Informations générales
Intitulé de l'offre : Characterization and modeling of water and energy transfers within the critical zone, at different scales, in a Mediterranean context M/F (H/F)
Acronyme : P3M
Référence : CPJ-2025-003
Établissement porteur : Centre national de la recherche scientifique
Nom du chef d’établissement : Antoine PETIT
Site(s) concerné(s) : Montpellier Occitanie est
Région(s) académique(s) : Occitanie
Etablissement(s) partenaire(s) envisagé(s) : Université de Montpellier
Code(s) établissement(s) :
Date de publication :
mardi 20 mai 2025
Type de contrat :
Chaire de professeur Junior
Durée du contrat : between 3 and 6 years depending on the research project and the profile of the scientist
Quotité de travail :
Complet
Rémunération :
Annual salary from 54 600 Euros to 57 800 Euros depending on professionnal experience.
Thématique scientifique : Earth and Space Sciences
Section(s) CN :
30 - Surface continentale et interfaces
Profil Recherché
Titulaire d’un doctorat ou diplôme équivalent ou justifiant de titres et travaux scientifiques jugés équivalents par l’instance compétente de l’établissement. Il n’y a aucune condition d’âge ou de nationalité pour candidater. Tous les emplois CNRS sont accessibles aux personnes en situation de handicap en bénéficiant d’aménagement d’épreuves rendus nécessaires par la nature du handicap
Stratégie d'établissement
The hiring of researchers who are strongly involved in the animation and management of permanent observation systems of the universe and the planet Earth is a major challenge for the CNRS and academic research. On a planet whose future is darkening due to global change and anthropic pressure on resources, understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation and evolution of the Earth system and of the emergence of life, particularly those that govern the habitability of the worlds, is a prerequisite. This understanding relies on the availability and sharing of research data, most of which must be acquired through continuous and long-term perennial observation of natural and anthropized environments, a sine qua non for science-informed political decisions. As the leading player in research and observation for research to document the processes of formation of the universe and planets, as well as global change, CNRS designs and pilots numerous national and international research infrastructures (IR/IR*). These infrastructures are supported by the National Observation Services (SNO) labelled by the INSU and implemented by the national corps of astronomers and physicists for which the CNRS, via the INSU, ensures the national management. However, the CNAP corps is too small to fully fulfill its mission, especially in the field of planetary and global environmental sciences and thus in sustainability sciences, which cannot thrive without mastering of the latest technologies.
The CPJs are therefore a remarkable opportunity for the CNRS to recruit, based on national perspectives and a joint ad-hoc mechanism between CNAP and coCNRS sections, senior scientists aiming at developing and supervising SNO and IR/IR* dedicated to the observation of the Universe and the Earth, in close collaboration with the Universities where the members of the CNAP corps carry out their missions via the Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers (OSU).
Stratégie du laboratoire d'accueil
Since its foundation, the Montpellier community has been involved in the IR OZCAR (Observatoires de la Zone Critique) and the European eLTER Infrastructure for long-term monitoring of socio-ecosystems. The community is now putting this into practice by proposing a European platform, P3M (Plaines, Piémonts et Plateaux Méditerranéens), to characterize and model the flows and transfers of water and matter within the various compartments of the critical zone of the Hérault river watershed. At the scale of a typical Mediterranean gradient, P3M aims to monitor interactions between climate change and changes in Mediterranean socio-ecosystems.
The person recruited will strengthen synergies between the UMRs involved in P3M. He/she will be in charge of the scientific coordination of federative research actions, making the most of the databases acquired by the observatories accredited by the SNOs belonging to the IR OZCAR in this territory.
Stratégie Internationale
The CPJ is part of the Univ. de Montpellier's (UM) ISITE program of excellence, which offers international attractiveness features and focuses on three main areas: food, care and protection. The UM aims to energize and structure the Montpellier scientific community around the theme of water (Long Thematic Program N°4: Georesources, Risks and Societies). The dynamics and size of Montpellier's multidisciplinary water-related community in the Mediterranean context is a leader in Europe, as demonstrated by the recent creation of the ICIREWARD UNESCO Center.
This Chair is part of the development of the priority sites of the European research infrastructure ESFRI eLTER and its French mirror, IR OZCAR, of the national roadmap.
The person recruited will be part of this dynamic context of study of the critical zone supported by the UMRs and the OSU OREME. He or she will ensure P3M's visibility through national and international projects and collaborations.
Répertoire national des structures de recherche (RNSR) du laboratoire d'accueil
Géosciences Montpellier (UMR5243 / RNSR : 200711908T)
HydroSciences Montpellier (UMR5151 / RNSR : 199512007C)
Résumé du projet scientifique
P3M brings together a network of observatories stretching from the coast to the garrigues, then to the wine-growing plains and reliefs of the Cévennes and Causses, with specific Mediterranean environments, such as karsts. It is a hot spot for climate change (hydroclimatic extremes). We need to better understand the interrelationships between anthropogenic activities, climatic phenomena, biophysical processes and biodiversity under increasing anthropogenic pressure, using a holistic approach to integrate the interdependencies and feedbacks between hydro-eco-sedimentary flows, and in particular the modifications to the various hydro-eco-sedimentary connectivities engendered.
The person recruited will use a variety of approaches, including but not limited to:
- original monitoring or experiments (hydrometeorological, geochemical, geophysical, hydrodynamic, ecohydrological, etc.) useful for understanding processes at different scales,
- original numerical simulations, etc.
Résumé du projet d'enseignement
The teaching service of 42 h equivalent TD integrated into the CPJ will be carried out in the form of “observation missions” within the framework of the agreement signed with the University of Montpellier to recognize this observation service in the activity reference framework of research professors.
Environnement Financier
- Total financé (dont package ANR) : 200 k€
- Total du projet : k€
Diffusion scientifique
The dissemination of the results will be done through world-class scientific productions: publications, patents, software... In addition, the results will be communicated to various targets such as scientific communities, media, decision makers, general public, schools, etc., with an adapted calendar. Specific tools may be developed such as websites, newsletters, meetings, international symposia, summer schools and conferences.
Science ouverte
The CNRS is developing a strong policy in favor of open science. Open science consists of making research results "as accessible as possible and closed as necessary". As such, the CNRS aims to make 100% of the texts of publications resulting from the work of its laboratories accessible , in particular through deposit in HAL. The data produced must also be made available and reusable, except for specific restrictions. In addition, the guiding principles of individual evaluation have been revised in accordance with the DORA declaration, to be more qualitative and to take into account all facets of the researcher's profession.
Science et société
The relationship between science and society is now recognized as a full dimension of scientific activity. The project will develop this dimension in synergy with all the partners. The resulting research work will contribute to informing public decision-making. Participatory science initiatives may be initiated with actors from the project’s socio-economic and cultural eco-system.
Indicateurs
The activity will be evaluated in particular on the basis of scientific production (publications, software, patents, etc.), on institutional and private partnerships formalized by contracts, on international presence, on the promotion of work to multidisciplinary scientific communities, on innovation and its transfer to society and on scientific dissemination to non-specialist audiences.
Modalités d'organisation des auditions
Seul(e)s seront convoqué(e)s aux auditions les candidat(e)s sélectionné(e)s sur dossier par la commission de sélection