kandidatu France

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1 Check the conditions You are here

Open only to contract staff, not civil servants. A bachelor's degree (bac+3) minimum is required.

Open to non-civil servants

Category: Category A (executive)

Diploma: Bachelor's degree (bac+3) minimum; master's in biology appreciated

Experience: Experience as a lab study engineer; experience in clinical or translational research strongly preferred

The profile they look for:

  • Good laboratory practices and basic molecular biology techniques.
  • Able to design and carry out experiments (RT-qPCR, ELISA, Western blot).
  • Good writing and summary skills.
  • Basic knowledge of clinical research rules.
  • Rigour, organisation and autonomy.
  • Scientific 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No deadline given: the offer can be withdrawn at any time, do not wait.

You apply by email, as stated in the official offer on Choisir le Service Public.

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.
  • Full time, 38h30 per week, with 45 days of leave and RTT.
  • Experiments on patient samples and on mouse models.

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