Research Project Manager

About the job

CY Cergy Paris Université (CYU) is seeking a Research Project Manager to support two major research programmes hosted at CESDIP, a leading French research centre specialising in sociology of law, justice, citizenship and public institutions.

The successful candidate will work across two projects:

• POSTCOLCIT, a five-year ERC Starting Grant funded under Horizon Europe, examining the colonial legacies of citizenship regimes in contemporary Europe;

• DemoCIS, a France 2030 research programme exploring the challenges facing contemporary democracies, including political participation, institutional trust, democratic innovation and societal polarisation.

Working closely with principal investigators, programme coordinators, university services and research partners, the Project Manager will play a central role in the implementation, coordination and long-term development of both projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the administrative and financial management of research projects;

• Monitor budgets, expenditures and reporting obligations;

• Organise scientific meetings, workshops, and conferences;

• Support recruitment procedures and onboarding processes;

• Coordinate fieldwork logistics, travel and research missions;

• Monitor compliance with research ethics, data protection and open science requirements;

• Contribute to communication, dissemination and stakeholder engagement activities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in project management, research administration, higher education management or a related field;

• Experience in research project management, particularly within publicly funded and/or European-funded projects, is highly desirable;

• Excellent organisational and writing skills;

• Excellent command of French and English;

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.

What we offer

• A central role in two high-profile research programmes (ERC Starting Grant and France 2030);

• A dynamic research environment;

• Opportunities to develop expertise in both French and European research funding, research management and open science;

• Partial remote working (up to two days per week);

• Full-time position (2-year contract) with the possibility of renewal until August 2031;

• Indicative gross monthly salary of approximately €2,840 for candidates with 3-5 years of relevant professional experience.

Selection process

Applications must include:

1. A curriculum vitae (CV);

2. A cover letter.

Applications must be sent no later than 17 July 2026 to:

• Céline Braconnier, Director of CESDIP ([email protected])

• Emilien Fargues, Principal Investigator of the POSTCOLCIT project ([email protected])

• CY Cergy Paris Université Human Resources Department ([email protected]).

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to an online interview during the week of 20 July 2026.

The selected candidate is expected to take up the position on 1 October 2026 (indicative start date).

Further information, please consult the Euraxess job advertisement below:

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/444986

Additional comments

CY Cergy Paris Université is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnic origin, nationality, or religion.

For any information regarding the projects or the expectations associated with the position, please contact Céline Braconnier and Emilien Fargues.