Tenure-Track Junior Professor Chair

International Political Science Association

The Voice of Political Science around the World

Tenure-Track Junior Professor Chair

INRAE, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment, is a public research organization bringing together 12,000 employees across 272 units in 18 centers across France. As the world’s leading institute specializing in agriculture, food, and the environment, INRAE plays a key role in supporting the necessary transitions to address global challenges.

Faced with population growth, food security challenges, climate change, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss, INRAE is committed to developing scientific solutions and supporting the evolution of agricultural, food, and environmental practices.

Training and Skills

• PhD in political science or sociology of public action.
• Skills in public policy analysis.
• Experience in analysing agricultural, food, energy or environmental transitions would be appreciated.
• Successful experience in supervising several PhD and postdoctoral students and/or significant postdoctoral research experience in teaching and research, in France or abroad, is recommended.
• Skills in writing scientific papers for French and international academic journals, and in scientific communication at international level.
• Teaching experience in initial or continuing training courses, and coordination of training activities.

Type of Contract

Tenure-Track Junior Professor Chair enables recruitment of scientists based on a research and teaching project that lasts three years. At the end of this period, and following an assessment of your scientific achievements and professional capabilities, you may obtain a full‑tenure position as Research Director (DR2).

A research and teaching agreement will specify the path you will follow towards full‑tenure and enable you to acquire the qualifications necessary to become a full‑tenure Research Director in your field.

You have until 22 June 2026 to submit your application. Only candidates previously selected on file by the selection committee will be invited to the hearing.