future climate conditions, which can help in understanding the potential impact of climate change on the environment and people. Climate modelers often work in collaboration with other scientists to produce reliable climate projections and recommendations for policy making and adaptation strategies.

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Researcher (M/F) in active tectonics

The goal is to better understand the seismic cycle, from the seismic event to the integration of the deformation. To do this, researchers regularly go into the field (1 to 2 months per year) to study the most active areas on the planet. They also study major contemporary earthquakes using satellite imagery, mapping of ruptures in the field, and the creation of trenches to observe cumulative displacements and precisely date the latest earthquakes. They are also interested in the deformation processes of large continental faults.

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Researcher (M/F) in the vulnerability analysis of our planet

As observed in recent droughts, soil erosion, floods, landslides, and health crises, the habitability of our planet is undermined by climate change and/or human activity. For many years, the CNRS has been contributing to improving our knowledge in order to evaluate the effects of these disturbances on the future of our environment. Based on fundamental research in major disciplines (chemistry, mathematics, physics, life sciences, humanities and social sciences), scientists provide answers to societal questions that have become critical to the quality of life on a global scale. They rely on environmental monitoring from observatories set up all over the world, experimentation to identify the controlling factors and processes, and modeling to quantify and locate environmental vulnerabilities, breaking points, and risks.

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Researcher (M/F) in astrophysics

What is the history of the universe since the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago? How do galaxies, stars, planets and small bodies like asteroids and comets form and evolve? Does life exist outside the Earth? By studying the Universe through observations with telescopes, space probes, theoretical models and sometimes in situ measurements, researchers are getting answers to these existential questions about our cosmic origins.

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Researcher in active tectonics

The goal is to better understand the seismic cycle, from the seismic event to the integration of the deformation. To do this, researchers regularly go into the field (1 to 2 months per year) to study the most active areas on the planet. They also study major contemporary earthquakes using satellite imagery, mapping of ruptures in the field, and the creation of trenches to observe cumulative displacements and precisely date the latest earthquakes. They are also interested in the deformation processes of large continental faults.

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