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Planetary science researcher (postdoctoral)
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) · Île-de-France · Closes in 63 days

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

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1 Check the conditions You are here

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

Open to non-civil servants

Category: Category A (executive)

Diploma: 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

The profile they look for:

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.

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.

Up-to-date résumé Cover letter for this offer Detailed CV with the full list of publications Research project of 2 to 3 pages Contact details of two academic referees Cover letter (required)

3 Apply

Deadline: January 1 (Closes in 63 days)

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

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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:

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.

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