Twenty (20) PhD Positions in Life Sciences, CEA French Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission, France (2016)

The CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives: French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) is a leading French public research organization with an internationally renowned Life Sciences program. The CEA’s Life Sciences Program offers a multidisciplinary environment, with emphasis on both basic and applied research, in partnership with leading universities and other research organizations to address two main societal focuses: Energy and Health. Successful candidates will receive a PhD degree from an affiliated leading French university (Universities of Paris, Grenoble, Marseille, etc.).

The CEA’s Life Sciences Program comprises 8 institutes located in CEA research centers in the Paris region, Grenoble and the South of France (Marcoule, Cadarache), where 1200 scientists conduct research in cutting-edge facilities (e.g., omics, biomedical imaging, structural biology, translational research) on bioenergy, energy efficient processes, radiation biology, toxicology, normal and pathological biological mechanisms (neurological disorders, cancer, infectious diseases, genetic diseases) and innovative diagnosis and therapy. Every year, scientists from the CEA’s Life Sciences Program publish over 950 peer-reviewed papers, including in high impact journals (Nature, Science, Nature Gen., Angew. Chem., JACS, PNAS, Plant Cell…).

Eligibility
Students of all nationalities may apply. Applicants are expected to hold, or to be awarded by October 2016, a Master’s Degree in Biology or related fields from a leading university and scoring among the top tiers of their class.

Further details:
http://www.nature.com