IRD

About the Company

IRD is a French public research institute working for the development of Southern countries, reporting to the Ministries responsible for research and overseas development. IRD is managing for more than sixty years research, consultancy and capacity building activities in Africa, the Mediterranean basin, Asia, Latin America and French overseas territories. IRD researchers address major development challenges regarding environment, sustainable development of living resources, social studies and health. https://youtu.be/MtuGHK6ogR0 http://lemag.ird.fr/frlUOL

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Company Name

IRD

Job Title

VIA Chargé.e de mission communication et scientifique H/F

Job Description

**Job Title** Communication and Scientific Outreach Officer (M/F) **Role Summary** Develops and implements the communication strategy for the research institute in Thailand, coordinating with headquarters’ communications and information departments. Enhances the institute’s visibility, promotes its values and scientific activities, and supports regional representations from Bangkok. **Expectations** - Mastery of communication planning and strategy. - Expertise in translating scientific content for the general public. - Understanding of the strategic role of science communication within a research organization. - Ability to synthesize and compose clear, accessible institutional and scientific messages. - Strong organisational skills, multitasking, and autonomous decision‑making. - Initiative and continuous improvement mindset. **Key Responsibilities** - Design and execute the institute’s communication plan in Thailand. - Produce and disseminate scientific and institutional content across relevant channels. - Collaborate with headquarters’ communication and science‑tech culture units. - Represent and promote the institute’s image and values regionally. - Support communication activities for institute representations in the region from Bangkok. - Coordinate efforts among international teams and partners. - Identify and propose enhancements to communication practices. **Required Skills** - Strategic communication planning. - Science communication and public engagement. - Content synthesis and writing in accessible language. - Excellent organization and multitasking. - Autonomous work ethic and coordination in an international environment. - Initiative, problem‑solving, and proposal skills. - Creativity, responsiveness, discretion, rigor, and precision. - Strong listening and proposal‑making abilities. - Willingness to learn and contribute to institutional missions. **Required Education & Certifications** - Master’s degree (Bac +5) or equivalent in Communication, Political Science, or a related field.

Marseille, France

On site

19-01-2026

Company Name

IRD

Job Title

Ingénieur en IA/ machine learning en océanographie

Job Description

**Job Title** Machine Learning Engineer – Oceanography **Role Summary** Apply supervised and unsupervised machine‑learning techniques to oceanographic data, including in‑situ, satellite, and numerical model outputs. Develop and maintain ML tools, contribute to community‑wide resources, and support scientific output and outreach in physical and biogeochemical oceanography. **Expactations** - Deliver robust, reusable ML models and pipelines for research teams. - Enable adoption of tools across the laboratory. - Publish results, present at conferences, and mentor students, particularly in developing‑world contexts. - Demonstrate commitment to sustainability and low‑carbon research practices. **Key Responsibilities** 1. Design and implement ML strategies for extracting knowledge from oceanographic variables (e.g., regression, missing‑data imputation). 2. Build, test, and maintain ML pipelines for observations in‑situ, satellite, and climate model outputs. 3. Deploy community‑oriented tools (Python, PyTorch, Hydra) for broader national use. 4. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to align ML solutions with research objectives. 5. Contribute to scientific publications, conference presentations, and student supervision. 6. Ensure configuration management and reproducibility of ML experiments. **Required Skills** - Proficiency in ML algorithms and techniques (supervised, unsupervised, deep learning). - Strong programming skills in Python, experience with PyTorch, NumPy, pandas, and related libraries. - Familiarity with big‑data tools and version control (Git, Hydra or equivalent). - Expertise in processing satellite, in‑situ, and numeric model data. - Knowledge of physical and biogeochemical oceanography and atmospheric science. - English communication (reading/writing conversational level). - Ability to work in interdisciplinary, collaborative environments. - Awareness of carbon‑footprint optimization in research operations. **Required Education & Certifications** - PhD or engineering‑level degree in oceanography, environmental science, or machine‑learning/AI. - Demonstrated experience in ML applications to oceanographic datasets. - Academic qualifications and prior research experience sufficing for senior research engineer role.

Plouzané, France

On site

26-01-2026