General Services
To support the Lyon Observatory in its work, a support and research unit, the COMET Unit (UMS 3721), was established in 2015. Its purpose is to pool financial, human, and material resources, enabling the implementation of any cross-cutting structural initiatives.
The UMS provides administrative and technical services and brings together engineers and technicians. The services associated with the UMS are located at the historic Saint-Genis-Laval site and on the La Doua campus in Villeurbanne.
To support the Lyon Observatory in its work, a support and research unit, the COMET Unit (UMS 3721), was established in 2015. Its purpose is to pool financial, human, and material resources, enabling the implementation of any cross-cutting structural initiatives.
The UMS provides administrative and technical services and brings together engineers and technicians. The services associated with the UMS are located at the historic Saint-Genis-Laval site and on the La Doua campus in Villeurbanne.
Administration
The Administration Department handles the following activities.
- Responsibilities
- Procurement
- Administrative management of permanent and non-permanent staff
- Accounting and financial management
- Contract monitoring
- Publications for adapted procurement
- Inventory
- Continuing education / Training coordinator
IT Systems and Networks
The UAR COMET System and Network IT Department operates at the CRAL site in three main areas:
- services and tools on Linux servers
- Windows servers and Windows workstations for the site’s administrative and technical staff
- the local computer network, integrated into the Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University (UCBL1) network