As an American physics PhD who is continuing his career in academia in France, the situation is comparable to that in the US: the number of tenure openings (French CR1/CR2) is declining while the number of PhDs is growing.
I wonder about this too. Especially regarding Maths and CS.
It is pretty simple to get a permanent position in Physics here. All you need is a vagina.
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