INRAE presentation
The French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE) is a public research establishment. It is a community of 12,000 people with more than 200 research units and 42 experimental units located throughout France. The institute is among the world leaders in agricultural and food sciences, in plant and animal sciences, and is 11th in the world in ecology and environment. INRAE’s main goal is to be a key player in the transitions necessary to address major global challenges. In the face of the increase in population, climate change, scarcity of resources and decline in biodiversity, the institute develops solutions for multiperformance agriculture, high quality food and sustainable management of resources and ecosystems.
Work environment, missions and activities
Working environment, missions and activities
You will be based at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (https://www.inrae.fr); and hosted at INRAE's premises in Montpellier within the UMR Innovation. You will be supervised by Yuna Chiffoleau, research professor at INRAE in economic sociology who coordinates the project DIVINFOOD, and with the support of Dominique Desclaux (INRAE), Allison Loconto (INRAE) and Francesca Galli (University of Pisa, Italy). Your travel expenses will be covered. You will have the possibility to telework up to 2 days/week.
The job position is open within the participatory DIVINFOOD European project (Research and innovation project funded in the Research programme Horizon 2020), which aims to co-develop interactive short and mid-tier food supply chains valuing neglected and underutilised crops (NUCs), both to contribute to reverse the decline of agrobiodiversity and to meet consumer-citizens’ expectations (https://divinfood.eu). The project involves 26 partners (research institutes, farmer organisations, technical institutes, consumer associations, local authorities, etc.) from 7 countries (Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland), and relies on 9 living labs favouring collaboration and experimentation with local actors. It started on 1 March 2022, and will last 5 years.
DIVINFOOD partners will co-produce, with local actors, especially farmers, small-scale processors, restaurant chefs, and consumers, many quantitative and qualitative agronomic, biochemical, economic, social, spatial, etc. data relative to the use of NUCs in agriculture, food processing and marketing (ways of using NUCs, impacts, etc.). The job consists mainly to support and coordinate the production of FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) and quality data in and between the work packages and the living labs, to structure and manage a common database, to organise its open access, and to facilitate its use by DIVINFOOD partners and external stakeholders/end-users, through a support-decision tool for farmers and small-scale processors in particular. A general support to the project coordination is also expected.
Training and skills
Master's degree/Engineering degree
Training and skills required
The position is open to a candidate with a Master's degree, with skills in agronomy and, if possible, in economic and social sciences as the job requires managing data from various disciplines. Experience in data production (through questionnaires and interviews), in data base development and in data management is required, as well the ability to speak English fluently.
INRAE's life quality
By joining our teams, you benefit from (depending on the type of contract and its duration):
- up to 30 days of annual leave + 15 days "Reduction of Working Time" (for a full time); - parenting support: CESU childcare, leisure services; - skills development systems: training, career advice; - social support: advice and listening, social assistance and loans; - holiday and leisure services: holiday vouchers, accommodation at preferential rates; - sports and cultural activities; - collective catering.