Research fellowship - AMBER cofund project

Research Fellowship - AMBER Cofund Project

Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) operates Europe's leading research facility for basic research with neutrons in Grenoble (France). The passion for progress and technology unites us and makes innovation in science and research possible every day. Let's work together to change our society and our world for the better.

This research fellow position is part of the EU cofund research project AMBER, Advanced Multiscale Biological Imaging using European Research Infrastructures, which aims to address scientific and sectoral gaps in biological imaging ranging from molecular through cellular to tissue, organ, and organism levels of organization, and is coordinated by the LINXS Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science.

AMBER is funded by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND scheme. Around 10 postdocs/research fellows will be recruited in the third call 2024/2025, with each fellowship lasting 36 months.

Your work may include clinical and biomedical projects. It may also involve technique development aimed at combining imaging techniques and data analysis to provide a more integrated picture of life processes in the context of health and disease. As a research fellow at the AMBER programme, you will acquire unprecedented medical, biological, and methodological capabilities, with a profound potential impact for Europe's next generation of research and researchers.

Qualification Requirements:

1. Candidate needs to have a maximum of 8 years after a doctoral degree (PhD), as required by the project Grant Agreement signed with the European Commission.
2. At least one original publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
3. A background in the relevant methods.
4. A complete application package submitted through the AMBER portal (including CV and detailed research plan).
5. Strict compliance with the MSCA mobility rule that the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the host organisation's country for more than twelve months in the three years immediately prior to the call deadline.

Each project will have additional specific requirements that candidates have to fulfill. Please make sure you check what these are before you apply. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you are interested in applying for more than one position (maximum 3), you must be prepared to make a full application for each individual position. Applications shall be written in English and all documents shall be in PDF format.

Application Documents:

1. A Curriculum Vitae (europass format).
2. A detailed research plan including any foreseen secondments (candidates can suggest more than the mandated one, they can also suggest their own secondments).
3. Letter of Commitment from any additional secondment partners the candidate wishes to bring onboard.
4. Evidence of English proficiency (minimum CEFR B2-2 also checked at interview).
5. Any additional documents to support the application.
6. Ethical questionnaire (HE ethics checklist + research ethics commitment).
7. A list with the order of preference of positions should be sent to the AMBER management: amber@linxs.se.

Quality of life: A hub for research and technology, the city of Grenoble is ideally located in the heart of the French Alps. It is important for us that our staff achieve a healthy work-life balance. We therefore offer home working (under certain conditions), generous annual paid leave entitlement, and a host of other benefits that you will discover when you arrive!

Prospects: We guarantee you a secure 3-year contract in the framework of a project with project-specific funding. Only candidates holding a PhD obtained less than 8 years ago are eligible.

Benefits: We offer generous social benefits (expatriation allowance, excellent health cover), moving and relocation assistance (under certain conditions), and an annual productivity bonus.

Sounds interesting? Then why not take your next career step with us by applying online - in English - via our career portal by 24.02.2025, quoting reference number 24/54 with a list of publications and the names of 3 referees, including one from your present workplace. Please note that all applicants are subject to administrative screening (background checks). For this post, medical fitness for work under ionising radiation is required.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and therefore welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Job Details

Title: Research Fellowship - AMBER Cofund Project

Deadline: 2025-02-24 23:59 (Europe/Paris)

The Institut Laue-Langevin is an international research centre at the leading edge of neutron science and technology.