Le Centre de recherche français à Jérusalem est un établissement de recherche sous tutelle du Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères – MEAE, du the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), et de l’Université Aix-Marseille (AMU) depuis 2019. Il a le statut d’« Unité mixte des Instituts français de recherche à l’étranger » ((UMIFRE n° 7 CNRS – MEAE),). C’est aussi une Unité d’appui à la recherche du CNRS ((UAR 3132).

The functioning of the CRFJ is defined in an inter-ministerial agreement signed on 5 December 2000 and regularly updated. This agreement provides that all scientific activities of the CRFJ follows the missions of the research units associated to CNRS.

In application of the above, the CRFJ Director is appointed by the MEAE. He is also the Director of the CNRS Research Unit, UAR 3132..

In the CNRS, the CRFJ is headed by the French National Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities (INSHS)

The institutes IFRE and UMIFRE are organised in regional centres. Each regional centre has a scientific and strategic council (C2S) with a minimum of ten French and/or foreign scientists designed as “scientifically qualified members” appointed by mutual agreement by the MEAE and the CNRS for four years, renewable once for two years.

On July 1st, 2022, the members of the C2S are as follows:

  • Lisa Anteby Yemini
  • Claire Balandier
  • Katell Berthelot
  • Fanny Bocquentin
  • Sarah Gensburger
  • Alexandre Jaunait
  • Hamoudi Khalaily
  • Stéphanie Latte-Abdallah
  • Cédric Parizot
  • Caroline Rozenholc

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