Research Assistant Engineer – Methodological guide and Infographics for the 15-Minute City (M/F)

Job Description

Missions

You will contribute to the European project "EMC2 – The Evolutive Meshed Compact City", which aims to study the conditions for successfully requalifying and densifying the main roads of European suburban areas to implement a version of the 15-minute city adapted to these spaces. The project covers five European case studies: the Nice-Côte d'Azur and Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing metropolitan areas in France, the Versilia area in Italy, and the cities of Vienna (Austria) and Gothenburg (Sweden).
The EMC2 project is in its final phase (closing November 30, 2026), and your main mission will be to support the production of project deliverables across its various Work Packages (WPs), with a focus on WP6. You will also contribute to project communication activities under WP7.

Activity

Within WP6, you will: contribute to the finalization of a methodological guide for assessing European peripheral spaces using the EMC2 model as a benchmark; support ESPACE researchers in presenting the guide's elements to their professional partners at the AUA and ADULM urban planning agencies; produce graphic elements (maps, tables, diagrams) and explanatory texts. You will also assist researchers in producing a scientific paper related to WP6 by creating text-appropriate infographics. Developing infographics based on the project pattern language will be central to this mission. You will also work on compiling, formatting, and archiving research data and reports (from the various WPs) in accordance with the EMC2 project's Data Management Plan.
As part of WP7's communication and dissemination activities, you will support the organization of an event for urban planning professionals, in collaboration with the AUA and ADULM urban planning agencies. You will also participate in the deployment and testing of serious games based on the EMC2 project's pattern language with diverse audiences.

Your Profil

Skills

Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Geography, Geomatics, Urban Planning, or Architecture.
Analytical skills: Infographics, pattern language, geomatics (GIS and web-GIS), statistical and geostatistical analysis, digital cartography, data management plans.
Thematic skills: Urban analysis, urban morphology, 15-minute city urban planning.
General skills: Autonomy, rigor, and organizational skills; initiative; ability to understand the collaboration stakes between academic research and local stakeholders. Strong written and oral communication skills in French and English.

Your Work Environment

This position is part of the European research project "EMC2 – The Evolutive Meshed Compact City: A Pragmatic Transition Pathway to the 15-Minute City for European Metropolitan Peripheries", funded by the Horizon Europe "Driving Urban Transitions" call. The project is carried out by a consortium of four academic research units and five local authorities from four European countries: UMR ESPACE (CNRS – Université Côte d'Azur – Aix-Marseille Université – Avignon Université), Agence d'Urbanisme Azuréenne (AUA) and Agence d'Urbanisme de Lille Métropole (France), SMoG (Chalmers University of Technology) and the city of Gothenburg (Sweden), DESTeC (University of Pisa) and the cities of Massa and Viareggio (Italy), Department of Urban Design, University of Technology Vienna (Austria).
The EMC2 project is coordinated by Giovanni Fusco (UMR ESPACE), with support from Meta Berghauser Pont (SMoG), Valerio Cutini (DESTeC), Angelika Psenner (Urban Design), Laurence Jacquier (AUA), as leaders of the other funded partners.
You will work under the scientific direction of Giovanni Fusco, while coordinating with the leaders of the relevant WPs for your missions.

Constraints and risks

Work location: UMR 7300 ESPACE, 98 Bd Herriot, 06200 Nice, France.
Contact for inquiries: Giovanni Fusco, CNRS Research Director, UMR 7300 ESPACE – giovanni.fusco@univ-cotedazur.fr
No specific professional risks associated with this position.

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

€2,300 gross/month

Annual leave and RTT

44 jours

Remote Working practice and compensation

Pratique et indemnisation du TT

Transport

Prise en charge à 75% du coût et forfait mobilité durable jusqu’à 300€

About the offer

About the CNRS

The CNRS is a major player in fundamental research on a global scale. The CNRS is the only French organization active in all scientific fields. Its unique position as a multi-specialist allows it to bring together different disciplines to address the most important challenges of the contemporary world, in connection with the actors of change.

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