Researcher Job Opportunity – Junior Professor Chair in acoustics 

A CPJ position starts with a fixed-term public research appointment lasting between three and six years, including a light teaching load of approximately 45 hours per year, and leads shortly thereafter to a tenured appointment (CNRS Research Director DR). The position is intended for outstanding early-career researchers who have already established scientific independence.

*subject to final approval by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Space

The Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics (LMA), located in Marseille in the south of France, is one of the targeted host laboratories (https://laboratoire-mecanique-acoustique.fr/en/). As part of this CPJ in acoustics, the successful candidate could join either the “Wave and Imaging” team or the “Sounds” team at LMA on the following research topics: physical and structural acoustics, ultrasounds and acoustics for biomedical, non-destructive testing, underwater acoustics applications, acoustic field synthesis and control, acoustical self-sustained oscillations, conception and sound quality of musical instruments and mechanisms of auditory perception. 

If you are interested in this opportunity for applying at the LMA, please, feel free to contact either (fellah@lma.cnrs-mrs.fr / sandrine.rakotonarivo@univ-amu.fr ) for activities related to the waves and imaging team, or (pinhede@lma.cnrs-mrs.fr / macherey@lma.cnrs-mrs.fr ) for activities related to the sounds team.

Information (in French) about the CPJ positions opened by CNRS Engineering in 2026 is available on the official website.

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You will also find below a short resume of the research activities of the waves and imaging team and the sounds team at LMA.

Resume of the “waves and imaging” and “sounds” teams activities

A short resume of the research activities of the “Wave and Imaging” team and the “Sounds” team at LMA that could be involved in this CPJ in acoustics is  included below.
The " Waves and Imaging" team studies wave propagation of mechanical (elastic and acoustic) waves in complex media. Its research aims at modeling, characterizing and imaging non-invasively natural, biological and manufactured media, using waves. A wide range of studies are performed, from phenomenological modeling to experimental study, to software development and high-performance computing. The fields of application range from environment (seismic imaging, underwater noise reduction, bio-sourced material for sound absorption), civil and nuclear engineering (testing and surveillance of structural integrity), transport (reduction of railway-induced vibrations), health (diagnostic imaging and therapy by ultrasound) and archeology (imaging of ancient statues)
The " Sound ” team covers several aspects of audible sounds, including their production, propagation, control, synthesis and perception. The human being is, therefore, at the heart of our scientific questions, either because he takes part in the production process (singing voice, musical instruments) or because he experiences sound annoyance (transportation noise), or because he uses sounds for a particular purpose (communication). Furthermore, in some of our research, the human being is the study subject itself (hearing sciences, auditory prostheses). This research has broad applications in the engineering domain, including building industry, transportation, materials, health, communication and culture.