The Scientific Council of the CRFJ is composed of French and international researchers, of representatives from the MEAE (French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs), of the MESR (Ministry of higher education and research) and the CNRS (France's National Scientific Research Centre). It gives its opinion on the scientific policy and orientations of the research unit. It reviews and auditions the candidates to the position of director of the CRFJ.
It meets once a year in an ordinary session. During this session, the director of the CRFJ presents the activity report of the research unit.

President

Mrs. Katell BERTHELOT
DR CNRS, Historian of religions,
Centre Paul-Albert Février / Texts and documents of the ancient and medieval Mediterranean area
TDMAM – UMR 7297 (AMU – CNRS)

Mrs. Lisa ANTEBY-YEMINI
CRCN CNRS, Cultural anthropology
Institute of Mediterranean, European et Comparative Ethnology (IDEMEC)
Mediterranean Institute of Humanities (MMSH), Aix-Marseille University

Mme Claire BALANDIER
Maître de conférences
UFR Sciences Humaines et Sociales – Département Histoire

Mme Fanny BOCQUENTIN
CRCN CNRS, Ethnologie préhistorique
CNRS UMR 7041« ArScAn »

Mrs. Sarah GENSBURGER
Researcher CNRS, Sociology
Institute of social and political sciences (CNRS/UPN/ENS Paris Saclay) and the Centre of historical research (CNRS/EHESS)

M. Hamoudi KHALAILY
Israel Antiquities Authorities (IAA), Archeology
Deputy Director of the Excavations, Surveys and Research Department

Mrs. Stéphanie LATTE
Researcher CNRS, History and political science
Centre for International Research (CERI), Science Po

M. Cedric PARIZOT
CRCN CNRS, Anthropologie du politique
Institut d’études et de recherches sur le monde arabe et musulman IREMAM
CNRS –Aix Marseille Université

M. Chris REINTGES
Chargé de recherche, CNRS
Université Paris 7

Mrs. Caroline ROZENHOLC
Associate professor, researcher, Geography
National Advanced School of Architecture (ENSA) Paris-Val de Seine