Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Marine Organisms M/F

23 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CNRS

Department

Direction des ressources humaines

Research Field

Biological sciences
Biological sciences » Biology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

France

Application Deadline

20 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

23 Feb 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Evolutionary developmental biology, or evo-devo, involves the study of the molecular mechanisms controlling embryonic development and how molecular strategies for achieving correct embryonic development have evolved across species. France has a historical importance in this field in large part thanks to work undertaken at the three major marine stations (Roscoff, Banyuls-sur-Mer and Villefranche-sur-Mer), which provided access to the embryos of a variety of different marine organisms for study and comparison. Reinforcing France's position in this domain requires attracting the highest quality of researchers. In anticipation of a need to renew research in this domain, the CNRS proposes to create a Junior Professor Chair at the Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-Mer (LBDV, UMR 7009). This research unit is composed of 7 teams, three of which will over the short to medium term need to be replaced. This recruitment will also reinforce the position of this unit with the network of French (EMBRC-France) and European Marine stations (EMBRC), which are crucial for the coordination of marine biology at the national and international level. In this regard, the LBDV is key to French efforts; the director of EMBRC-France is also a team leader and director of the LBDV.

First established in the 1980s, the Laboratoire du Biologie de Développement de Villefranche-sur-Mer (LBDV) (https://lbdv.imev-mer.fr/ ) has become internationally recognized for its research in Evo-Devo, developmental biology and cell biology, using a range of marine invertebrate organisms. During the last 40 years LBDV has been a pioneer in the use of novel marine model organisms and has explored the local marine biodiversity to select novel marine organisms to answer fundamental biological questions coupled with in silico approaches to study the evolution of organism and animals. LBDV continues to exploit technological advances in molecular, cellular, genetic, genomic approaches to animal evolution, imaging and biomechanics to answer questions centered on the theme of organismal development within an EvoDevo framework. Our recruitment strategy is to strengthen our Evo-Devo approach that exploits the use of non-conventional marine model organisms as well as leveraging genomic resources to study animal and organism evolution. LBDV provides a stimulating and supportive environment for curiosity-driven scientific research and career development, and through our association with the National Infrastructure EMBRC-France can provide access to state-of-the-art imaging, molecular biology and animal facility platforms and via EMBRC-ERIC access to a large network of international collaborators.

The scientific project should strengthen the research theme at LBDV which is centered around exploiting marine organisms and genomic resources within an Evo-Devo framework to answer questions related to organismal development as well genomic approaches to understand the evolution of animals/organisms. Many specific themes already being studied are centered on embryonic development and range from oogenesis/meiosis, cell division, axis specification, signaling pathways, cell fate specification, asexual development and regeneration, pluripotency, biomechanics of embryogenesis as well as the evolution of organisms/animals. The scientific project theme could be complementary to current research in terms of organism selection and/or the scientific themes including integrated approaches focused on organism development and behavior within the marine environment would also be welcome.

Teaching will be integrated in the Sorbonne University teaching team.

The CNRS is developing a strong policy in favor of open science. Open science consists of making research results "as accessible as possible and closed as necessary". As such, the CNRS aims to make 100% of the texts of publications resulting from the work of its laboratories accessible , in particular through deposit in HAL. The data produced must also be made available and reusable, except for specific restrictions. In addition, the guiding principles of individual evaluation have been revised in accordance with the DORA declaration, to be more qualitative and to take into account all facets of the researcher's profession.

The dissemination of the results will be done through world-class scientific productions: publications, patents, software... In addition, the results will be communicated to various targets such as scientific communities, media, decision makers, general public, schools, etc., with an adapted calendar. Specific tools may be developed such as websites, newsletters, meetings, international symposia, summer schools and conferences.

The relationship between science and society is now recognized as a full dimension of scientific activity. The project will develop this dimension in synergy with all the partners. The resulting research work will contribute to informing public decision-making. Participatory science initiatives may be initiated with actors from the project's socio-economic and cultural eco-system.

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Biological sciences

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Basic

Research Field

Biological sciences

Years of Research Experience

None

Research Field

Biological sciences » Biology

Years of Research Experience

None

Additional Information
Eligibility criteria

holders of a doctorate or a PhD or equivalent degree or applicants who have gained scientific. There is no restriction on the age or nationality of applicants. All CNRS positions are accessible to people with disabilities, with special arrangements for tests made necessary by the nature of the disability.

Website for additional job details

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CPJ/CPJ-2024-005/Default.aspx

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Direction des ressources humaines

Country

France

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/CPJ-2024-005/Candidater.aspx

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