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The work carried out during the preparation of a thesis constitutes a first professional experience within a research center or laboratory. It is possible to deepen and validate your research through post-doctoral studies.

A postdoctoral position is therefore a fixed-term job that enables a young doctor to carry out research that differs from that of his or her thesis, to expand his or her publications and to diversify his or her CV with a view to recruitment by a university, institute or company.

Universities and research centers (both public and private) offer postdoctoral positions and publish their vacancies on their websites.

Postdoctoral work abroad is an added bonus, and an excellent way of discovering a new culture and even a new research theme. It's a widespread experience internationally.

Temporary teaching and research assistants (A.T.E.R.) are governed by Decree no. 88-654 of May 7, 1988 on the recruitment of temporary teaching and research assistants in public higher education establishments.

ATER positions are advertised each year by institution. It is therefore necessary to contact each establishment to consult the list of available positions.

The Galaxie portal for higher education staff offers a list of open ATER positions.

Research professors - lecturers and university professors - have the dual mission of ensuring the development of fundamental and applied research, and passing on the resulting knowledge to students.

Lecturers are tenured civil servants appointed to public higher education and research establishments, including engineering schools.

The Galaxie portal offers a list of open teaching and research positions.

Different types of jobs are offered at CNRS each year by competitive examination (research officer, research engineer, etc.).

The main missions of the researcher are :

• Scientific production: articles in "primary" journals, books, reports ;
• Promotion of results: patents, participation in conferences ;
• Dissemination of scientific information: popular science articles, public communications (conferences, broadcasts);
• academics through research: supervision of students (PhD students, interns, etc.).

Competition

CNRS permanent researchers are civil servants. As such, they are recruited by competitive examination. These competitions are open each year in all scientific fields. They are divided into scientific disciplines or groups of disciplines, i.e. by section or interdisciplinary commission of the Comité national de la recherche scientifique.

Learn more: Becoming a researcher, engineer or technician at CNRS | Careers at CNRS

Recruitment opportunities

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Presentation

The doctorate is both a academics to research, and a academics through research. As an internationally-recognized first major professional experience, a doctorate should be valued as such when a young doctor is looking for a job.

This recognition at the highest level means that the doctoral student does more than just carry out research work: he or she is first and foremost a "project manager". Among the skills they develop during their doctorate are :

• Scientific and technical expertise specific to a particular field,
• The ability to manage complex issues, to tackle the unknown and to innovate,
• Project management and teamwork,
• The ability to challenge oneself, rigor, autonomy and perseverance,
• Written and oral communication,
• The ability to develop and maintain a network

This academics enables the development of numerous transferable, useful and appreciated skills. A doctorate is therefore an asset for many jobs in the private sector. Many companies welcome specialized PhDs into their research and development departments.