Emplois et stages

Comment travailler à l'Institut Jacques-Monod ?

Pour découvrir les métiers de la recherche publique, téléchargez le "Petit guide pour accéder aux métiers de la recherche" édité par le ministère de la recherche, ou allez sur la page "Emploi scientifique" du site de ce ministère.

A l'Institut Jacques-Monod


Les emplois permanents à l'IJM

La plupart des personnels travaillant à l'Institut Jacques-Monod, qu'ils soient du CNRS, de l'université Paris Diderot ou d'autres établissements d'enseignement supérieur, sont fonctionnaires. Ils ont été recrutés par concours de la fonction publique ; aucune candidature spontanée n'est donc recevable pour ces postes.
Avril 2013 : voir le poste d'ingénieur en expérimentation et instrumentation biologiques ouvert aux concours externes de la fonction publique.

Les emplois non-permanents à l'IJM

Les postdocs :
Il est recommandé au postulant-postdoctorant de prendre directement contact avec les équipes de l'IJM dont les thématiques lui conviennent.

Les thèses :
Un postulant-thésard doit envoyer aux équipes de l'IJM dont les thématiques lui conviennent, un CV détaillé sur ses études et ses stages en labo. Ceci doit être fait au cours du M2, les demandes de bourses de thèse s'effectuant en fin d'année universitaire.
Le postulant-thésard peut aussi aller sur les sites web des écoles doctorales où les labos affiliés aux écoles doctorales proposent des sujets.

Les stages courts (BTS, M1, M2,...) :
Un étudiant qui souhaite effectuer un stage court dans une équipe de l'IJM doit envoyer son CV aux équipes de l'IJM dont les thématiques lui conviennent ; il précisera très clairement ses dates de stage et les dates de dépôt et de soutenance du compte-rendu de stage.
Certains masters proposent eux-mêmes leurs stages et ont leurs propres équipes d'accueil.

Les autres emplois temporaires :
D'autres emplois temporaires (vacations, CDD, postdocs,...) peuvent être proposés par l'Institut Jacques-Monod, à n'importe quelle période de l'année, pour des durées variables.

Les propositions d'emploi non permanent

3 propositions à ce jour :

(1) January 2013 :  a two-year post-doctoral position is available in the group of Guillaume Balavoine and Michel Vervoort at the Institut Jacques Monod (IJM) in Paris (France).

The primary research focus of the group is to reconstruct the early stages of animal evolution, by comparing the genetic networks that regulate the developmental patterning of key aspects of the body plan across metazoans. The main model studied by the group is the annelid worm Platynereis dumerilii, an emerging model species. Platynereis is a member of the Spiralian/Lophotrochozoan branch of the bilaterian tree and is hypothesized to be as close to a "bilaterian living fossil" as a bilaterian can be, both in terms of genome organization and body plan.
The post-doc project aims at understanding and modelling cell movements and cell shape changes that direct CNS and segment morphogenesis in Platynereis, as well as determining the roles of the Planar Cell Polarity (PCP) and Rho/ROCK/MyoII pathways in these behaviours. The project will be centered on the use of live imaging, molecular and modelling tools.

Candidates should have a strong background in developmental and/or evolutionary biology. Expertise in live imaging would also be welcome. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree in developmental or evolutionary biology and have at least one first author publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Potential candidates should send their application by mail to Guillaume Balavoine and Michel Vervoort with a statement of interest, a Curriculum Vitae and contact informations for two referees.
The position will remain open until filled; however applications received by March 15th 2013 will be given priority. The starting date is flexible (in 2013), with an early date preferred.

(2) Février 2013 : a two-year post-doctoral position is available in the group of Térence Strick at the Institut Jacques Monod (IJM) in Paris (France).

While the extracellular domains of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are responsible for detecting physico-chemical signals from the cell’s environment, the intracellular domains are responsible for relaying this information into the cell. Although much has been learned about GPCRs over the last several decades, numerous questions pertaining to their structure and function remain: what are the kinetics of assembly/disassembly of GPCR oligomers, what are the stochiometries and pathways for assembly/disassembly, and what are the kinetics for detecting extracellular signals at the single molecule level? Similarly, what are the kinetics, stochiometries and pathways involved in intracellular signaling complexes?

So as to answer such questions in a quantitative fashion, the labs of T. Strick (Institut Jacques Monod) and R. Jockers (Institut Cochin) have teamed up to combine their expertise in, respectively, single-molecule nanomanipulation/imaging and GPCR biochemistry/cellular biology. The project thus benefits from both the broad portfolio of GPCRs studied by the Jockers lab, and the broad instrumental base developed by the Strick lab for single-molecule imaging. Funding for this project is provided by the Labex consortium “Who Am I” of the University of Paris Diderot for 2 years.

We are now taking applications for postdoctoral candidates motivated to work on this project. The postdoctoral researcher who will join this project will thus use single-molecule imaging to monitor in real-time the assembly, signaling, and disassembly of individual GPCRs. The successful candidate will have a quantitative background and prior experience in experimental biophysics.

To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter stating your motivation and contact details of three recommenders to both Terence Strick and Ralf Jockers.

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(3) June 2013: a two-year post-doctoral position is available in the group of Juliette Azimzadeh at the Institut Jacques Monod (IJM) in Paris (France).

Centrioles are cellular structures that form the core of the centrosome and also template the assembly of cilia. Mutations affecting centrioles cause a variety of genetic diseases such as microcephaly and ciliopathies.
A key aspect of centriole function is their position within the cell. Multiciliated epithelia constitute an archetypal example of centriole positioning both at the cellular and the tissular levels. This process controls ciliary beating orientation, which in turn is required for generating directional fluid flows such as the flow of mucus in the airway and the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. Multiciliated epithelia are also required for locomotion in a range of smaller sized animals, such as planarians. We use the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea as a model system to decipher the morphogenetic cues and cytoskeletal elements that control centriole orientation in multiciliated epithelia.
Two new centriole proteins have been identified in a genetic screen using planarian locomotion as readout. Depletion of these proteins affects the directionality of locomotion.

The postdoc will characterize the role of these proteins in centriole orientation using specific molecular tools and protocols we have developed. This project will involve a combination of approaches including fluorescence microscopy, electron tomography, proteomics and computational modeling. It will rely on IJM state-of-the-art facilities and will also involve international collaborations.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D and should have a strong background in cell biology. A background in developmental biology is a plus. Potential candidates should send their application by e-mail to Juliette Azimzadeh with a cover letter, a CV and contact information for two referees. The starting date can be anytime before the end of 2013.

Dernière modification 6/06/2013

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