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| 3 Postdoctoral fellowships on the origins and conditions for the emergence of life at PSL Research University | Closing date: 2017-01-15
Contact: Stephane Mazevet |
| Applications are solicited for three post-doctoral fellowships on the origins and conditions for the emergence of life at Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University. Fellows will be appointed initially for one year, renewable for a second year on the basis of satisfactory performance. Fellowships will normally start in the Spring of 2017 and no later than Fall 2017. | | ▸ more | Applications are solicited for three post-doctoral fellowships on the origins and conditions for the emergence of life at Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University (www.univ-psl.fr ). PSL Research University was founded in 2010 and is a federation of 26 members, including 18 prestigious higher education institutes in humanities, arts and sciences. Through its initiative around the origins and conditions for the emergence of life, PSL Research University wishes to contribute to this topic around three main lines of enquiries:
----Conditions for the appearance of life in the solar system and beyond
* Are the Earth and the solar system unique?
* What is the chemical diversity in the solar system and what is its origin?
* What are the conditions prevailing on exoplanets?
* What might be the detectable signatures of biological activity on planets, satellites or exoplanets
* What sort of environments may be conducive to the appearance of life?
----Emergence of living matter: a stepwise multiscale process with many outstanding questions
* What defines a living system?
* What are the minimal chemical systems capable of evolution?
* What is the probability that life will emerge given the right conditions?
* What are the major transitions leading to the emergence of life and the evolution of complex organisms and what drove these transitions?
* How might biological activity change the conditions of a planet?
---How do we perceive life, cultural variations and artistic representation
* What are the cultural variations in the perception and conception of life?
* How did the question of the origin of life become a scientific topic?
* What are the relations between scientific instrumentation and definition of life?
* What are the relations between artistic representations of life and scientific representations?
Fellowships are open to applicants of any nationality. Only research plans developed in coordination with a team from PSL Research University will be eligible.
Applicants should provide:
- a CV (1 page maximum);
- a two-year research program including a plan for the first year (4 pages maximum);
- a complete list of publications;
- at least two letters of recommendation;
- the full application form filed with the hosting team or laboratory
The fellowship includes a 5,000 euros stipend to cover research travel and equipment.
Research plans can address one or several issues described above and must be developed in coordination with a team from PSL Research University. Post-doc candidates are expected to make contact and apply with a one of the host lab of the project in PSL institutions (see steering committee).
Applications must be submitted electronically before January 15th 2017 at appels-ocav @ listes.univ-psl.fr
More informations can be found at https://www.univ-psl.fr/en/actualites/three-post-doctoral-fellowships-origins-and-conditions-emergence-life-psl.
Informal inquiries can be directed to members of the steering committee:
Stéphane Mazevet (Observatoire de Paris),
Observatoire de Paris: Dominique Bockelee-Morvan and Jacques Laskar
Collège de France Alain Joliot, Perig Pitrou and Alain Prochiantz
EHESS: Charlotte Bigg and Antonella Romano
ENS: Régis Ferrière, Ludovic Jullien and Antoine Triller
ESPCI: Andrew Griffiths, Philippe Nghe and Paul Rainey
Institut Curie: Bruno Goud
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