In 1967, he became professor of Greek language and civilization at the University Blaise Pascal at Clermont-Ferrand.
During his life as a scientist, Faure was connected with expeditions and studies of history, historical geography, and linguistics of the Mediterranean and Near East.
He has worked and published extensively on topics related to Minoan civilization, particularly on the interpretation of the Linear A writing system.
He started to work in Crete in 1953, and prepared an extensive catalogue of ancient sites.
With a group of friends, Faure worked on recreations of many of Alexander the Great's military campaigns in the Near and Middle East.