Job offer

Organisation/Company Université de Technologie de Troyes Research Field All Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Application Deadline 11 Feb 2026 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 38 Offer Starting Date 1 Apr 2026 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe (other) Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Presentation of the institution:

The University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), established in 1994, is now ranked among the top 10 engineering schools in France and trains 3100 students each year. Focused on excellence and in constant interaction with the economic world, the UTT is committed to a strategy of openness and future building for a sustainable future. As a leader of the European University of Technology (EUt+), an alliance of 9 European partners, the UTT is both a pioneer, driver, and experimental institution for the development of the new methods and orientations of EUt+.

As a key player in the economic and social development of its territory – Aube, Champagne, and Grand Est – the UTT is located in Troyes, a dynamic city of human scale, rich in history, heritage, and culture, allowing individuals to flourish in a privileged setting close to nature.

Presentation of the project:

Empowering early-Career Researchers with new Opportunities and Skills (ECROS) is a European project funded under HORIZON‑WIDERA‑2024‑ERA‑ 02‑03: Talent ecosystems for attractive early research careers – pilot action , which supports the creation of talent ecosystems that make early research careers more attractive, sustainable, and connected across sectors in the European Research Area. By fostering structural change in training and working conditions, the call empowers academic and non‑academic organisations to align research careers with evolving labour market needs and implement the principles of the new Charter for Researchers. The initiative aims to boost employability, career mobility, and the long‑term competitiveness of Europe’s R&I workforce.

We aim to create and pilot, under the EUt+ umbrella and extended to ECROS partners, a novel EU talent ecosystem empowering all R1‑R2 researchers (ECRs), by:

• Comprehensively assessing and identifying the current needs, challenges, and opportunities for ECRs within the EUt+ consortium, associated partners, and extended network.
• Establishing structured career guidance services to reduce career insecurity and support personal and professional growth for ECRs.
• Facilitating continuous skill development and competence acquisition for ECRs by providing access to and cataloguing targeted training, workshops, and industry‑driven guidance, and developing up‑to‑date, relevant industry‑academic training.
• Promoting mobility and diversification of research careers.
• Establishing comprehensive, easily accessible support systems for ECRs.
• Implementing an EUt+ pilot talent ecosystem for ECRs.

Attached to the Doctoral School of the University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), the engineer of the Horizon WIDERA ECROS project (M/F) assists in the management of the ECROS project in his internal missions at the UTT in conjunction with the Directorate for Research, Directorate for Corporate Relations and the Directorate for the EUt+. He/she interacts in particular with the WPA5 (Research and Research‑Oriented Education) and WPA6 (Entrepreneurship and Innovation) of the EUt+. He/she is expected to participate in the construction and coordination of activities, reports and deliverables for the UTT, with a focus on Task 4.1 (Industrial Doctorates) of the ECROS project , co‑coordinated between TU Dublin and the UTT. He/she must follow the work, reflections and actions of the Work Packages of the ECROS project and be a point of contact, information and support for UTT staff. He/she will participate in the project's working meetings.

Where to apply

E-mail

Requirements

Research Field All Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Essential Skills of the Position:

• He/she must be able to organize his/her activity rigorously, to prioritize and organize the execution of his/her actions independently, to follow the progress of the project.
• He/she will have to be able to filter, synthesize and communicate information in a form adapted to his/her interlocutors.
• He/she must have good writing skills, in French and English.
• Level of English required: C1 minimum.
• Knowledge of a 3rd European language would be a plus.
• Knowledge of the organization and functioning of European Horizon projects would be a plus.

Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent

Internal Application form(s) needed

• The position may occasionally require geographical mobility (short‑term missions of a few days, within Europe) and will necessitate interaction with the ECROS project team members.
• The job description is subject to evolution as the project progresses and the level of autonomy of the selected person increases.