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CNRS-MPG POST-DOCTORAL PROGRAMME FOR NEUROSCIENCES 2009 Call for applications
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The CNRS-MPG Post-Doctoral Programme for Neurosciences is a collaborative project of excellence established by the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
Its goals are:
- to stimulate active cooperation in the field of neurosciences
- to support and promote the excellence of young scientists
- to encourage mobility and transfer of knowledge and technology between CNRS and MPG laboratories participating in the CNRS-MPG Neuroscience Network
MPG and CNRS invite applications from outstanding young scientists in the field of cellular or integrative neurosciences. Applicants must have obtained their Ph.D. no more than five years prior to application and are expected to run their personal investigation project, thus laying the foundations for a successful career in science.
CNRS and MPG offer successful applicants the possibility of having a high-quality post-doctoral position in a CNRS affiliated laboratory or in a Max Planck Institute at the forefront in the field of Neurosciences (see list of selected laboratories) with an initial 1-year contract for successful applicants. In addition they will receive 20 000 € for material resources and travel expenses. Costs for maintaining dual households are not claimable and will not be compensated.
Applicants should provide :
- CV with the list of publications
- A copy of their two best publications
- A short summary (1 page) of their scientific achievements
- Two letters of reference
- Their choice of (i) one “main host laboratory/institute” in one country from the attached list of MPG institutes and CNRS laboratories and (ii) of one “partner laboratory/institute” in the other country from the same list
- A two-page research plan defined with a scientist of the main host laboratory/institute involved (see attachment) and with a scientist of the “partner laboratory/institute”.
Applications are open to researchers of all nationalities affiliated to the laboratories belonging to the CNRS-MPG Neuroscience Network (see below). In order to ensure the best possible collaboration between CNRS and MPG, candidates that obtained a PhD degree at a CNRS laboratory/institute should have as a “host institute” for their postdoctoral research program a Max Planck Institute from the CNRS-MPG Neuroscience Network (see below) and vice versa for candidates that obtained a PhD degree at a MPG laboratory/institute. They may also spend part of the research period at the “partner laboratory/institute” corresponding to their institution of origin.
One post-doctoral position is open in France and one in Germany in the first year of the programme (2010).
The deadline for applications is November 15th, 2009, and the starting date of the recruitment, in France, January1st, 2010.
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science is an independent, non-profit research organization, whose goal is to promote top quality research at its own institutes in Germany.
The 78 research institutes of the Max Planck Society conduct basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, cultural, social and human sciences or legal studies. In particular, the Max Planck Society addresses new, innovative and interdisciplinary research areas.
The Max Planck institutes and research facilities are divided into three Sections: the Chemistry, Physics and Technology (CPT) Section, the Biology and Medicine (BM) Section, and the Human Sciences (H) Section.
http://www.mpg.de/english/portal/index.html
The National Center for Scientific Research is a government-funded research organization, under the administrative authority of France's Ministry of Research.
CNRS affiliated research units are located throughout France, and employ a large body of tenured researchers, engineers, and support staff. Laboratories are all on renewable four-year contracts, with biannual evaluation.
As the largest fundamental research organization in Europe, CNRS carries out research in all fields of knowledge. The CNRS encourages collaboration between specialists from different disciplines, thus opening up new fields of enquiry to meet social and economic needs. Interdisciplinary research is undertaken in various domains, including Life sciences and its interfaces to other sciences.
