Chairs of junior professor

Chairs of junior professor are proposed to researchers in the first part of their career, with a strong potential to supervise and lead a research team, as well as to participate in national, European or international projects.

These positions are based on a fixed-term contracts (CDD) for a period of 3 to 6 years before tenure as Inria senior researcher.

They are awarded with a teaching service in an Inria partner higher education institution (approximately 28 of lectures or 42 hours of hands-on) and a package sufficient to carry out a research project.

Researchers can join a host project team or propose the creation of a new project team.

The implementation of this new recruitment system is in line with Inria's scientific strategy and meets a twofold ambition:

1. Enhanced interaction with the site's partner university and research institutes in order to promote multi/interdisciplinary research;
2. A stronger international attractiveness of research careers in the first part of their career.

Application conditions

• There is no restriction on the age or nationality of applicants;
• As part of its diversity policy, all Inria positions are accessible to people with disabilities, with special arrangements for tests made necessary by the nature of the disability;
• The following may apply: holders of a PhD or an equivalent degree, or applicants who have gained scientific qualifications or carried out scientific work deemed to be of an equivalent level (for diplomas in foreign language, provide a sworn translation in accordance with the ENIC-NARIC website);
• These positions are open to junior researchers with the potential to supervise and lead research, or with at least 6 years of research experience.

Calendar

• Opening of the campaign and collection of applications: from 5^th April 2024 to 6^th May 2024,
• Deadline for applications: 6^th May 2024 (23:59 p.m. French time),
• Deadline for receipt of opinions and letters of recommendation: 17^th May 2024 (Please note: the date has been brought forward and is no longer 22^th May as originally planned),
• Selection of candidates and hearings: June - mid-July,
• Taking office: from 1^st September 2024, and before 31^th December 2024.

*The dates for the selection of applications and the interviews will be specified later.
  For the Paris centre, the pre-selection and audition phases have been postponed until late August/September.

• Hearings for the Inria centre in Rennes will take place on 27^th May 2024: 
  Campus universitaire de Beaulieu - Avenue du Général Leclerc - 35042 Rennes Cedex
  https://www.inria.fr/en/how-reach-inria-centre-rennes-university
• Hearings for the Inria centre in Saclay will take place on 5^th June 2024: 
  Bâtiment Alan Turing - 1 rue Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves - Campus de l'École Polytechnique - 91120 Palaiseau
  https://www.inria.fr/en/how-get-inria-saclay-centre
• Hearings for the Inria centre Université Côte d'Azur will take place on 26^th June 2024: 
  2004, route des Lucioles - BP 93 - 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex
  https://www.inria.fr/en/how-get-inria-centre-universite-cote-dazur-and-its-montpellier-antenna
• Hearings for the Inria Paris centre will take place on 10th September 2024 afternoon: 
  48, rue Barrault - CS 61534 - 75647 Paris Cedex
  https://www.inria.fr/en/how-reach-us

Recruitment procedure

• Eligibility: First Inria checks that each applicant meets the eligibility conditions.
• Selection based on the application: a committee considers the applications. After careful consideration, the committee will draw up a list of applicants who can go on to the next stage. These applicants are invited to interview.

Applications must be completed by Inria with letters of recommendation from scientific personalities nominated by the applicants, as well as a substantiated statement of opinion by the head of the host project-team (in the case of an application in an existing project-team) and by the director of the Inria research center.

• Interviews: the applicants admitted to the next stage are then called to interview. After careful consideration, the committee proposes a candidate for each Chair to the President and CEO of Inria.

This stage may include one or more on-site or remote work placements, in particular in the form of one or more lessons on a free or imposed theme, a seminar to present research work or a meeting with the researchers of the project-team (in the case of an application in an existing project-team).

During these simulation phases, the committee acts as an observer and ensures that the simulation runs smoothly.

• Recruitment decision: following the deliberations of the committee, the President and CEO of Inria decides on the outcome of the recruitment process.