Career Opportunities within the French Alliance for Life and Health Sciences

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1 1 Career Opportunities within the French Alliance for Life and Health Sciences Mireille Guyader, PhD Director, Inserm-USA Office

2 INSERM KEY FIGURES (Year 2013) Budget: 970 M (~ $1.2 Billion) Human resources: 5,042 permanent staff (2 153 researchers) 2,807 contractual positions (PhD students and post-docs) 4,184 university-hospital personnel Research teams: 1069 Research units: 291 Clinical investigation centres: 54 Inserm publications: ~10 000/year 49% international co-publications Patents: 1,151 families 400 research tools 9 entrepreunarial projects in 2013 European grants (FP7): 36 coordinations 108 ERC laureates (1st position in Europe) 2

3 A CONTINUUM FROM BASIC TO CLINICAL, THERAPEUTIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH Inserm Inserm Pharmaceutical Inserm companies Basic Research Preclinical studies : Proof of concept Clinical proof of concept Phases I-IIa Phases IIb-III Phase IV 291 research units National research infrastructures (biobanques, BSL4, primate facilities ) 54 clinical investigation centers Cohorts and large scale epidemiological studies

4 2009: CREATION OF AVIESAN, THE ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES Aviesan members Associate members Scientific coordination Strategic analysis Scientific foresight Programming Operational coordination Partnership with universities Multidisciplinary teams Open infrastructures Transfer of knowledge 4

5 Working group «Europe» Governing Board Working group «International» Executive Board Working group «Southern countries» 10 MULTI-ORGANISATIONS THEMATIC INSTITUTES (VIRTUAL) Molecular and structural bases of living organisms Cell biology, development and evolution Cancer INCa Circulation, Metabolism and nutrition Genetics, genomics and bioinformatics Immunology, hematology, and pneumology Microbiology and infectious diseases ANRS Neurosciences, cognitive sciences, neurology and psychiatry Alzheimer Public Health IReSP Health Technologies 5

6 How About Research Career Opportunities? Group Leaders Research Associates Research Engineers ATIP-Avenir Program Private Institutions Packages Director of Research ~100 positions/yr ~20 positions/yr 22 laureates (2014) 93 positions (2015)

7 7 HOW DO I APPLY TO A POSITION AT INSERM (OR CNRS)? Contact PI(s) in France Visit Laboratories-Give a talk Identify your host laboratory Select the relevant scientific committee(s) to submit your application Once selected, prepare for the interview You have 20 min to convince the jury!

8 Opportunities within Top French Universities u 7.5 Billion USD

9 Joint Associate Professor Positions Chaires University-Inserm Tenure position within a University (Associate Professor) Complement salary from Inserm (same with CNRS) A research stipend 1/3 only of normal teaching hours (64 hours/year) 2 x 5 years contracts Candidates need to be qualified: (portal GALAXIE)

10 HOW DO I APPLY TO A POSITION IN A FRENCH UNIVERSITY? Two Steps : At the national level: «Qualification» At the local level: selection committee of the hosting University Qualification : September-October (year n-1!!) Application : National website GALAXIE Contact Laboratories/Department : AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE Interviews: April-May Results and Choice : June

11 New Institutes: New opportunities IHU-Image-guided Minimally Invasive Hybrid Surgery (Strasbourg) Institute on Translational Neurosciences IHU-A-ICM (Paris) Imagine:To Cure Genetic Diseases (Paris) Mediterranee Infection: To Cure Infectious and Tropical Diseases (Marseille) Building in 2015 Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition (Paris) Institute for Cardiac Rhythm and Modeling (Bordeaux) 2020

12 Start your own group in France The ATIP-Avenir Program

13 The ATIP-Avenir Program Goal: Attract highly talented young investigators and provide them with means to start their own group Means provided: A salary for 3-5 years A research budget of ~ $/year for 3 years Minimum lab space of 50 m 2 /550 SqFt 2 years salary for a post-doc Application criteria: PhD <10years new host laboratory French citizenship not required 2010 Figures 105 Candidates 29 Laureates 16 from abroad

14 The ATIP-Avenir Program Evaluation by international committees (2-step) 7 Evaluation Panels Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Cell Biology, Development and Evolution Physiology, Pathophysiology and Translational Research Neurosciences and Disorders of the nervous system Immunity, Infection and Microbiology Diagnostic tools, Therapies, Biotechnology and Public Health One Call per year (October-November)

15 The ATIP-Avenir Program A label of excellence A competitive pathway to tenure positions A way to attract new funding (foundations, regional programs, ) ~130 young group leaders awarded since 2009

16 Your contact in the USA Mireille Guyader, PhD Director, Inserm-USA Office Office: Cell: