Research Positions for Advanced post-doctoral Researchers: ASCENT Programme

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description About ASCENT . The ASCENT program (Academic Secured Career Engagement in Toulouse) is a prestigious fellowship program for advanced post-doctoral researchers coordinated by the University of Toulouse and a core component of the TIRIS initiative (Toulouse Initiative for Research Impact on Society). Co-funded by TIRIS and the European Commission under Horizon Europe (MSCA-COFUND-2025, Grant Agreement n°101313640), ASCENT aims to position Toulouse as a European hub for scientific talent by offering long-term stability, freedom, and visibility to advanced post-doctoral researchers. It is designed to recruit 6 highly talented researchers, for 5 years, in one annual call (2026-27). Fellows will conduct independent, high-impact research at the University of Toulouse, benefiting from an interdisciplinary and intersectoral environment. Research Areas . ASCENT aims to support high-level postdoctoral research in 7 strategic areas : . Climate and environmental sciences: understanding planetary change, ecological tipping points and pathways to resilience . Gender studies and social equality research: advancing knowledge on identity, rights, inequalities and inclusion . Public health, epidemiology and infectious diseases: protecting populations, vaccine studies, modelling risks and improving global health . Space and Earth observation sciences: monitoring environmental change, hazards and resourc