The State and the Ile-de-France Region are establishing new International Research Chairs to accommodate highly qualified, internationally acclaimed, foreign research scientists in all scientific fields : exact sciences, life sciences, humanities and social sciences, applied sciences and new technologies.
Each Chair allows the foreign scientist to be hosted for 12 full months, possibly spread over 2 years, in one or more well-known Higher Learning or Research Institutions in Paris/Ile-de-France that are focused on a particular scientific project and are able to provide the suitable environment, equipment and means required. The foreign candidate may be hosted in Ile-de-France as early as September 2013.
A multi-disciplinary jury, in association with the French Institute, will select 4 applicants for 2013 based on the scientific interest of the project for Ile-de-France Region, on its interdisciplinary characteristic and the quality of the application.
Deadline for application is 17 January 2013.
More information can be found here.
