General information

Reference

2025-2723  

Position description

Category

F13 Hydrogeology - Engineer / Researcher

Job title

Hydrogeologist

Contract

Permanent contract

Contractual hours

Full-time

Contract duration

Permanent

Context and contributions of the position

Joining the French Geological Survey (BRGM) means becoming part of France's leading public institution for Earth Science applications bringing together 1,000 wholeheartedly committed experts across 29 bases in Mainland and Overseas France.

BRGM focuses on enhancing geological knowledge and understanding of surface and sub-surface-related phenomena, with a view to meeting the challenges of environmental changes through innovative projects with societal implications.

The objectives of the Water Division are to provide a multi-disciplinary and systemic response to the challenges of accessibility and availability of groundwater resources and knowledge of their interactions with the other compartments of the major water cycle in the face of anthropogenic and climatic pressures, in order to support the adaptation and resilience of territories.

Job description

The main challenges of the DE/DRE unit (Water data and reference systems) lie in federating, increasing the reliability, enhancing the value and disseminating water data in order to improve knowledge of hydrogeological systems and their functioning, for optimized management of water resources in France and internationally in a context of global change, and in disseminating this knowledge to managers, decision-makers and civil society.

In line with BRGM's digital strategy, these challenges aim to structure the BRGM's Water Information System (SIEAU) through various structuring projects.

You will be mainly responsible for:

- Develop multi-criteria approaches and tools combining geological knowledge and groundwater and surface water, in information production processes (including mapping) oriented towards decision support for sustainable water resource management in France and internationally;
- Develop and evolve knowledge and observation systems (databases, conceptual models, database architecture, capitalization and valorization of groundwater knowledge) in compliance with international standards OGC, OM&S, SensorThings;
- Get involved in transdisciplinary projects on water data acquisition and management, such as Water4All, OneWater, and BRGM's Integrative Numlerci Platform;
- Being at the interface between the user and the developers to facilitate the expression of user needs and the drafting of functional specifications;
- Set up and lead projects related to the acquisition, management and valorization of water data.

Profile

Requested start date : asap
Education : PhD
Experience : 1 - 5 years

You will demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

- Solid multidisciplinary technical knowledge in the field of hydrogeology;
- Experimented in GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS), RDBMS (PostgreSQL-PostGIS) and programing languages (such as Python);
- Skills in the research, development and use of methods for studying the functioning of hydro-systems
- Mastery of procedures for acquiring, managing, capitalizing/storing and promoting data and knowledge, with a view to meeting "FAIR" principles;
- Rigor, analytical and synthesizing skills, sense of responsibility;
- Ability to take initiative, curiosity, aptitude for innovation.

Working conditions

You hold a PhD and ideally have initial post-doctoral experience. Full-time position.

Within an environment that promotes a healthy work/life balance, particularly thanks to remote working, BRGM prides itself on providing a friendly and caring place to work.
Awarded HRS4R certification in 2021, we are committed to supporting you throughout your career at BRGM. We provide you with a range of tools for developing your skills and expertise, with scope for career progression and geographic mobility.

At BRGM, you will gain from such benefits as a 13th month salary, days off compensating for unpaid overtime, a company canteen, sports facilities as well as holiday and leisure options.

At BRGM, you are guaranteed a transparent recruitment process. It is easy to apply! Please send us your application (up-to-date CV and cover letter) by 22/05/2025.

Because diversity matters to us at BRGM, all of our job vacancies are open to everyone!
We will examine your application as soon as the closing date has passed. If your application is short-listed, we will contact you for recruitment interviews during which you will have the opportunity to talk with the recruitment and HR departments as well as a cross-functional department.

Position location

Job location

France, Centre-Val de Loire, Loiret (45)

Location