The Initiative of Excellence of the University of Bordeaux (IdEx Bordeaux) is opening positions for post-doctoral fellows. High-profile international candidates from any scientific field, holding a doctorate degree delivered by a non-French institution, and wishing to achieve a further step in their career in the outstanding research environment of the University of Bordeaux, are welcome to apply. Candidates promoting an original and innovative research project in one of the scientific priorities of IdEx Bordeaux will be considered with particular attention. These comprise the following domains: materials science, neuroscience, environment and ecosystems, numerical certification and reliability, archaeology, lasers and photonics, health and societies, translational imaging, cardiology.

Presentation

Proposals must be submitted electronically

before November 27 2016

via the submission page in the IdEx Bordeaux Junior Chairs portal (http://idex.u-bordeaux.fr/postdoc). 

Please refer to the Applicant guide for details on the application procedure.

Application

Proposals must be submitted electronically via the web-based application page on our portal. All requested documents must be provided in order to validate your applications (refer to the Applicant guide for details).

Please note that because the evaluation process will involve international reviewers, all documents must be written in English.

In order to prepare your application, please follow these steps:

1. Identify the proper local scientific environment for your project.
2. Obtain the agreement of a local laboratory.
3. Prepare your application by downloading Documents A and B from our website.
4. Once all the requested documents are completed, go to the application page and fill the application form.
5. Attach the following documents:

• the Administrative application form, or Document A;
• the Project proposal, or Document B;
• a short CV with a list of a maximum of 3 referees;
• a major achievements track-record, max. 2 pages. (list of major publications, patents and other important scientific communications and awards);
• a signed letter of support from the local mentor;
• a signed letter of support from the director of the host laboratory;
• a cover letter (in PDF format);
• signed letters from the referees mentioned in your CV;
• a copy of your PhD certificate or other official document attesting that the candidate hold a doctoral degree.

Evaluation process

The selection is done by a dedicated panel, including external personalities and authoritative researchers from the site, on the basis of evaluation reports writen by external reviewers.

External reviewers will evaluate each proposal. Each reviewer will be provided with the same framework and clear instructions for performing the marking:

• Excellence of the candidate, evaluated on two criteria:
• Research experience and scientific production including patents, publications...
• Consistency of the candidate's profile with the research project (scientific background and experience in the field)

• Research project, evaluated on two criteria:
• Scientific/technological quality and innovative nature of the project
• Structure of the project (precise definition of expected outputs, selected methods, setting of milestones)

Provisional calendar

• September 26^th 2016: opening of the application process.

• November 27^th 2016: deadline for applications.

• December 9^th 2016: eligibility evaluation.
• April 2017: publication of results.
• From July 2017 to December 31^st 2017: beginning of the post-doctoral contracts. 

The Initiative of Excellence of the University of Bordeaux (IdEx Bordeaux) is a collective program under the coordination of the Université de Bordeaux, in association with national research organisms CNRS and Inserm, and the following higher education and research organizations: Bordeaux Sciences Agro, Science Po Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP and Université Bordeaux Montaigne.  IdEx Bordeaux also involves other partnering organizations: CEA, INRA, Inria, IRSTEA, Ifremer and CHU Bordeaux.

The Excellence Initiative of the University of Bordeaux has been labeled and granted by the French government within the framework of Investissements d’Avenir, operated by the national agency ANR (ANR-10-IDEX-03-02).