
As a major player in fundamental research on a global scale, the CNRS recruits a significant number of permanent researchers each year through competitive recruitment procedures, based on criteria of excellence. The 270 open positions cover a wide range of scientific fields: human and social sciences, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, nuclear and high-energy physics, engineering and systems sciences, information sciences, sciences of the Universe, ecology and environmental sciences.
Read the interview with our ambassadors:
- Sonia BEN MOKHTAR
Research Director, LIRIS / Program Director, PEPR Cybersecurity
- François FORGET
Astrophysics Research Director / Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory / Solar system exploration specialist
- Céline BELLARD
CNRS Research Fellow in Ecology / Ecology, Systematics and Evolution Laboratory (ESE)
- Mehdi KHAMASSI
Research director, neurobiologist and roboticist / Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISIR)
The Candidate's Guide( French/English) is now available, giving practical details of how to apply, how the competitions are run and the procedure for recruiting successful candidates.
Registration is online and involves three compulsory steps:
- Opening a candidate account
- Entering personal application data
- Registration validation