Changed on 22/03/2022
Are you a PhD or other student or researcher who would like to work on stimulating projects in an international, innovative, interdisciplinary setting? Thanks to its agile project team model, Inria fosters innovation through industrial partnerships and the creation of startups, whilst guaranteeing close support.
Become a civil servant researcher
As a public research institution, Inria mainly recruits its permanent staff, whether directors of research (grade DR2) or researchers (grade CRCN), by a competitive recruitment procedure. If you are interested in applying, keep an eye out for the announcement of the competitive recruitment procedures organised each year for employees with civil servant status (i.e. French State employees): no nationality restrictions apply.
Exceptionally in 2022, chairs of junior professor are open in various centres of the Institute.
Read more:
Chairs of junior professor
Researchers, "normal" class
Senior researchers, 2nd class
Researchers, engineers and support staff with disabilities, join us!
Become a contract researcher
This means seizing a unique career opportunity with the Institute to carry through a professional project in line with your personal aspirations, in a high-quality study and work environment.
Read more:
Fixed-term contracts:
Long term contract:
Europe and International schemes
Appealing to the best scientists, from all backgrounds, remains a core principle in the Institute's policy. Inria operates several different schemes to encourage European and international exchanges.
HR - Excellence in Research
In May 2019, the European Union awarded Inria the "HR Excellence in Research" label, underlining the relevance of its strategy and the associated HRS4R action plan.