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Assistant engineer in instrumental computing
Observatoire de Paris · Île-de-France · no closing date given
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1 Check the conditions You are here
Open only to contract agents. Civil servants cannot apply.
Category: Category A (executive)
The profile they look for:
- Master an interpreted language such as Python
- Master a shell language such as Bash
- Use Linux and Windows systems
- Diagnose and solve technical problems
- English level B1
2 Résumé and cover letter
A one- or two-page résumé and a short cover letter that takes up the duties of the offer with your examples. If you are a civil servant, you are often asked for your latest status decision (arrêté) and your latest annual review reports.
3 Apply
No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.
Apply by email to the employer, as stated on the official offer. The CV and cover letter are required.
4 Interview and answer
If your application is shortlisted, the employer contacts you for an interview, often with two or three people. Prepare: why this job, your experience close to the duties, and your questions.
Good to know:
- Remote work possible under the institution's rules
- Post in a protected sector (PPST): arrival must be approved by the MESR
- Occasional travel to the Meudon site
- Entitlement to 47 days of leave per year
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