The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is offering a tenure-track position focused on the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) at one of the following French laboratories: CPPM (Marseille), IRAP (Toulouse), or either LLR or LUX (both in the Paris region).

Position description

The selected candidate will lead a program on the theme “Understanding the Extreme Universe with CTAO,” capitalising on the capabilities of CTAO to explore the non-thermal Universe. This research should align with the Key Science Projects outlined in “Science with CTA” and may include participation in the commissioning, validation, and calibration of the telescopes, the development and commissioning of the associated computing infrastructure, as well as the exploitation of CTAO during the initial science phase.

This tenure-track position (known as “CPJ” in the French academic system) includes start-up funds of €200k, which the appointee can use to establish their research program. The position begins as a fixed-term contract (CDD) lasting between 3 and 6 years, during which the researcher will have a light teaching load or service responsibilities in addition to conducting research. At the end of this period, a tenure-review committee will evaluate the researcher’s performance and recommend whether they should be granted tenure as a CNRS research director (DR).

Job opening

Link: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CPJ/CPJ-2025-028/Default.aspx?lang=EN

For further questions, please contact: 

– Cristinel Diaconu (diaconu@cppm.in2p3.fr) for CPPM,

– Pierre Jean (pjean@irap.omp.eu) for IRAP,

– Steve Fegan (sfegan@llr.in2p3.fr) for LLR,

– Andreas Zech (andreas.zech@obspm.fr) for LUX.

Deadline to apply is 14 July 2025.