INSERM Chair: Bioconvergence for Health in AI to Embedded Synthetic Biology
The French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) is inviting applications for an INSERM Chair in Bioconvergence for Health: AI-Embedded Synthetic Biology.
The successful candidate will join the Systems Engineering and Evolution Dynamics (U1338) / ELiS Lab, hosted in collaboration with Sorbonne Université, and will contribute to the development of the Paris Biofoundry.
The appointment is initially offered as a 4-year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of tenure in the Inserm Research Directors personnel at the end of the contract.
The Chair will establish a new research group focused on the convergence of automated synthetic biology and computational biology to generate fundamental discoveries and develop new medical and therapeutic applications.
Potential research areas include:
- Phage, bacterial and yeast engineering
- Synthetic biology and systems biology
- Artificial intelligence and deep learning
- Computational biology
- Antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial discovery
- Drug discovery and biosensing
- Metabolic engineering and biosynthesis
- Biofoundry technologies
- Synthetic phages and engineered biological systems
- Machine-learning-driven biological design
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate is expected to:
- Establish and lead an independent research group.
- Develop an internationally competitive research program.
- Supervise PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and technical staff.
- Secure competitive research funding.
- Develop national and international collaborations.
- Contribute to interdisciplinary research within the ELiS Lab and Paris Biofoundry.
- Contribute, where appropriate, to teaching in Synthetic Biology and Computational Biology at Sorbonne Université.
- Produce high-quality scientific publications and research outputs.
- Participate in scientific editorial and peer-review activities.
- Support open science and FAIR data-management principles.
Qualifications & Skills Required
Applicants should hold a PhD or equivalent qualification and have research experience consistent with an EURAXESS R3/R4 researcher profile.
The selection committee will consider:
- Relevance and originality of the proposed research project
- International research experience
- Ability to obtain research funding
- Editorial and peer-review experience
- Teaching experience
- Leadership and team-management capabilities
- Ability to supervise junior researchers
The position is particularly suited to researchers ready to progress toward independent group leadership.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online through the Inserm EVA application system.
Applicants should:
- Create an account on EVA.
- Download and complete the required scientific and application documents.
- Contact the laboratory corresponding to the Chair to develop the research project.
- Complete the scientific file in English.
- Upload the completed application before the deadline.
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