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Call for group leaders

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  • Type d'offre : GROUP LEADERS
  • Ville : PARIS
  • Statut : Recrutement en cours
Date d'arrivée à l'ITMO : Jeudi 16 Février 2023

Call for group leaders


The Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP) of Université Paris Cité and
INSERM (https://ipnp.paris5.inserm.fr/research/teams-and-projects) is located in a 4300 m²
brand new building located in central Paris, on the campus of Sainte-Anne Hospital
(https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Sainte-Anne_Hospital_Center). IPNP hosts a total of 14 junior
and senior teams devoted to integrated basic and clinical research in psychiatry and
neuroscience. The IPNP host platforms for advanced microscopy, biochemistry, ultrasound
imaging, rodent phenotyping, BSL-2 tissue culture rooms, mouse and rat animal houses and
zebrafish husbandry.


We are seeking two junior and/or senior principal investigators wishing to join the IPNP
in order to develop projects using zebrafish (1 team) or human iPSC (1 team) as model
systems, in Psychiatry or Neurosciences in line with IPNP’s research areas
(https://ipnp.paris5.inserm.fr/research/research-areas). Projects that enable interactions
with current teams at the IPNP will be prioritized.


Junior Group Leader: Appropriate office and laboratory space for up to 6 persons/team will
be available. Successful candidates must be between 3 to 8 years of their PhD degree and
meet criteria for obtaining French institutional research positions (INSERM, University) as well
as national and/or international starting grants.
Senior Group Leader: Appropriate office and laboratory space for up to 10 persons/team will
be available. Successful candidates must hold a permanent research position in France and
funding for the upcoming years.
Applications (in English) should be sent to neuropsycall.ipnp@inserm.fr, and should include in
one single pdf ‘applicantName_neuropsy2023.pdf’:


- a 1-page personal statement explaining why you are interested in joining our Interdisciplinary Institute,
- a 4-page research plan for the next 5 years,
- a full CV (academic track, publications, patents, awards and fellowships, invited conferences, and teaching/training experience),
- contact details of 3-5 individuals who can be contacted for recommendation letters.


Deadline for applications is April 15, 2023. Short-listed candidates will be informed in mid-
July, 2023 and invited for interviews in front of the international scientific advisory board (iSAB)
and to visit our Institute on September 7-8, 2023. Please address any question regarding the
call to Dr Thierry Galli, IPNP’s director: thierry.galli@inserm.fr

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