Postdoctoral Fellowships at Université Bretagne Loire

The reseach laboratories affiliated to the ten Research Departement of Universite Bretagne Loire is hiring Postdoctoral Fellows.

Several offers concern transdisciplinary researches at the interface of several domains.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must hold a PhD. The thesis defense must have taken place after 31/08/2014 (Periods of sickness, maternity or parental leave shall not be counted in this 3 years period).

An international experience in research is required (during or after Doctorate).

Candidates must not have supported their thesis in the hiring institution and not previously worked in the host research unit.

Selection process

In addition to the scientific quality of the candidates, which is the main criterion for selection, juries are invited to integrate into their criteria the candidates' professional projects and their prospects of sustainable integration in the territory of the Université Bretagne Loire, in higher education and research or in other R&D sectors within the companies on the territory.

The Research Departments choose the selection process that they consider preferable to ensure quality recruitment. Whatever the chosen procedure, it must guarantee equal treatment between the candidates. A jury of at least three persons must make the selection of candidates.

The head(s) of the scientific projects are responsible for the organization of the interviews and the selection of the candidates within their research unit, in compliance with the recruitment rules and practices in force in their supervisory institution(s). A member of the Board of the Université Bretagne Loire Research Departement not belonging to the recruiting research unit, may represent the Departement in recruitment jury. The head(s) of the scientific projects shall transmit to the Department the result of their selection.