Dear colleagues,

It’s now official! The Department of Tree-Microbe Interactions at the INRAE Grand Est Nancy Centre is offering a research scientist permanent position on the effect of microbiota on tree health.

This position will involve studying the role of tree microbiota in interactions between trees and forest pathogenic fungi, with the aim of contributing new knowledge on the emergence of forest diseases. If you are passionate about tree health, microbial community ecology and the study of plant microbiota, this position should be of interest to you.

The Department of Tree-Microbe Interactions is a unit of around 100 people from INRAE and the University of Lorraine. It is a dynamic unit committed to scientific topics with societal implications. We have state-of-the-art equipment and international partnerships. The unit is ideally located in Champenoux, near Nancy, 1.5 hours from Paris by TGV train, close to the Vosges Mountains, Alsace, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. 

For more information on the position and to apply, visit the INRAE Jobs website before March 5, 2026. 

Please forward this announcement to any former PhD or postdoctoral fellow who may be interested. If you would like to find out more about our current work, please contact Benoit Marçais (benoit.marcais@inrae.fr), Marc Buée (marc.buee@inrae.fr) or Pascal Frey (pascal.frey@inrae.fr).

Best regards,

Pascal Frey

Dr Pascal FREY
Head of the Department of Tree - Microbe Interactions
INRAE, University of Lorraine
Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi team
UMR1136 IAM
F-54280 Champenoux
FRANCE

Office: +33 (0)383 39 40 56
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E-mail: pascal.frey@inrae.fr
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