Call for Applications "Advanced Research Program" 2026 Internal Campaign

Funding

• Operating expenses 800€/month,
• Salary for up to 12 months of a postdoctoral researcher or engineer (CDD),
• A teaching release of maximum 96 hours per year can be requested in agreement with the employer, to be approved by the Academic Council,
• One month of invited professorship visiting professor in order to help in establishing an ambitious international collaboration.

The above package will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis according to the needs of each project.

Selection

Applications will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary committee consisting of internal and external experts.
 
Selection criteria are:
• Quality of the candidate's CV,
• Scientific and strategic interest of the project,
• Candidates will select and highlight the elements of their CVs that demonstrate their scientific excellence.

The deadline to apply is Monday, March 23, 2026.
 
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an oral interview together with their host at Université Côte d’Azur on May 29, 2026.
 
The start of the chair, that will be agreed on with the host, is no later than February 1, 2027.

Application submission and contact

Application documents must be combined in a single PDF file and submitted on Nuxéo, the IdEx project management plateform: IdEx Advanced Research Program 2026_INTERNAL CALL

An application form must also be completed in parallel by the applicant, in coordination with the host: COMPLETION OF THE ONLINEFORM 2026_INT
 
Questions and inquiries related to the program can be sent to:

idex.recherche@univ-cotedazur.fr

Timeline