Recruitment of researchers
The recruitment of permanent researchers at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris is done through the competitive examinations by the Sections 19, 05, 04 and 55 of the CNRS, the competitive examination (in French) of the “National Council of Astronomers and Physicists” (for Conseil National des Astronomes et Physiciens, CNAP), and by Sorbonne Université (in French), for the lecturer and professor positions. The CNRS and CNAP competitions are national whereas those of Sorbonne Université are the subject of a specific job opening. Note that CNAP astronomers are expected to participate in one of the observational service tasks with which the IAP is associated.
Important: Whatever their areas of interest, researchers who wish to join the IAP must contact IAP researchers, or the heads of research groups, the project managers, or the director (Kumiko Kotera) well before the deadline to submit the application for the competitive examinations. For the CNRS competition, this contact is strongly encouraged to occur before the Christmas holidays. The IAP offers assistance with the preparation of an application, if the contact takes place sufficiently in advance.
The Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris wishes to recruit talented young scientists in all of its fields of research (listed in unranked order):
- The physics of the primordial Universe, the theories of gravity and gravitational waves
- Theoretical and observational cosmology
- High energy and multi-messenger astrophysics
- The formation and evolution of galaxies
- The search for and characterization of exoplanets
Furthermore, in order to support the evolution of its scientific priorities, the laboratory draws the attention of candidates to the following areas of research (listed in unranked order):
- High-energy astrophysical sources and gravitational waves: following the spectacular detections of gravitational waves produced by the coalescence of two black holes or neutron stars since 2015, the launch in June 2024 of the SVOM satellite for gamma-ray burst research, and the upcoming launch of the LISA satellite constellation for detecting gravitational waves from ultra-violent phenomena, IAP wishes to strengthen itself by welcoming a researcher with expertise and interest in observations or theory of high and very high energy astrophysical phenomena: gamma-ray bursts, compact object coalescences, associated gravitational wave production, study of electromagnetic counterparts including the use of such events as cosmological probes.
- Exoplanet search and characterization: beyond planetary research using the radial velocity method (SPIRou), recently launched space observatories (TESS in 2018, CHEOPS in 2019, JWST in 2021, Euclid in 2023) and upcoming ones (Nancy-Grace-Roman in 2027) are fueling the growth of exoplanet research and characterization of their atmospheres through direct or transit observations, use of microlensing effects, spectroscopy, and imaging. IAP is also strongly involved in the Ariel mission adopted by the European Space Agency, which will enable observation of approximately 1000 exoplanet atmospheres starting in 2029. Recruitment along this research axis can notably be done through the SPIRou / CFHT observational service
- Big data analysis and high-performance computing: regardless of the scientific domain, the development and use of statistical methods and sophisticated calculations for simulation and data analysis are a major development axis. IAP seeks to strengthen expertise in high-performance computing (massively parallel computing, generic GPU computing, etc.), and in complex and/or massive data analysis (Bayesian inference, deep learning, etc.) in contact with specialists in applied mathematics.
- Scientific exploitation of the Euclid satellite: whether for its core program or its so-called "Legacy" program, the Euclid satellite launched in 2023 brings data of unprecedented richness and quality. They provide a multitude of information not only on the properties of the large-scale structure of the Universe, but also on galaxy evolution, offering multiple possibilities for developing new and original ideas for all these themes. These scientific developments are likely to be carried out within the Euclid observational service.
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