Post doc - single session

Context

ISSPAM aims to synergize and leverage existing public health strengths on the Aix-Marseille site. Its Research and Training missions are marked by a commitment to two main themes: social and territorial inequalities in health, and methods in public health sciences. ISSPAM's three priority areas of activity are: (i) characterization of population health and sources of vulnerability, (ii) interactions between the healthcare system and populations, and (iii) health mediation actions and practices.

Through its two themes and three priority areas, ISSPAM aims to (i) develop structuring projects acting as project incubators, (ii) disseminate knowledge with spin-offs for decision-making in public health, (iii) federate MSEC players in public health at regional and national level in a research-action/training dynamic, and (iv) assert its thematic specificities at national and international level.

Call for projects: Co-financing a post-doctoral contract

The "Co-financing of a post-doctoral contract" call for projects aims to support young graduates in Public Health sciences in obtaining a post-doctoral research contract.

The aim is to enable a post-doctoral student to join one of ISSPAM's teams from October onwards, for a 12-month period. This grant will contribute up to 50% of the co-funding of the post-doctoral student, as part of a project co-constructed with a partner who will also provide at least 50% co-funding.

ISSPAM's aim is to formalize and structure institutional collaborations with selected academic, socio-economic, associative, cultural or civil society players.

Eligibility criteria

Candidate

Researcher, teacher-researcher, affiliated to an ISSPAM team.

Nature of project

Projects submitted must be in line with ISSPAM's themes and strategic priorities, and target ISSPAM's partners or future structuring partners for ISSPAM.

The partner structure may be academic, socio-economic, associative, cultural or from civil society. Post-doctoral students may be hosted exclusively by an ISSPAM Research unit, or shared between the Research unit and the partner.

The selected project will be granted co-financing of up to 50% of a post-doctoral contract for a period of 12 months, the other part of the financing being provided by the partner structure.

The person recruited on this contract must have obtained his/her doctorate less than 3 years ago in France, outside Aix Marseille Université, or abroad.

It is not compulsory to have identified the person to be recruited when submitting the application.

Eligible expenses

Only the co-financing of the post-doctoral contract is eligible.

Evaluation criteria

Evaluation criteria will focus on

• Link with ISSPAM themes and priorities
• Relevance of the research project requiring the recruitment of a post-doctoral fellow, and of the partnership envisaged (relevance of the partnership, complementarity, expected effects) in relation to ISSPAM's priority and strategic areas.

A scientific committee, made up of members of the Board and the Training and Research Steering Committee, with the possible support of external experts, will evaluate and select the projects.

Timetable

The deadline for applications is May 11, 2025.

The application form for this call for projects can be downloaded from the website(https://institut-isspam.univ-amu.fr/fr/appels-a-projet-offres/nos-opportunites) and must be completed and sent electronically to isspam-contact@univ-amu.fr with the subject line [ISSPAM-candidature AAP2025-Postdoc-NOM] where NOM should be replaced by your name.

The reply will be sent to the applicant by e-mail within 1 month. In the event of a favorable decision, this message will indicate the amount of the grant awarded by ISSPAM.

Terms and conditions

Acknowledgements

It is compulsory for the beneficiary of this funding and his team to mention the financial support of the A*Midex program in all publications and scientific communications related to the funded project: " This work has benefited from a grant from the French government under France 2030, as part of the Initiative d'Excellence d'Aix-Marseille Université - A*MIDEX (AMX-20-IET014). This work received support from the French government under the France 2030 investment plan, as part of the Initiative d'Excellence d'Aix-Marseille Université - A*MIDEX (AMX-20-IET014). It was supported by a grant from the Aix-Marseille Institute of Public Health Sciences - ISSPAM ".

The recipient of this funding undertakes to submit to ISSPAM, no later than one month after the end of the project, a summary for the general public (one page maximum) and a scientific activity report.

The beneficiary may also be invited to present his/her work at events organized by ISSPAM.