Recruitment without competition
Permanent positions at the CNRS are filled in principle by civil servants. However, it is possible to recruit contractual personnel in certain cases.

Contractual job offers
The CNRS recruits engineers and technicians (M/F) in all fields of professional activity, as well as doctoral and post-doctoral researchers (M/F) in all scientific disciplines, on fixed-term contracts (CDD) and permanent contracts (CDI).
The CNRS is a partner of Pôle Emploi and Place de l'Emploi Publique and is deploying an action plan to support its contractual staff (CDD charter).
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Research engineer (M/W) for the development of super-resolved fluorescence imaging
postdoctoral researcher (M/W) in optical computing in complex media
Stages of recruitment
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01You send your application(CV + cover letter) after creating your candidate space on the Job Portal website
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02We will contact youby mail or by phone after a first selection
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03You are being interviewedYou participate in one or more recruitment interviews depending on the position
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04We give you an answerWe will contact you by email or by phone (and/or by mail) to let you know if your application is accepted

Executive job offers
To ensure the institution's management line and represent the diversity of its professions and functions, the CNRS recruits throughout the year profiles with scientific and/or management expertise.
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Responsable adjoint ou adjointe du service central des concours de la DRH
Responsable du service Partenariat et valorisation de la délégation Alpes
Adjoint ou adjointe de la déléguée régionale Bretagne et Pays de la Loire
Responsable adjoint du service financier et comptable de la délégation Ile de France villejuif
Directeur ou Directrice de l’Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
Directeur ou directrice adjoint.e administratif.ve adjoint.e de l’Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers
Stages of recruitment
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01You send your applicationYou send your application by mail
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02We will contact youby mail or by phone after a first selection
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03You are being interviewedYou participate in one or more recruitment interviews depending on the position
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04We give you an answerWe will contact you by email or by phone (and/or by mail) to let you know if your application is accepted

Job offers for the disabled
As part of its integration policy for people with disabilities, the CNRS opens dedicated recruitment opportunities every year.
Recruitment campaign for researchers on a contractual basis
Recrutement d’ingénieurs et techniciens en situation de handicap
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Responsable de plateforme d’expérimentation en neuroéthologie du primate non-humain
Ingénieur ou ingénieure en Microbiologie, Génétique et Biologie Moléculaire appliquées aux organismes bactériens pathogènes
Technicienne ou technicien d'information documentaire et de collections patrimoniales
Stages of recruitment
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01You send your applicationYou prepare and send your application
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02We will contact youYou will be contacted by email or by phone after a first selection
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03You are participating in an audition
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04We give you an answerWe will contact you by email or by phone (and/or by mail) to let you know if your application is accepted