CALL FOR NEW GROUP LEADERS @IRCM, Montpellier, France

SBCF; Montpellier; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IRCM in Montpellier, France, invites applications for new group leaders to develop world‑class research programs in an interactive environment. Successful candidates will establish independent teams as soon as January 2027 and explore projects at the interface of fundamental and clinical research, with emphasis on IRCM’s flagship pathologies.

We welcome senior researchers with permanent INSERM/CNRS positions as well as early‑career researchers eligible for ERC, INSERM ATIP-AVENIR and FRM

Job description

The MONTPELLIER CANCER CENTER – IRCM is recruiting new group leaders to establish world-class research programs within an interactive and supportive scientific environment. Applicants demonstrating potential synergies with IRCM’s main research topics will be considered for starting an independent team as soon as January 2027. Projects at the interface of fundamental and clinical research, particularly those focused on the ICM’s flagship pathologies, will be given careful consideration. We welcome senior team leaders with permanent INSERM / CNRS positions as well as early‑career researchers eligible to ERC, INSERM ATIP-AVENIR and FRM start‑up grants.

The IRCM is a Comprehensive Cancer Center combining on the same campus a cancer hospital (ICM), a center dedicated to cancer prevention and a cancer research institute (IRCM). It coordinates the INCa-labelled Integrated Cancer Research SIRIC program which promotes integrated multidisciplinary translation research (www.montpellier-cancer.com).

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CALL FOR NEW GROUP LEADERS @IRCM, Montpellier, France