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Date: Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:20 PM<br>Subject: FW: 100% research life time positions in France<br>To: <a href="mailto:rswab001@ucr.edu" target="_blank">rswab001@ucr.edu</a><br><br><br><br>
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Interesting position in France.<br>
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From: Andreas Prinzing <<a href="mailto:Andreas.Prinzing@univ-rennes1.fr" target="_blank">Andreas.Prinzing@univ-rennes1.fr</a>><br>
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Date: December 5, 2010 3:48:48 PM GMT+01:00<br>
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Subject: 100% research life time positions in France<br>
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Dear all<br>
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[please distribute as appropriate; sorry for cross-posting]<br>
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This is to inform you about an attractive job offer in France - the yearly<br>
announcement of researcher positions financed by the French Funding<br>
Organization “Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique” (CNRS). These<br>
are *life-time 100 % research* positions offered in an international<br>
competition to excellent candidates. The web page is<br>
<a href="http://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/drhchercheurs/concoursch/default-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/drhchercheurs/concoursch/default-en.htm</a>.<br>
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DEADLINE for the full application is January, 6. Potential host labs should<br>
be contacted very soon (see below).<br>
Knowing FRENCH is not required for applying.<br>
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THE PROFILES: Posts of interest for ecologists and evolutionary biologists<br>
are available, mainly in sections 20 and 29 and to some degree 43 and 45. In<br>
some cases, profiles are quite specific (such as “Amazonian biodiversity”,<br>
“Evolution of Symbioses”). But very strong candidates that have little to do<br>
with a specific profile may in cases be preferred over weak candidates that<br>
perfectly match that profile. Moreover, most profiles are not specific and<br>
just suggest the candidate should match the themes of the corresponding<br>
section. Themes of section 20 are given on<br>
<a href="http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/sections/section20.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/sections/section20.htm</a> (in French,<br>
including Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning / Landscape ecology and<br>
ecology of species communities / Ecotoxicology and molecular ecology/<br>
Impacts of global change on ecosystems and hydrosystems, paleoceology and<br>
continental paleoenvironments, as well as a number of non-ecological<br>
geosciences issues). Themes of section 29 are given on<br>
<a href="http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/sections/section29.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/sections/section29.htm</a> (in French, but<br>
including everything on biodiversity, evolutionary biology, molecular<br>
biology and ecology, from ecophysiology, behavior, life histories via<br>
populations, host-parasites, to community assembly). Themes of section 43<br>
are given on <a href="http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/cid/cid43.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/cid/cid43.htm</a> (in French, but<br>
including modeling of dynamics of biological systems at all levels and<br>
population dynamics; see also the post N°43/03 – a bioinformaticien post<br>
already reserved for ECOBIO lab at Rennes). Themes of section 45 are given<br>
on <a href="http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/cid/cid45.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/cid/cid45.htm</a> (in French, but including<br>
interaction between man and global change and biota).<br>
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Multiple candidatures are possible.<br>
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THE TYPES OF POSTS (see also<br>
<a href="http://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/drhchercheurs/concoursch/chercheur/default-en.htm" target="_blank">http://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/drhchercheurs/concoursch/chercheur/default-en.htm</a>,<br>
including salaries): There are “chargés de recherche”, 2nd and 1st degree,<br>
2nd and 1st degree “directeurs de recherché”, i.e. Associate Scientists<br>
after dissertation and after some years of postdoctoral experience, and<br>
Senior Scientists after about 8 or more years years of experience,<br>
respectively. *However*, please note that the announced posts of “directeurs<br>
de recherche” do not seem to exist (except in the case of very exceptional<br>
applications). These “posts” are de facto only for promotion of people that<br>
already have a position of a chargé de recherche within CNRS. According to<br>
my experience already the Chargés de Recherche are actually free to do what<br>
they want within an overall, very large disciplinary category (see above).<br>
Starting salaries are generally OK for feeding a family of three, even<br>
though it may become tight in Paris.<br>
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The competition for such positions is becoming increasingly tough, in<br>
particular in the section 29. Even though strange things are happening, in<br>
section 29 multiple first or senior authored publications per year each with<br>
an impact factor of 4 or more seem to be useful, and Nature, Science, PNAS,<br>
Ecology Letters are highly appreciated. Further criteria (in French) are<br>
given for each section e.g. at<br>
<a href="http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/sections/critere/section29.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cnrs.fr/comitenational/sections/critere/section29.htm</a>.<br>
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THE RECRUITMENT PROCEDURE. A visit to the lab after having submitted the<br>
application seems to be very much expected in all cases. Generally, French<br>
institutions *do not* reimburse candidates the travel costs to visit labs or<br>
to come to interviews etc.. Yes, this is a shame. I hope we have some funds<br>
here at Rennes.<br>
After having applied there is a risk that *all* eligible candidates will be<br>
invited to a presentation and an interview in Paris in spring 2011. Travel<br>
costs will *not* be reimbursed by the CNRS, but there might be funds at the<br>
level of host Units. Presentations and interviews can be in English, French<br>
is possibly a plus. These interviews are a major effort for both, the<br>
candidates, the local labs and the national recruitment committees. For<br>
people from abroad it is thus strongly advised to apply if you are convinced<br>
of your CV.<br>
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I PERSONALLY COULD OFFER help in putting together an application for<br>
qualified candidates with a project willing to choose the Ecobio lab (see<br>
below) at Rennes and to work here on the interface between (community)<br>
ecology and (macro)evolutionary biology preferably of plants or,<br>
alternatively, on the diversity and diversification of arthropods in the<br>
canopy. My personal web page (somewhat outdated) is given below, my team<br>
“Ecology of Diversification” covers further competences in ecophysiology and<br>
metabolomics and plant phylogeny.<br>
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If interested, please try to contact me before DECEMBER 15.<br>
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The host lab here is the UNITE MIXTE DE RECHERCHE (“UMR”) “ECOBIO -<br>
ECOSYSTEMES , BIODIVERSITE , EVOLUTION”, co-funded by University of Rennes 1<br>
and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, with particular expertise<br>
in mechanisms of speciation, life history evolution, and adaptation,<br>
expertise at the interface between macroevolution and macroecology,<br>
expertise in ecophysiology, landscape ecology and behavioral ecology,<br>
environmental genomics, community assembly and plant/herbivore interactions.<br>
It is a large institution with several dozen CNRS-researchers, docents and<br>
professors, plus (some) technical staff. See <a href="http://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/" target="_blank">http://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/</a>.<br>
It was ranked “A” in the national evaluation of research institutions.<br>
Several further research institutions in ecology and evolutionary biology<br>
exist at Rennes. RENNES has approximately 200 000 inhabitants and is the<br>
capitol of the Bretagne region with exceptional coastal and mainland<br>
landscapes, and a french-celtic heritage<br>
(<a href="http://www.bretagne.fr/internet/jcms/TF071112_5061/tourisme" target="_blank">http://www.bretagne.fr/internet/jcms/TF071112_5061/tourisme</a>). It is<br>
situated some 2 hours by train from Paris. English is spoken everywhere in<br>
Academia, but not necessarily outside, and French should be learned. Like in<br>
any French city, child care is excellent (almost for free, no waiting list,<br>
nearby). Several bilingual French-English schools are available at all<br>
levels of education, as well as one French-German grammar school.<br>
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But please note that each applicant is free to select and contact his / her<br>
possible host lab as available from the CNRS website, and that the decision<br>
is finally made by a national committee, which I am not a member of.<br>
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All the best<br>
Andreas Prinzing<br>
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Andreas Prinzing, Prof.<br>
Research Team Ecology of Diversification<br>
Research Unit « Ecobio » : Ecosystems - Biodiversity - Evolution;<br>
Université de Rennes 1 / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique;<br>
Campus de Beaulieu, Bâtiment 14 A<br>
35042 Rennes, France;<br>
Tel : +33 2 23 23 67 12; fax: +33 2 23 23 50 26;<br>
<a href="mailto:andreas.prinzing@univ-rennes1.fr" target="_blank">andreas.prinzing@univ-rennes1.fr</a>;<br>
<a href="http://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/Fiches_perso/Fiche.asp?pseudo=APrinzing" target="_blank">http://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/Fiches_perso/Fiche.asp?pseudo=APrinzing</a><br>
<a href="http://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/Fiches_perso/Banque/publi1_APrinzing.doc" target="_blank">http://ecobio.univ-rennes1.fr/Fiches_perso/Banque/publi1_APrinzing.doc</a><br>
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