The Geosciences Centre brings together the School's Earth Sciences activities, particularly in hydrogeology, geochemistry and geomechanics. It has around thirty permanent teaching and research staff, around twenty technical and administrative staff, and around thirty non-permanent scientific staff. The Centre focuses on three areas linked to the ecological and energy transitions: the responsible exploitation of underground resources, the use of underground space, and the availability of water under anthropogenic and climatic forcing. It develops services for industry, particularly through integrated software used in industrial and environmental applications.

Reporting to the School's Director of Research, the Centre Director supervises research and teaching activities, defines the scientific policy and ensures consistency with the School's objectives. He or she is responsible for the budget and must guarantee sufficient resources, particularly through research partnerships. The Director is encouraged to pursue his or her own research and teaching activities in conjunction with the Centre's teams.

The Director leads scientific activities, drives forward scientific strategy, encourages academic excellence and facilitates the integration of young researchers. He or she coordinates the Centre's evaluations, ensures the resources required for teaching, and helps to define teaching programs. As a manager, he or she leads internal bodies, sets out the School's roadmap and objectives, and oversees the quality of working life.

The Director is also responsible for balancing the Centre's budget, monitoring it regularly, helping to identify funding opportunities, advising on partnership strategies, and supporting responses to calls for projects.

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For this position, the School is looking for a researcher or teacher-researcher (M/F) with significant experience in the field of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Ideally habilitated to direct research, the successful candidate will have a proven track record in managing research projects and leading research teams. Experience of setting up and running national and international partnership projects with industry is strongly recommended.

 Remuneration within the range indicated, depending on profile + profit-sharing.

... and about us! Working at Mines Paris - PSL also means:

- Joining a prestigious institution steeped in history

- Being a player in the digital transition and the transition to carbon neutrality to tackle the climate emergency

- Belonging to a PSL University, ranked 41st in the Shanghai world rankings.