The French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in Paris is recruiting 50 junior scientists from around the world to develop healthy and sustainable food systems, mitigate greenhouse-gas emissions and adapt agriculture and forestry to climate change. The hirings are part of a scheme to recruit and retain junior and senior researchers. Recruitment ends on 24 February; applicants should have a doctorate and preferably a postdoc, says Thierry Boujard, INRA director of human resources. Those hired will become civil servants with starting salaries of US$36,000–$44,600. Tenure is possible after a year.