Starting Research Positions

• There is no restriction on the age or nationality of applicants.
• In line with its diversity policy, all Inria posts are accessible to disabled employees (link to pdf Disability sheet)
• Hold a French or foreign PhD or equivalent degree;
• Have between two and eight years' experience in research after completing their thesis;
• Before writing up their research programme, applicants are strong advised to contact the head(s) of the project team(s) to which they are applying.

How to apply?

No recruitment campaign is planned for 2025.

To apply for a Starting Research Position, you must first create your applicant page.

• Create your applicant page
• Apply

Recruitment procedure

• Admissibility: First Inria checks that each applicant meets the eligibility criteria.
  NB: when an application is submitted, an acknowledgment of receipt is issued, which cannot under any circumstances be considered as an indication that the application has been judged admissible.
• Selection based on the application: an admissibility committee considers the applications and draws up a list of those to be interviewed.
• Applicant interviews:  an admission committee interviews the applicants selected and submits a ranked list of suitable applicants to the Inria Chief Executive Officer.
• Final selection:  after the interviews, the Inria Chief Executive Officer makes the final decision on the list of successful applicants.