Irstea (National Research Institute in Science and Technology for Agriculture and the Environment) is seeking a senior researcher in economics to play a leading role in academic and applied research developed in UMR (Research Unit) Territoires which comes from joining CERAMAC (: http://ceramac.univ-bpclermont.fr/) and UMR Métafort (http://www.metafort.fr/) in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Research interest and expertise include regional development and the environment (bioeconomics), public policy evaluation, territorial equality and fragility, sustainable development policies, institutional approaches in the fields of economics.

Applicants should hold or be close to completing a habilitation for supervising research and/or have a post-doctoral experience of at least seven years with a proven record of high level research.

The position is a three-year contract with an extension option on a permanent position (selection on a competitive basis).

The salary is to be negotiated on the basis of previous experience. Fluency in English would be appreciated (and if possible in French).

Recruitment between June 2017 and November, 2017

For more details about the procedure, contact and send a CV:

Dr. Dominique Vollet
Head of UMR Territoires
+ 33-(0)4-73-44-06-59

Contacts are expected by the end of May 2017.

Application deadline: until position is filled.