I 1986 ansat som Chargé de recherche 1st Class ved det franske Nationale Center for Videnskabelig Forskning (CNRS), hvor hun i 1991 udnævntes til ansvarlig for europæiske anliggender.
In 1986 she joined the French National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS) as Chargé de recherche 1st Class and became officer for European affairs in 1991.