18 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
University of Montpellier- Research Field
All- Researcher Profile
Established Researcher (R3)
Leading Researcher (R4)- Country
France- Application Deadline
1 Apr 2024 - 14:00 (Europe/Paris)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Offer Starting Date
9 Sep 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?
Yes
Offer Description
ExposUM FELLOWSHIPS 2024
ExposUM is an initiative of the University of Montpellier and its partners aiming to establish an off-site and decompartmentalized reference institute for the study, training and science-society interface of the environmental determinants of human health. Laureate of the ExcellenceS call (PIA4) and supported by the Occitanie Region, ExposUM has a budget of 46.4M€ over the 2022-2030 period.
SCIENTIFIC SCOPE
The exposome is the set of environmental and social factors the effects of which, combined with the intrinsic characteristics of individuals, underlie the onset, the evolution, and the severity of infectious or non-communicable human diseases. In this sense, it is the environmental counterpart of the genome, with which it interacts throughout the life of individuals.
OBJECTIVES
The Research axis of the ExposUM Institute aims to accelerate the acquisition of fundamental knowledge in an interdisciplinary, coordinated and non-segmented manner on the fields of study of the exposome under the four pillars:
1.Strengthen the monitoring of environmental exposures,
2.refining the understanding of the ecology of hosts, pathogens, reservoirs, and vectors in a One Health approach,
3.Improve fundamental knowledge of biological mechanisms,
4.Study the consequences for human health.
Data science (in its broadest sense) constitutes a bridge linking all the pillars, both in terms of methodology, exploitation and highlighting of the results. Based on one or more of the pillars, research oriented towards the study and development of new exposure control strategies also falls within the scope of this axis, in coordination with the Interfaces axis.
To this end, the ExposUM Institute is proposing two ExposUM Fellowships for the start of the 2024 academic year. They are a complement to the regular research project call, and are a continuation of the MUSE I-SITE attractiveness programme, the terms of which they follow.
The ExposUM Fellowships programme supports the consolidation and development of local skills and the scientific potential of the site on the themes of the Institute.
CALENDAR
- Publication of the ExposUM Fellowships call: 18 January 2024
- Deadline for receipt of applications: 1 April 2024
- Evaluation and selection of applications: April 2024
- Announcement of results: May 2024
- Arrival: September to November 2024.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Financial support will be granted for two years and will renewable once for a further two years. The grant will cover, if necessary, the salary of the successful candidates and a research budget of €200k/year, including the salary related to the recruitment of at least one post-doctoral fellow (employer’s cost from €46k/year, adjusted according to experience and expertise) and additional project expenses (recruitment of an engineer or technician, operating costs and equipment), contributing to the implementation of an original research project on the exposome.
ELIGIBILITY
This calls aims at attracting experienced and recognised researchers and teacher-researchers who wish to join one of the research structures within the ExposUM Institute's perimeter to develop ambitious and original research projects.
All PhD holders who are currently teaching or researching outside the site, whether on a non-permanent or permanent basis, are eligible to apply (the cost of the modulation of the teaching service may be included in the cost of the project).
Nationality and country of residence are not eligibility criteria.
The affiliation laboratory (research unit of the ExposUM consortium, with or without the University of Montpellier as co-supervisor) is left to the choice of the applicant, who must have identified it at the time of application, with the approval of the management of the laboratory concerned (see below).
The research project must fall within the field of the exposome, i.e. the study of human health determinants of environmental origin in the broadest sense.
APPLICATION FORMALITIES
Applications will be evaluated on the sole basis of a French or English written material, which must include:
- a letter from the director of the host laboratory, presenting the interest of the project and its inclusion in a long-term vision for the development of the research unit, the potential for the sustainability of the position and the team at the end of the project: maximum 2 pages,
- an introduction of the candidate including a full CV and a justification of her/ his ability to develop a specific theme and possibly to take charge of a young team of the future (e.g. ATIP-Avenir), the potential to obtain international recognition (e.g. ERC Starting Grant), the capacity to carry out a structuring project and his/her career prospects: maximum 3 pages,
- a description of the research project (state of the art, progress, potential impacts), a provisional timetable and budget (while indicating other funding already available or expected): maximum 7 pages,
- for non-permanent candidates, a commitment to apply to the French competitive exams to become a tenured teacher-researcher or researcher.
These four elements must be merged in this order (no template is provided) in a PDF file named EUMF_NameSurname.pdf to be sent by email to [email protected] with [Fellowship Application] in the subject line before 1 April 2024 14:00 (UTC+2).
EVALUATION
Applications will be evaluated and selected by the Scientific and Strategic Orientation Council (SSOC) of the ExposUM Institute, on the basis of the quality and scientific potential of the applicant and the project, the relevance of the project to the themes of the Institute and the coherence of the project with the strategy of the consortium partners, with the aim of strengthening the attractiveness and international scientific influence of the Institute.
Applications with one or more of the following qualities will be valued, given equivalent scientific level:
- a highly interdisciplinary project (especially if it includes a Social Sciences component),
- initiation of new partnerships (academic or otherwise),
- research focused on One Health, Global Health and the South.
COMMITMENTS
The selected candidates commit to:
- Start their research activities in the identified research unit between September and November 2024,
- include the France 2030, University of Montpellier and Région Occitanie logos in all communications resulting from the project, and to abide by the University of Montpellier's publication signature chart,
- provide an annual report to the Institute on the activities carried out
- for non-tenured laureates, apply for competitive exams to become a permanent researcher or professor.
CONTACT
For further information, please contact [email protected] with the subject [Contact Fellowships].
List of research organisations eligible for this call for proposals
ABSYS, AGAP, AIDA, AMAP, ANALYSES, ART-Dev, ASTRE, BC2M, BCM, BioWooEB, BRM, CBGP, CBS, CDE, CEE-M, CEFE, CEMIPAI, CEPEL, CERCOP, ChimEco, CRBM, CREAM, DEFE, DGIMI, DIADE, DiaScope, DMEM, ECO&SOLS, ECOTRON, EDPFM, EDSM, ESPACE-DEV, EuroMov, DHM, FHU Evocan 2, FHU Neurexpo, FHU Regenhab 2, FHU TIE, Forêts et Sociétés, G-EAU, GECO, Génopolys, GM, HortSys, HSM, IATE, IBMM, ICGM, ICSM, IDEDH, IDESP, IEM, IES, IGF, IGH, IGMM, IHD, IHPE, IMAG, IMAGINE, INM, INNOVATION, INTERTRYP, IPSiM, IRCM, IRIM, IRMB, ISDM, ISEM, ITAP, L2C, LBE, LBN, LDP, LEPSE, LICeM, LIRDEF, LIRMM, LISAH, LMGC, LPHI, LSTM, LUPM, Maraîchage, MARBEC, MISTEA, MIVEGEC, MMDN, MoISA, MRE, MRM, MSH, Sud, OREME, PCCEI, Pech Rouge, PHIM, PhyMedExp, QualiSud, Recyclage et Risque, SantESiH, SELMET, SENS, SPO, Sys2Diag, TETIS, TransVIHMI, Vassal, VBIC
GOVERNANCE OF THE EXPOSUM INSTITUTE
Executive Committee (EC) : Éric Delaporte (dir.), Aurélie Binot, Charlotte Boullé, Mircea Sofonea.
Project management team: Morgane Cottin, Camille Couralet, Noémie Moret, Elodie Suttling.
Scientific and Strategic Orientation Council (SSOC) : Jacques Mercier (pres.), Amaria Baghdadli, Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Pascal Demoly, Delphine Destoumieux-Garzon, Didier Fontenille, Sylvain Gandon, Julie Pannequin, Helene Fenet, Éric Servat, Coumba Toure Kane, Muriel Vayssier-Taussat, Laurent Visier.
Research Orientation and Evaluation Council (ROEC) : Manouk Abkarian, Anne-Muriel Arigon, Charlotte Boullé, Anca-Mirela Chiriac, Constance Delaby, Gauthier Dobigny, Elena Gomez, Christelle Gramaglia, Antoine Gross, Alexandre Hobeika, Nadine Laguette, Georges Lutfalla, Antonio Maraver, Anatja Samouelian, Mircea Sofonea (prés.), Jérôme Thireau, Annelise Tran.
The University of Montpellier
RESEARCH CENTERS
From space exploration and robotics to ecological engineering and chronic diseases, UM researchers are inventing tomorrow's solutions for mankind and the environment.
Dynamic research, conducted in close collaboration with research organizations and benefiting from high-level technological platforms to meet the needs of 21st century society.
The UM is committed to promoting its cutting-edge research by forging close links with local industry, particularly in the biomedical and new technologies sectors.
More Information: https://www.umontpellier.fr/en/recherche/unites-de-recherche
SCIENTIFIC APPEAL
Open to the world, the University of Montpellier contributes to the structuring of the European higher education area, and strengthens its international positioning and attractiveness, in close collaboration with its partners in the I-SITE Program of Excellence, through programs adapted to the major scientific challenges it faces.
More Information: https://www.umontpellier.fr/en/international/attractivite-scientifique
Requirements
- Research Field
- All
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Level
- Good
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
- Research Field
- All
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 2
- Company/Institute
- ExposUM Institute
- Country
- France
- City
- Montpellier
- Geofield
Where to apply
[email protected]
Contact
- State/Province
FRANCE- City
Montpellier- Website
https://www.umontpellier.fr/- Street
163 rue Auguste Broussonnet- Postal Code
34000
[email protected]
STATUS: EXPIRED