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Chemical synthesis assistant engineer
Ecole Normale Supérieure · Île-de-France · no closing date given

  1. 1 Check the conditions
  2. 2 Résumé and cover letter
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Interview and answer

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1 Check the conditions You are here

Only contract agents can apply for this job. Civil servants are not the target.

Open to non-civil servants

Category: Category A (executive)

Diploma: Bac +2 level

Experience: Experience in a synthesis lab preferred

The profile they look for:

  • Bac +2, with lab synthesis experience preferred.
  • Excellent knowledge of purification and characterisation methods.
  • Scientific English at level B1.
  • Good use of Office, ChemDraw and MestReNova.
  • Organised, responsive and good team player.
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No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.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, following the instructions on the official offer on Choisir le Service Public. Send your CV and cover letter.

See the official offer and apply ↗
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 up to 2 days per week.
  • The contract is listed as 2 years, but the extra details say 23 months.
  • The work place given is 24 rue Lhomond, Paris 5e, while the offer lists 45 rue d'Ulm.
  • Professional training is offered through an internal school.

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