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Planetary science researcher (postdoctoral)

Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) · State civil service

En français : Chercheur en science planétaire (postdoctoral)

This job in plain words

Postdoctoral research job at IPGP in Paris, in the CAGE team. It focuses on modelling clouds, climate and the link between a planet's interior and its atmosphere.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

The job is open only to contract staff (contractuels), not civil servants. No nationality condition is stated.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Ph.D. · PhD in astrophysics, planetary science, atmospheric physics, geophysics or a related quantitative field
Experience
0 to 5 years of post-doctoral experience in atmospheric or planetary modelling
Contract
Contract agent (contractuel), fixed-term contract (CDD) of 1 year

The profile they want:

  • PhD in astrophysics, planetary science or atmospheric physics.
  • Excellent skills in Fortran and Python.
  • Experience with radiative transfer codes or retrieval models.
  • Good knowledge of Git and working on computing clusters.
  • Excellent scientific English, written and spoken.
  • Rigour, autonomy and teamwork in an international setting.

What you would do

  • Develop and use radiative transfer and cloud models.
  • Model volatile exchanges between a planet's interior and its atmosphere.
  • Produce synthetic spectra to test whether atmospheric signatures can be detected.
  • Analyse results and publish papers in international scientific journals.
  • Present the work at conferences and project meetings.

How to apply

Apply by email, as stated on the offer page on Choisir le Service Public. Send a single PDF file with all the documents.

Documents to send:

  • Detailed CV with the full list of publications
  • Research project of 2 to 3 pages
  • Contact details of two academic referees
  • Cover letter (required)

Good to know:

  • Full time, 35 hours per week with RTT days.
  • Occasional travel in France and abroad, no on-call duty.
  • Remote work is listed as possible in the job conditions, but as 'No' in the offer details.
  • Deadline: 30 November 2026 in the details, but 01/01/2027 in the header. Check with the employer.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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